One round-trip fight, 13 hours in the car, two days in a relatively remote northern Minnesota, and many tears later, my grandmother’s funeral is over. It went about as well as a funeral can go. My mom and my two aunts did not want it to be an overly sad affair. They refused to sing [...]
Archive for the ‘Life Lessons’ Category
Take It As It Comes and Be Thankful When It’s Done
Posted in Family & Friends, Fond Farewell, Life Lessons on June 24, 2008 | 9 Comments »
And Sarah Screamed Your Every Breath Is a Gift
Posted in Life Lessons, The World I Know on June 12, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Lost in various melodies and mile markers, it was easy enough to let the reason for my trip slip my mind. Instead I busied myself with the drive, doing laundry I’d brought to my mother’s house, and catching the ballgame on TV. Avoidance was bliss.
But when my mother and I stepped off the elevator into [...]
The One Where I Fake Incredulous
Posted in Life Lessons, Memories, My Life, Yours Truly on May 6, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Yesterday, my oldest friend in the world (not that of all my friends she is literally the oldest, but our friendship is the oldest) left me a voicemail announcing that she is having a baby girl; I will be having a niece at the end of August. She and her husband have gone through a lot [...]
The One With the Letter
Posted in Life Lessons, Yours Truly on March 5, 2008 | 16 Comments »
Dear Body,
We haven’t always been the best of friend, have we? But I’m taking a cue from Nilsa, and writing you a letter. Because despite our ups and downs, we’re all we’ve got. You’re stuck with me; I bring you wherever I go. Since wherever I go, there you are, let’s [...]
The One With the Cool Points
Posted in Family & Friends, Life Lessons, My Life, Pop Culture on March 2, 2008 | 16 Comments »
You know those moments you have growing up where your parents seem so much more human, so much more cool than you ever thought. Maybe you find out your dad was in a band, or your mom dated someone famous. Whatever the case, their cool points go up a bit.
My mom’s cool points [...]
Give a Little Bit of My Love to You
Posted in Life Lessons, Me, Yours Truly on February 14, 2008 | 17 Comments »
And by you, I mean me. Yes, give a little bit of my love to me. “Why?” you may ask. Well cause in honor of Valentine’s Day (the Hallmark-iest holiday of them all) it’s self-love day.
I think it came just in time given my last post. And D is right, it’s time to stand up [...]
Do I Stay or Run Away and Leave It All Behind?
Posted in Life Lessons on January 22, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I cried when my parents and sister took me to college freshman year. As we unpacked my things and got me settled in, I fought my hardest to blink back the tears that were pricking my eyes and to swallow the lump that was building up in my throat. And as we hugged [...]
The Thing With Feathers
Posted in Life Lessons, My Life on December 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Thanks all for your comments on that last post. My friend has had a parting of the clouds, and offered a ray of hope. Despite the warnings from the experts, something almost miraculous happened. And while the clouds seem to be thinning, and the storm edging away, in two weeks, we will [...]
