Category: stateside

There’s a first time for everything

Everyone who’s from LA and everyone who knows someone from LA has heard of it.  Like Graeter’s is to Ohio (please tell me someone out there knows the wonderfulness of Graeter’s), In-n-out is to southern California. In my… Read More

Reunions

I met Emily my very first day at college. My sister’s in-laws went to the same church with her in Florida, and told me to look her up.  She just so happened to be on the same dorm floor as… Read More

Sunday Snapshot: Cole

I’m currently out in LA visiting one of my dearest friends, her husband, and their six week old son Cole.  It’s a delight to see them begin this road of parenthood, and to get to hang out with what… Read More

Celebrating milestones

To celebrate the completion of another summer session of graduate classes, Danny, Kirsten and I headed off for a fierce round of putt putt last night.  Granted, I’m going to be slaving away on papers for those classes… Read More

Traditions

It’s a tradition five years running.  Every summer Rachel and I head to the local drive-in for dinner, conversation and a movie.  We’ve seen everything from Batman to Pirates, but to be honest, we don’t really care what movie… Read More

Sunday snapshot: One year later

About a year ago, I was in D.C. hanging out with a close friend from high school.  The two of us had bonded closely during high school, having entered the same small private school on the same day… Read More

How far will you go for ice cream?

I’m back at my parents’ for a wedding this weekend.  I should be doing homework.  But somehow putting about 200 miles between me and campus lifts the pressure enough for me to procrastinate.  I shouldn’t…but there’s only so… Read More

We interrupt this regularly scheduled study session

My current class is killing me.  Ok, that’s a bit of an exaggeration.  But it’s been a long time since I’ve worked this hard.  And there’s no end in site.  But it’s great material.  Vitally important material.  Material… Read More

Writer’s block

This was my view for about 45 hours this past week.  Gorgeous scenery, right?  Ok, not really.  The drive was flat and a bit dull…can you guess what part of America we were driving through?  After this drive,… Read More

On the road

I’m currently in the midst of a 16 hour road trip down to Texas with my mother.  The main reason for the trip is visiting my grandparents.  The main reason for another tortuously long experience in transit 36 hours… Read More