Entries Tagged as ‘family’

December 29, 2007

defining a travel style

Just getting home from a wonderful trip, even considering I spent more time traveling then I did with my family. I spent two days getting as much ‘family time’ (disguised as sight seeing) as possible. Then I spent a day and a half by myself, finishing two books and enjoying the sounds of [...]

December 1, 2007

me, my imaginary friend, and I

A product in the Walgreens checkout caught my eye today. The name was “Hot Hands” and the packaging reminded me of one of those products that is “only seen on TV”.
It was really the name that caught my attention and had me think of someone who was a big part of my childhood. [...]

November 15, 2007

thinking about the times I went against my parent’s wishes

There have been several times in my life where I have caused my father “to lose a lot of sleep”
1. when I was 14 and wanted a boyfriend (no one won)
2. when I was 17 and wanted to go to college in NYC (he won)
3. when I was 18 and wanted to study something in [...]

September 11, 2007

letters from home

I come from a pretty hysterical family. Not the witty-comedic type with repartee and clever satire. It’s more like an nonsensical humor of silly anecdotes and Freudian slips.
I’ve become quite fond of this humor, mostly from my father and my 6-year-old nephew. So many people in this world struggle to be funny. [...]