Handmade Advent Care Package
Finally, finally, finally December is here (or, at least in less than an hour and a half)! And with December comes so many wonderful things– cookies, Santa, snow… and Advent calendars! I love Advent calendars. Way before John deployed— and by way before, I mean last Christmas– I started thinking about what I could do […]
Why Panera Has My Business: A Deployment Story
This deployment has really forced me to remind myself how kind people can be. I love believing the best in people– I’m an inner city school teacher. I couldn’t do my job if I didn’t believe that people are generally good.But time and time again in the past 5 1/2 months, I have been surprised […]
Hymns of Thanks: Gratitude During Deployment
I love Thanksgiving. There is something so pure and refreshing about it. It’s an understated holiday; no boy-band-performed, synthesized carols extolling it blare over mall PA systems in October, with the exception of grocery chains and food products, there are few advertising campaigns beating viewers over the heads, and it’s centered around food. What could […]
God’s Smack
I’m pretty sure that I hit my breaking point yesterday. If it wasn’t the breaking point, then it was definitely in the suburbs of Breaking Point, USA. I found myself in my classroom, during my lunch, crying at my desk like the wuss that I am. It wasn’t any one thing, really. The past week […]
#96: Junot Diaz!
And another one bites the dust! This week, I got to check off #96 from my list— I attended a book talk given by Junot Diaz (author of Drown, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and This is How You Lose Her) at UMBC. I should double-check this off the list because it was […]
Mustache Care Package
Heaven help us: John’s growing a mustache. A really thick, full mustache. I’m not going to be humble– my fiance’s quite a looker. But with his new lip ‘do, he looks like he belongs on Downton Abbey, just without the servants. I’d like to think that John’s growing it for my amusement– since every time […]
So. Much. Happiness!
Happy Election Day! In the past few days, I’ve heard so many disparaging remarks on TV, from Facebook, from friends and acquaintances about politics… but I love elections and politics. In fact, for quite a while in college, I thought I would get a political science minor with a major in history. That’s how much […]
The Apple of My… Stomach
Today has been such a great day: there was that extra hour of sleep (Thanks, DST!), I got to gchat with John for an absurdly long time this morning, and I met my wonderful friend, Jehan, for lunch. So, this evening, I decided to top it off and try a Pinterest recipe for my lovely […]
Getting Phone Banked
Happy November! The best month has finally arrived (no other month can compete with turkey, pumpkin pie, my mom’s PA Dutch potato filling, and a minimum of three days off of work), and I’m stoked. Despite being out of work for three days because of Hurricane Sandy, it’s been a tiring week. Even so in […]
A Surprise a Day: Send an Entire Week of Gifts
Originally, I saw this idea on Pinterest (isn’t that where everyone sees all of their new ideas?) and, after picking up a pack of 5×7 envelopes at Michael’s on crazy sale, I made a Surprise a Day mini care package for John. A few days ago, John told me it finally got to him, so I […]
