In January 2013, Justin turned 30. It was the first Birthday of his we were celebrating together and a milestone in it’s own right. I had been living in Cleveland for just under a month and we were just beginning to navigate life in a long distance relationship. A relatively new relationship at that. I…
Category: Life
Cookies Baking in the Kitchen
Cards and Ribbons Everywhere. Growing up, Christmas Cookies weren’t that much apart of our celebrations. Don’t get me wrong, we ATE plenty of cookies each year at Christmas. We just weren’t really in the business of baking them. Every year on Christmas Eve, my Nana would give us our share of her famous spritz cookies and…
Squashed: A Pumpkin Beer Story
I remember the first time I found out pumpkin beer existed. I was in college, working on a project in the school newsroom. I found myself involved in a conversation about the “pumpkin spice ale” someone had been served the night before. He was describing the entire experience in detail, focusing mainly on HOW it…
Trash to Treasure: DIY
While walking back to my apartment last Friday, bottle of wine in one hand and groceries to make dinner in the other- a piece of furniture caught my eye. It’s not really all that unlikely to see furniture decorating the streets of Queens on garbage pick up days… but usually it’s nothing attention grabbing. At…
Cheers to 30 Years
I’m 30 now! I’ve been 30 for over a week a now, and I keep waiting for it to feel like something. If I had to pick a feeling, I would pick Grateful. 30 has me feeling grateful. After an amazing week long celebration, grateful is truly the only word that comes to mind. After returning…
A Pirate looks at 30
Yes, I know. It’s actually 40 that the aforementioned pirate is looking at. I’m also not a pirate, so as you can see, I’m taking some artistic license here. I have one weekend left in my twenties, and as I get ready to welcome a new decade I’ve been feeling especially introspective. I’ve noticed when…
Another Year Donning the Yellow: 2018
The 2018 Fire Island 5k Run for Rose is in the books! Just like that, another year of planning, fundraising and training or you know, thinking about training, has come to an end. It’s time to pack up our logo printed yellow tee-shirts, tank tops and *new for 2018* – sports bras until next August….
Dashing for Don
In 2009, my family was changed forever when my Grandfather, Donald Miguel Cervantes passed away. After a little more than a year of valiantly fighting glioblastoma, he surrendered to the illness that took control of his brain. Glioblastoma is the most aggressive form of brain cancer. The odds of surviving more than five years…
beginnings
I am a quitter. I get all hopped up on a new idea, a project, a bit of fleeting inspiration and then poof… it’s gone. This is not a personality trait that I like to admit. However, I have balls of yarn and knitting needles to prove it. I can also prove it by showing…
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