“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person… He believed in me.” – Jim Valvano I’m more like my father than I realize. I have the same green eyes, the same “selective hearing”, and the same non-confrontational, passive personality. I guess I really “daddy’s little girl.” He, along with my mom, instilled in me the idea that I could do anything… they believed in me. They let me dream! Photo Source: Pinterest Although I’m not actually doing and getting paid for the one thing I’d love to do as a career, I’m still doing what I […]
Make Memories Just for You
Photo Source: HpLyrikz / Photo Credit: Pinterest It’s been 20 years since I’ve had a true summer vacation. No longer can I sleep in every day, lay out by the pool for hours, or hang out with my friends doing nothing at all. Ah…. Those were the days! There are times now that I wish I could just go back to those carefree days, where there were no cell phones and no wifi or internet, and no constant contact with the outside world… where I could just tell a few people where I would be, how long I would be […]
The Glitz of The Great Gatsby
“I hope she’ll be a fool – that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” -Daisy Buchanan, The Great Gatsby “I knew it was a great mistake for a man like me to fall in love…” -Jay Gatsby, The Great Gatsby Photo Source: Rotten Tomatoes The grandeur of The Great Gatsby is captured beautifully by director Baz Luhrmann, with all the glitz and glam of an era where there was a stark contrast between elegance and poverty. The 2013 version of The Great Gatsby has been airing on HBO this past month, and […]
Welcome, November!
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 […]
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 […]