A few weekends ago, my parents came up for their second visit since Brad and I moved up here. It was kind of a last-minute…
7 Aug 2012
Spoiler Alert: There are no spoilers (unless you still haven’t watched last week’s Olympic events)
So, who’s likin’ dem Olympics? I am an Olympic nut. Well, really, I get excited at the prospect of the Olympics, tentatively planning my future…
1 Aug 2012
Wheels and Trains and Motorized Things
Noise maker. I don’t know what it’s really called, but all you need to know is that it was horribly loud. “It’s basically a festival…
25 Jul 2012
Two Girls, a Pie, and an Art Fair Place
You know what’s fun? Art fairs. Art fairs are fun . . . especially when they’re gigantic and located in really cool downtown areas. You…
19 Jul 2012
Technology is a hassle I can’t live without.
This post comes to you from a draft that was originally scrawled in a college-ruled, one subject notebook, with a medium point, Bic Clic-Stic ballpoint…
13 Jul 2012
Delicious Downtowns
I think I must be getting more and more popular, because people keep visiting me. Yesterday, my grandparents stopped by on their way through Michigan…
3 Jul 2012
Come On, Let Your Colors Burst
I know the Fourth of July is tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean we have to limit ourselves to just one day of fireworks and festivities,…
1 Jul 2012
Cue Wicked-Witch-in-a-Storm Music
A common sight this weekend. So . . . how ’bout them storms? Heat, wind, thunder, and lightning–that’s been the talk around town since I…
So, it seems like everyone around here exploded into full-blown summer mode this past weekend. Normally, there’s some kind of festival or show going on…
21 Jun 2012
“Gentlemen, Start Your Engines”
You’d think that moving to a northern state would mean saying goodbye to southern traditions. In reality, I’ve found myself participating in more “southern” activities…
