As a birthday treat for Leana, we spent this past weekend (thanks to her parents, a friend, and the manager!) at the JW Marriot on Copacabana beach. As she’s leaving me AGAIN this year (she left our old teaching job... Continue Reading →
Normally in the States, I'm so jacked up on conversation hearts that I can be pretty numb to the pain of being single on Valentines Day. And every day. All day. Because it is. It's okay to love being single to celebrate the heck out of it, and to also acknowledge that it can be really, really hard.
Confession time: I recently set up an account on Match.com - more for an ego boost than an actual desire to start dating before I bounce to Brazil for two years. I've played around with Tinder, OkCupid, and eHarmony before (btw,... Continue Reading →
i came out here to north carolina from california be with him a few months ago. i thought we would be getting married this summer, after a year and a half of blissful dating. not because i am a silly... Continue Reading →
If you asked us how BF and I met, we would each have different stories. Both stories are funny, but what matters is that almost a year ago today, we decided we wanted to be together. A year later, we've... Continue Reading →
His name was James. He was a teacher. He was happier and more polite than anyone should be. He was older, tan, brown hair, and always ordered a number 23 with jack cheese to go. And he would leave a... Continue Reading →
His name was Aaron. Something about the way that he debated with our Global Studies 101 professor made me all twitter pated. Later that week, biking out to Sandspit Beach, I pedaled past him and a friend. He was as... Continue Reading →
Tonight is the "most dramatic finale EVER" experienced by Bachelor Sean and his washboard abs. Will he choose prankster military brat Lindsey, who talks in baby voice and at 24, is "ready" to settle down and begin breeding with Sean in... Continue Reading →
The Daily Post Challenge for Valentine's Day was a good one - Write an ode to someone or something that you love. I love a good ode. I know I'm a few days late on this one, but I've been... Continue Reading →
1. Haha - Make me laugh. More than anything, make me laugh. I am funny. You should be, too. I don't want the hottest guy in the world, I want the funniest. The one who keeps me listening because I... Continue Reading →
I had Saturday School today. Yeah. One of my friends asked if I was in trouble and reenacting "Breakfast Club." That would've been more entertaining. Am I more Ally Sheedy or Molly Ringwald? I don't know. Definitely would have gone... Continue Reading →
By popular demand...I write this follow-up to my controversial "Disney's Hottest (Cartoon) Men." For research, I went on a high school retreat with my church, driving four teenage boys to Santa Cruz in traffic provided plenty of time to debate... Continue Reading →
Sunglasses Always Fit 