Just over 3 months ago, I married my best friend. My wedding day was the closest thing to perfect I could have asked for. Perfect weather – both for the guests and the pictures afterwards – no logistical problems or emotional outbursts, lovely decorations, a fun reception, helpful staff and a great bridal party. But that… Read More What my wedding taught me about life
Merry Christmas! By now, I imagine you’ve cleaned up all of the wrapping paper from the living room, recovered from any Christmas-day bloatedness, and maybe you’ve even already started putting up the decorations and writing thank-you notes. I recently wrote an article with suggestions for how you can make your own holiday traditions as a… Read More The one thing all young couples need to remember
When I was growing up, my parents were really big into celebrating annual Christmas traditions. As I grew older the busyness of life made those traditions less important to them, but as they let the traditions go I became old enough to pick the slack back up again. On Christmas Eve, we would put out milk… Read More How to make the Christmas holidays your own
There’s a confession I feel I should make. I have a secret guilty pleasure. I really enjoy looking at other people’s homes. When I was younger I would look at the “castle” section of the encyclopedia just to admire the gorgeous photographs of even lovelier living spaces. I hesitate to call them “houses”, due to… Read More Looking for a unique date or outing idea?
I recently hosted a Christmas party at my house. Of course I did the usual activities – gingerbread cookie decorating, white elephant exchange, etc. But I wanted to spice things up a bit, so I also tried a new game that I had found while link-trailing pinterest pages.
I grew up in the church. Sometimes I have to remind myself that not everyone shares the same vernacular that I grew up with. After writing about “learning other people’s languages” last week, I decided that probably needed a bit more explanation.
I spent a little over 1 year in South Korea after I graduated from college. One of the main reasons I chose that country was because I wanted the challenge of learning another language, a language completely different from the romance languages that I had dabbled with in college.
Yesterday I had a booth at a local artist’s market. It was the first time I’ve ever tried to sell my artwork, and by midday I was actually pretty disappointed. I had spent dozens and dozens of hours over the last month making product to sell, and then hauled everything out to the market before… Read More How Today Can Be The Best Day Of Your Life
About a week ago, while visiting my parents for Thanksgiving, I had a bad fall. I slipped walking down a flight of brick stairs, and ended up landing right on my shin. While I was lying there crying in agony, my dad ran over and tried to soothe me.
Ahh, traveling. The iconic “dream life” that so many people aspire to. Personally, I’m a huge fan of cultural immersive traveling – not only does it provide an opportunity for personal growth, but it can also have some surprising health benefits. Over the years, I’ve had many people ask me how I travel as much as I… Read More How to travel without time or money
