Photo Source: Pinterest Most stores already have their Christmas decorations up, and advertisers are already pushing the latest and greatest Christmas gifts. My question is: What happened to celebrating November? November is the start of college basketball season. We celebrate Veteran’s Day this month. And in an election year, Election Day is the first Tuesday of the month. Interesting facts (according to Yahoo.com) about this month include: 1. President Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 23, 1963. 2. The end of World War I was Nov. 11, 1918. 3. President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in November 1863. 4. President […]
Amazingly Beautiful Words
My love of words runs deep. I love how certain words sound, how the syllables roll off the tongue. I started writing at the age of 16, mostly short stories and poetry. In college, I started out as a Business major. Then three years into a four-year degree, I changed my major to English and never looked back. Needless to say, I turned a four-year into a five-year degree, but my love of writing overpowered my initial want of being in advertising. I interned at a TV station during my senior year in college, thinking I wanted to be the […]
Ode to Tina Fey
I really like Tina Fey. She was my favorite “Weekend Update” anchor on Saturday Night Live. I even liked her in Date Night with Steve Carrell. So when I found this “pin” on Pinterest, I read it and immediately liked Tina Fey even more. photo credit : Pinterest Need I say more? Have a great weekend!
Live For The Little Things
Photo Credit: Pinterest I have been told many times, by many people, to live for the little things in life. There are a million little things that brush against the walls of our life that oftentimes we forget to stop and smell the roses. My husband and I take motorcycle rides and he has what he calls his “riding playlist”, filled with songs by The Allman Brothers, John Denver, Hugo, just to name a few. We like the freedom it gives us, and it gives me the opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery. My parents lived in Biloxi and Gulfport […]
If I Could Be Friends With Anyone…
I was always a bit of a nerd in school. I was never part of the “cool” crowd and I didn’t get invited to parties. I think the first party I got invited to that I actually attended was on prom night my Senior year in high school. Even in college, you could easily identify the “cool” kids and point out each clique. Me? I was on the newspaper staff for one year, and I was President of Sigma Tau Delta, the National English Honor Society. My senior year in college, I all but vanished from college life. I only […]