Celebrating the short life of Geoffrey Andrew Armlin
In early 2010 my father’s cousin, 17-year old Geoffrey Andrew Armlin of Middleburgh, was diagnosed with Burkitts Lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. The cancer is so rare that only about...
View Article16 + 2 Candles
Music has symbolized a lot of different time periods in my life. I’ve had a song for every situation my little teenage self could suffer through. And even if I hear some of those songs today, I feel...
View ArticleWhen there’s nothing left to do but wait
I’m burnt out. Even after two weeks of Christmas vacation. Even after countless days off this month. Even after restful, lazy weekends and cat naps. Even after every attempt I’ve made to give myself...
View ArticleGrowing up is hard to do, sometimes
I have gone through the gauntlet with my best friend Leanne during our 13 years of friendship. From birthday parties and week-long sleepovers, to school dances, crushes and vacations, we’ve managed to...
View ArticleWhy am I writing a relationship blog?
If there’s one thing I hate more than when my hands smell like the food I’ve recently consumed (which I hate a LOT, might I add), it’s when people try to tell me what to do with my life. I’ll admit, I...
View ArticleIn the “Big Apple” for the first time
“So how do you like the big city?” is what everyone asks me after I tell them I’m from New York. No I don’t live in New York City. This week in fact was my first time being in the “Big Apple” in the...
View ArticleObligatory self-reflective college decision blog post
Call me crazy (and irrational, an idiot, a daydreamer, flighty, lots of things), but I’m really interested in astrology and I’ll prove myself and debunk your claims right now by saying that...
View ArticleMy new do
“We’re going to change your life,” is what Jen O’Connor told me as we were sitting in Panera Bread Sat. morning. But while I actually wasn’t changing my “life,” they were going to change my hair. With...
View ArticleLife can be easier
Have you ever wondered if life could be easier? Maybe your iPod isn’t loud enough, you dropped the back of your earring and can’t find it or you have a scratch on the leg of your kitchen table. With...
View ArticleLife of a queen
As my mother and I were going through her hundreds of unread emails, we stumbled upon one that we thought was very interesting. It was a video of Queen Elizabeth II‘s pictures put together since she...
View ArticleThe ten best movies to watch on a rainy day
It’s the middle of the summer and there’s another epic thunderstorm going on, what do you do? Watch countless movies of course! It can be easy to sit and binge watch movies on any given day, but on a...
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