I love football. The crowds, the noise, the incredible plays, the athleticism, the rivalries... In that stadium, greatness is up for grabs. By the end of the night, one team ends up taking home the glory. I'm talking about the American variety of football, although I do love soccer, too. The Super Bowl is done … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Raiders Game, 2016
Flashback Friday: NKOTB Concert, 2017
Hello, everyone! It's time for another Flashback Friday! Don't judge, but I was a huge fan of New Kids on the Block when I was in middle school, like most teenage girls in those days. I never got to go to any of their concerts back then, so when they came to my city in … Continue reading Flashback Friday: NKOTB Concert, 2017
Flashback Friday: Snowboarding, 2013
Let's take this week's Flashback Friday to 2013, when I tried to learn how to snowboard. And failed miserably. I'm smiling through my frustration. For the life of me, I could not figure out how to stay upright. I even took some lessons, but it was just awful. Never mind that I don't like being … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Snowboarding, 2013
Flashback Friday: Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2015
Hello, readers! If you're new to my blog, welcome! If you're a return visitor, thanks for coming back. It's time for another Flashback Friday! Back in 2015, my husband and I enjoyed a 3-day weekend in lovely Napa Valley for Valentine's Day. While we were (somewhat) in the area, I made sure that we visited … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2015
Flashback Friday: New York, 2003
It's been a challenge to come up with some new blog material, which is why my posts have been so sporadic. The travel series that I did a few years back seemed to be well-received, but I haven't gone anywhere new in quite some time, so that won't work. The talented Sheree at View from … Continue reading Flashback Friday: New York, 2003
At the Playground
Playgrounds have to be one of the greatest inventions ever. If my children have been good all week and the weather is nice, then I will usually take them to the playground near school on Friday afternoons. It's our way of ending the busy school week and starting the weekend in a fun way. That's … Continue reading At the Playground
Five Good Things Right Now
Happy New Year! A new year is under way, which is certainly cause for celebration! Another year to live, learn, grow, love, experience, and to just be. By the way, rather than January 1st, I actually use my birthday as the starting point of a "new year," because it makes sense to me that way. … Continue reading Five Good Things Right Now
Rainy Day
This is the view outside my classroom right now. It's a rainy morning, the leaves are stunning, and the sky is a soft, misty, gray. Autumn speaks to my soul. Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I loveβthat makes life and nature harmonize. -George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) The … Continue reading Rainy Day
Thankful
Here in America, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. What are you thankful for? It's customary to be thankful for everyday things, like our health, family, and friends. We should indeed cherish those we love, those who are dear to us, and those who warm our heart. Those special people are probably at the top … Continue reading Thankful
Saudade
βThe Portuguese call it saudade: a longing for something so indefinite as to be indefinable. Love affairs, miseries of life, the way things were, people already dead, those who left and the ocean that tossed them on the shores of a different land β all things born of the soul that can only be felt.β … Continue reading Saudade