January 2012 My latest apartment had never known a proper dinner party- the kind with an abundance of food, friends and folly. I was also overdue for a grand birthday…
January 21, 2012 My birthday dinner destination was a "surprise," but I had a fairly strong suspicion I'd be sitting at a candlelit, marble table with a few fancy cocktails,…
January 21, 2012 Most of the time, the snow seems oppressive. Without the promise of snow days, the white flurries usually mean a slipperier commute, cold feet, a windblown face,…
January 21, 2012 !!!!!!!!! I entered the world at 8:36am, on January 21, 1984, at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital. I know how my name came to be (maybe I'll share that…
January 20, 2012 Not only am I the youngest of five, but I was my parents' late life, "miracle" baby. What does that mean? It means I do not shy…
January 21, 2012 Today I am feeling extra special and thankful for all the really good people in my life as they send me the best of wishes. But I'm…
December 2011 When I was a wee toddler posing on the kitchen table with one of my many themed birthday cakes, I apparently honed the scowl I may occasionally make…
May 2011 It was time for the birthday boy's grand weekend of festivities. Friends were flying into the Steel City from major metropolises for a weekend of quality time to…