My mom, my 3 year-old, and I waited in line to have our Costco haul checked at the door. I didn't think about my mom handling the receipt until after the employee drew a strong, green line across it. My son reached his hand out for the receipt, then flipped it over expectantly. … [Read more...]
The Night Garth Brooks Sang to Me
On Tuesday night, Garth Brooks sang to me. When Garth laughed with delight, he laughed for me. When he put all that he had into a ballad and reached toward the sky, he reached for me. I listened intently, sang along off-key, clapped with delight, screamed to the rafters, and even … [Read more...]
Choose Your Own Adventure
I was destined to star in my own Choose Your Own Adventure story. Who would I let narrate? New York: Day 3 The morning began with vomit. Half of our family woke up barely able to move, with the other half eager to sight-see. I faced our non-refundable tickets to the 9/11 … [Read more...]
A Wardrobe Malfunction in London
Every travel narrative needs a good wardrobe malfunction story, right? Well, today I had mine. I'm 31 weeks pregnant and spent all day yesterday on my feet, trying to see all I could in our second to last Saturday in London. I woke up this morning still in pain and it was all … [Read more...]
One Bucket List Item Down
What would entice thousands of adults to stare at this for five hours (notice the empty podium)? Getting tickets proved the easy part. I walked right onto campus the day before the event, waited in no lines (the lines were the day before) and walked away with two tickets to … [Read more...]
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