In 2016, I… Kicked off the year by diving into life in a new job in a new city. So many other things happened this year—and many of them were quite wonderful—but this part of it, the trying to make a go of life in a new job in a new city, has been the … Continue reading A Year in this Life
Travel
A Week in Sedona, Arizona
I recently took a weeklong vacation to Sedona, Arizona and it was so completely wonderful that I’ve had the worst time re-adjusting back to my non-vacation life. For example, I planned to write this immediately upon my return (I’ve been back for over a week) and to have it posted a week ago. I wrote … Continue reading A Week in Sedona, Arizona
Flower Family Vacation
This post is part of The 30 in my 30s List. When I was 17 I went on vacation with my family to Anna Maria Island, Florida. It was during spring break my senior year of high school and I did not want to be there. I wanted to be on a cruise with my … Continue reading Flower Family Vacation
Why I Heart Colorado
I’m just going to say it; Colorado is the best place in the world. Ok, so technically I haven’t been everywhere. But I gotta tell ya, after my last weekend adventure, I know I don’t need to see anywhere else to know this is, and always will be, my favorite. Let me tell you a … Continue reading Why I Heart Colorado
What Happened in Vegas…
Have you read David Foster Wallace’s essay “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again”? If you haven’t, you absolutely should. But not right now, right now you should finish reading this post. The title says it all anyway. The essay is about Wallace’s trip on a cruise ship. Las Vegas offers a very similar … Continue reading What Happened in Vegas…