Joy Ride

Last night I took my dad to the Tigers game.  My girlfriend, and co-season-ticket-holder, had to work and couldn’t attend.  It was a good opportunity for some father-daughter bonding. We’ve been able to hang out only a few times this year when it was just the two of us.
So all afternoon I was looking forward [...]

Recovering…

Pain has a name.   And that name is Bart.
I recently joined a new gym – which I love.   It’s just over a mile from my house,  on my way to/from work, and even when it’s “busy” there are still plenty of machines open.
Part of the sign up package included some free personal training sessions.  Last Saturday [...]

For Kelly on her birthday

Dear Kel,
You are my oldest and best friend.  The first of all my Kelly’s   We went from checking out bugs, to drinking gross concoctions on dares, stealing textbooks (albeit discarded ones), to pre-teenhood.  Then came training bras, and boys, and o-my-gah – periods.  And high school. And boyfriends. and broken hearts.
After all this [...]

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

Bossy!
Which is pretty exciting since she’s a muse and inspiration for me.
I used to have plenty of creative outlets and would write and journal all the time.  Lately I’ve been too busy “doing” life to relax and reflect on it.  As a catalyst for change, I finally took the first step by creating my own [...]