High school was where my diet could largely go unchecked by my mother. Gone were the healthy, balanced packed lunches or the one option cafeteria food. In high school, if you managed to have money in your pocket, the possibilities for food were endless and awesome. Nachos for lunch? Don’t mind if I do. Pizza Read more
Summertime as a kid was pure magic. It was long nights, ample pool time, loose supervision and in my case, a chance to make it rich with a lemonade stand. One summer, I convinced my Mom that I needed to set up shop in our front yard and sell lemonade to anyone passing by. We Read more
My Mom is a big believer in etiquette. On birthdays or Christmas, we had to write our thank you notes before we were allowed to play with our new toys. Napkins went on our laps at mealtime and we made sure to say please and thank you whenever appropriate. These things, and so many more Read more
I love Girl Scout cookies in spite of the fact that I actually WAS a girl scout. Well, not exactly. I was a Brownie. Which is essentially the elementary school version of a Girl Scout. I didn’t last long. I was super into all of the crafts, baking and whatever we did, but I just Read more
I liked boys from a very early age. I can tell you clear back to kindergarten which boys I had crushes on, *cough Jeff Faborg cough*. So it’s not a shocker that when Valentine’s Day rolled around I was all in. Inevitably, in the pack of store bought valentines, there was always one design that Read more
I realize Valentine’s Day is a phony holiday and sort of ridiculous by nature. Making people literally prove their love or put some kind of a label on their relationship all because Hallmark wants to sell some cards and crappy chocolate. I get it. Not cool. But I don’t give a rip. I still love Read more
