A difficult week has come to an end for me, and now it’s time to focus on upcoming events like Hershey, Thanksgiving, and my week off when I’ll do my Christmas shopping. I battled through despair and discouragement, feeling sad for my friends, and even considered deactivating my Facebook and Instagram accounts. I’ll keep myContinue reading “Kicking off the Peppermint Mocha Tour at Cutie’s!”
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Thanksgiving Came Early!
Today, begins with me embarking on quite an adventure. Between today and Christmas Day, I’ll be posting blogs just about every day. It’s going to be the most content I’ve ever written over that period (save for a two month stretch in early 2020 when the blog was just beginning). It’s kind of my CountdownContinue reading “Thanksgiving Came Early!”
Happy Birthday Gram!
While May 10 is the official date that Benny is coming home from the hospital, it’s also Gram’s birthday. We still celebrate it 18 years after her passing. Has it really been that long since she died? I remember that year very well as I spent my Summer taking care of Gram, not working andContinue reading “Happy Birthday Gram!”
An Honest Evaluation
In Toastmasters, we give feedback on a speech that we hear and tell the speaker we’re evaluating what we liked. we then tell them how they can improve and then we challenge them to top that speech or step out of their comfort zone. In today’s blog, I’m going to evaluate myself and how IContinue reading “An Honest Evaluation”
Happy Birthday Paula!
This blog is a special birthday blog going out a special lady of whom I am proud to call friend and sometimes, Momma. I may make her sigh sometimes with an occasional swear word or questionable post on Facebook but, most of the time, I impress her with how well I slay my outfits. PaulaContinue reading “Happy Birthday Paula!”
Another Special Trip to Somerset!
Back in December, Mom and I made a special trip up to Somerset to pick up belongings for my Aunt and Benny, who were staying at Children’s Hospital at the time. We thought it was going to be another four month stay like this past Spring. That trip provided inspiration for today’s title, though itContinue reading “Another Special Trip to Somerset!”
Top Ten of 2023: #1— The Gaffron Family Fall Picnic
It’s October 2002. A new family tradition has begun at Laurel Hill State Park. It’s our annual Gaffron family reunion and the weather couldn’t be better or the color more beautiful in the Laurel Highlands. We had a great turnout and hoped we could continue holding this event. We did and we’d hold it inContinue reading “Top Ten of 2023: #1— The Gaffron Family Fall Picnic”
The Tastemasters Meeting and a Christmas Shopping Wrapup
Today, I took advantage of another day off at work (I’m back tomorrow for five days leading up to Christmas Eve) to finish up Christmas shopping. Not only was it my third day off in a row, but also that of driving to Pittsburgh. I haven’t done this since I worked at WIS. Saturday, IContinue reading “The Tastemasters Meeting and a Christmas Shopping Wrapup”
A Children’s Hospital Visit and Christmas Shopping
The number three event of 2023 went up Saturday morning and it was difficult to post about it. It’s hard to think of what my aunt and Ben have gone through this year with all the time they’ve been in the hospital since 2022. Two weeks last August and a week just before Christmas can’tContinue reading “A Children’s Hospital Visit and Christmas Shopping”
Top Ten of 2023: #4–Dinner with Mr. Clougherty
Mr. Clougherty and I have known each other since I started high school in the mid-1990’s. He was initially my math teacher but eventually, he took me under his wing when he accepted the role of high school swimming coach at Hempfield during my sophomore year of high school. I graduated in 2000 and wasContinue reading “Top Ten of 2023: #4–Dinner with Mr. Clougherty”
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