Archive for 'Thoughts'

Another thing to love about Atlanta . . .

. . . there are no love bugs. On a trip to visit my parents, Roger and I turned onto one of the many back roads in Wilmer and were pelted with splatterings to the windshield. Like any born and raised Gulf Coast girl, I knew exactly what was happening – love bugs flying like [...]

My old man’s a . . .

On my way to work this morning a random childhood memory soared to the front of my brain. When I was a kid I used to go to summer day camp at my elementary school. The teachers would take us on field trips, play games with us, watch movies, and all kinds of other fun [...]

Suggested Rules of Dating

Today I got into a discussion with a couple of co-workers about lessons learned in dating, and it quickly turned into story-telling time (and confession!). After all, experience is sometimes the best teacher. Oh it’s so easy to look back now and say “what was I thinking?” But it’s a different story when you’re on [...]

I wanted to be an astronaut and a cheerleader and . . .

My friend Nate is writing a book and asked for some writing tips today on his blog. I think it’s really cool he’s taking on such a big project – one I have no desire to do myself. As I talked to him today about it, I remembered that way back in 8th grade I [...]

Christmas cheer every morning

Every morning on my way to work I pass this house. The family that lives there adds a new inflatable decoration each year. Last year was Santa on a motorcycle. This year is Santa being pulled over by a cop.