Ahhhh.  Summer.  The days are longer, the temps warmer, and the promise of more laid back, carefree days lingers in the air.  This past Friday, students and parents (well, maybe not all parents…I’m so there with you, Lynnette!) throughout Washoe County breathed a sigh of relief as the final school …

Summer is making its glorious entrance here in northern Nevada, and I am looking forward to a season filled with sunshiny days splashing our way around the area, exploring new places and reconnecting with some old favorites.  Few things connect me back to some of my favorite childhood memories quite …

We’ve got less than a month before the kids are set free from school for Summer break.  If you’re like a lot of my mom friends, you’re counting down the days, anticipating the beautiful weather, and itching for the carefree spirit that Summer days seem to help many of us …

May.  It’s the month in which Hubster and I finally met in person for the first time.  When I found myself during that first visit standing on a beach at Lake Tahoe, staring across the water at the sunset and knowing with absolute certainty that I had found the one I …

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This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series National Infertility Awareness WeekFive years ago, I was carrying a secret.  About to burst at the seams with the excitement that was growing within me.  Terrified to let myself actually believe it was real.  After countless tears, an absurd amount …

I ran away from home once.  I was nearly 25 years old, newly divorced, and feeling restless.  And for the first time in my life, I wanted to rebel.  Rebel against the small-town life that lay before me if I stayed, against the suffocating pain of my childhood and early …

My friend, Dana, has been one of  my closest friends for nearly three years now.  We met at our neighborhood park as our kiddos all played on the splash pad.  It took me nearly an hour to get past my nerves and say hello, but from there, the conversation seemed …

Over the past 10 years, the Internet has brought a lot of really amazing things and people my way.  It started the day that I first discovered the chat room where I would eventually meet the man I’d end up marrying and raising a family with.  And, my friend, Z, …

Ten years ago, I entered the new year lonely, scared, and full of dread for what the next 365 days would hold in store for me.  Just a couple weeks later, a visit to a chat room on a boring, sleepless Friday night would change my life forever.  Ten years. …