One of the perks of being in the military is undoubtedly the friendships that you make. Whether you are in homeport or far away from home, chances are you’ll run into someone you know. I’ve been incredibly lucky during my time in Naples, Italy. Unbeknownst to me, I’ve run into more people that I know … Continue reading »
Italia.
I’ve wrapped up my weekend adventures in Italia and will be spending the next few days packing up my treasures and preparing to make the 20+ hour traveling journey home. I had originally planned on spending another night or two out in Naples to do some final souvenir shopping, but there is apparently a huge … Continue reading »
The Art of Traveling Alone
I must admit that traveling alone isn’t my most favorite thing to do. But when it comes between sitting in my less that stellar accommodations and getting out and seeing Italia, the choice is quite obvious. I’ve never really gone out and traveled internationally on my own {I think the last time I did that, … Continue reading »
2012 Begins with…..
An engagement! Seriously, even as I sit here, staring at the sparkliness that now adorns my left ring finger and look for venues, DJs, caterers and more, I still can’t believe that it happened! Long before Nick came home from Afghanistan and I left on deployment, we talked about where our relationship was heading. We … Continue reading »
Holy Batman……
I have neglected my blogging duties! I cannot even begin to explain the controlled chaos that has ensued since approximately December 2011! I didn’t even have the opportunity to complete my Advent series — FAIL! So shame on me! My 2012 resolution…..to get back into being a regular blogger. This year will mark my four … Continue reading »
Advent Series Part III: Joy
This week’s advent lesson focuses on the theme of joy. There are a few different scripture readings {as there are each week}, but it’s quite easy to pinpoint the underlying ideals. It pretty much screamed out to me this week {unlike some parts of the Bible, where I’m left thinking, “What did I just read?”}. … Continue reading »
Advent Series Part II: Peace
It’s inevitable that one of the Advent themes is peace. The white dove is almost just as common as the nativity scene throughout the season of Christmas. It’s hard to talk about peace in a very un-peaceful world right now. We can start from the outside and work our way inwards, towards ourselves, but that … Continue reading »
Advent Series Part I: HOPE
It’s December 1st. Is your Christmas shopping all done? Seriously?! Black Friday AND Cyber Monday have both come and gone. You should seriously be all done shopping by now. Get with it. As children, the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas seems endless. It’s filled with such a feeling of hope and expectation that there’s nothing … Continue reading »
To give thanks.
Thank you. Thankfulness. Thanksgiving. Thanks. All are versions of the action, “to thank”. I’ve been toying with some topics to blog about and for some reason {coincidental or not} they all center around thankfulness. And being that it’s Thanksgiving week, well the timing just seemed right. Last year I blogged about what I’m thankful for … Continue reading »
Occupy THIS.
Yesterday, I attended a job fair in Arlington, VA. Afterwards, I met a dear, dear friend of mine for lunch. While I was collecting my thoughts and writing my notes from the job fair at a corner Starbucks before she and I rendez-vous’d for lunch, the Occupy Wall Street movement marched right down the street … Continue reading »
