Language is our sharpest tool. We can use our words to hurt someone. We can pull out their passion and inspire them. And all too often we can offend someone by something we said and didn’t mean. In any relationship—whether…
I am ready for marriage. Those words might be empty since I’ve never been married and have only been engaged once upon a time ago. It’s true, I have no idea what to expect in a marriage. But, to be…
Last week I had to get an experimental yellow fever shot with my boss. Thankfully, of the two of us, I was the only one who had a reaction. Within 10 minutes of getting the dose my eyes started to…
Maybe it’s because I’m a writer, but I often get carried away in dreams and “could have been”s and sometimes I mistake my made-up stories for how things actually are. On Thursday it happened again. It’s not the kind of…
I try not to live my life based on 4am thoughts. But sometimes that’s when my mind is the clearest. In my dreams I lose Joel. In my dreams we drift apart. In my dreams I see my perception of…
“If we’re not engaged by New Years, I’ll pull the plug,” became “My birthday is the cutt-off,” which is now “FINE! I’ll wait forever…” Problem is I’m not great at waiting—especially when it’s a major life event. I don’t like…
I knew a girl in high school whose mom told her to “just get it [her virginity] over with and get rid of it because then next time it won’t be as painful and awkward.” That girl is now a…
Is it possible to be an emotional wreck for a wedding that’s not even happening? Apparently yes. And right now I’m surfing down the middle of an emotional tidal wave. My friend is getting married. And I’m so ridiculously excited…
I know what you’re thinking. I’m young, single, and completely unqualified to write about being ready for marriage. But I googled it, read some books, and watched some videos and, not to brag, but I think I cleared out the…
