A toast

As a writer, I’ve come to understand the reality of cliches. As a writer, you try to stay away from them. However, there’s a reason situations become a cliche–there’s some truth to them. That’s how I felt the week before my wedding. One. Big. Cliche. I was a stressed-out-bridezilla. There are so many meticulous details [...]

The preamble to proposal

This was something I wrote a few months ago when Jon and I first returned from Oregon. It’s remarkable how things grow:) MARRIAGE TALK We have now talked about marrying one another more so than I have with any other suiter….combined. This morning we discussed what weddings meant to both of us while nibbling on [...]

Saintly Faith

I wrote a few entries ago about how I’m trying to understand my own version of faith. There are a few recent situations that have caused maturation in this process. The first occurred on December 7, 2009 when my second niece, Catherine Grace Marcotte, was born. My sister Meggan was diagnosed on October 10 (our [...]

Drifting through memories

I have sat in a cubicle for four months. Like the song “Little Boxes” on “Weeds,” I feel like I’m made of ticky-tacky and we all look just the same. I have drafts for three children’s books. I have more ideas than time to make any of them happen. And somewhere in the Internet, I [...]

Still alive(r)

The last few weeks have been beyond hectic. Once we hit Portland, my internal journey twisted and the pace reached new heights. I intend to include some details about my favorite spots in Portland, Eugene (OR),  and Fort Collins, Colorado. As you’ve probably guessed, I’m writing this from home. I returned to a scorching hot [...]

California here we come…

The drive from Vegas to L.A. is quite miserable. The Mojave desert is not very enticing. The best part about the drive was the pit stop in Baker at Mad Greek, a terrific little authentic restaurant. I got a gyro salad that could have fed the cast of my Big Fat Greek Wedding. In fact, [...]

Vegas. Day 2

SO I woke up and tried to remove the stick from my derriere and thought to myself, “I’m in Vegas, let’s have some fun.” Fun turned into us eating breakfast at McDonald’s because that was the cheapest place in our hotel. For $3 I got coffee, a parfait and apples. Not too bad. We didn’t [...]

The journey continues to Nevada

We started our venture towards Nevada with breakfast at Brandy’s. Evidently Guy from the road house diner show on Food Network did a story on it in Flagstaff. I had the most delicious vegetable omelet…I mean chunks of fresh broccoli, mushrooms and tomatoes. I couldn’t resist the oats pancake that had this savory apple cinnamon [...]

New Mexico

New Mexico The Land of Enchantment greeted us with harsh winds, lightening that looked like two wizards were duking out a battle royale on a distant mountain, and rain drops that seemed like they were going to slice through Louis’ windshield. Oh yeah, I named my Element Louis (Lew-ee)…it reminds me of home, he may [...]

Subject to Change

Sunday morning began with service at the OKC Unitarian church. The only masses I normally attend are in Catholic churches and this was definitely a different type of ceremony. The church itself is quaint and old. The walls were stark white and absolutely bare, unlike my normal affiliation with statues and crucifixes. The order of [...]

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