Moved Out!

Well, this bird has officially flown the nest. Saturday morning my sister and I got in my car, (that was packed to the brim with stuff) my parents got in their car, (with a few more items) and off we went. Thankfully, I only moved an hour and a half from home which made the…

West Virginia Adventures

A few months ago a friend sent me a text message with a link to a 5k in the city with a message saying that we should sign up for it. Without hesitating we both signed up and even had two other friends join our team. We paid our non-refundable dues and that was that….

Regrets. Mantras.

Living without regret. Regret. It is such a complicated thing. I do not have many “mantras” in my life, but if I were to consider anything as such it would be the thought to not regret anything. I am not talking about regretting that ice cream I just ate. (However, can you ever truly regret…

All About Canada

6/23/15 This time, exactly one year ago, I was happily ending a wonderful day in Montreal and settling down in to our hotel for the night. It was the eve of St. Jean Baptiste Day and while it seemed like all of Canada was out partying, after watching the most disturbing french film, we were…

Sincerely.

One can love and respect another and disagree with their life choices at the same time. That is all.

Passive Aggressive

This week has been a week of emotions. I have felt angry, sad, happy, and everything in between. I haven’t just felt these emotions in normal waves, but I have felt them in all of their intensity. Life right now is pretty good. I am truly happy with where I am and everything that God…

O’Sister

Several years ago I was introduced to the band City and Colour which consists of one band member, Dallas Green. His music tends to be mellow and raw and he has a way with words that caught my attention immediately and has had me following his music ever since. Not only are his lyrics fantastic, but he is also…

I am a Social Worker, Scary, I know.

Today (May 9th, 2015), I graduated with my Bachelor’s in Social Work. It hasn’t quite settled in yet and don’t think that it will until I do not return to Shepherd in the fall. It felt a little surreal as I woke up this morning and prepared to walk across the stage in cap and…