We are the friends-as-family generation, and that’s never more clear than Sunday mornings as friends come together for sports, sun, and fun. One of my favorite things is when the extended families come, usually from out of town—the moms and dads that some of us have already become, who created the teammates, travelers, shenanigan enthusiasts…
I’ve written a lot about learning or remembering to accept unconditional love, ahem, unconditionally. (Here are a few stories from dailyhap: Smelly Travel Can Open Up a Heart, How I Got Back to Being Me Through Friendship, and A Cab to the Airport) But this past weekend and week was a welcome reminder of just…
The chain of events leading me to going to Breckenridge RIGHT NOW is a convoluted one at best. It involves an amazing crashing of circumstances that include but are not limited to an office desk eviction, a different planned last minute ski trip, airline miles that aren’t mine, an air mattress packed in my ski…
Y’all, Austin is still Austin. Thank god. This has been my longest return home since I lived in Austin full-time, and I’m startled, relieved, thrilled to find out that fundamentally Austin is still Austin. I thought I didn’t know it, but I do. I know the people, the friendly waves, the gravelly sands of Town…
What a year! More to come on that but suffice it to say that I, like many others if instagram is to be believed, say good riddance to 2017. This week, though, has been wonderful—family time on family time on family time, with a hilarious road trip, remote working, “cheese” shopping, and getting to meet…
Nali, Mom, and I are road trippin’ right now (presumably). We’re making the 20-hour+ trek so that I can bring my nervous lil pup back to Texas for two weeks! (follow along on insta stories for the hilarity…) Leaving behind my home even for a couple weeks, here are the things I’ll most miss: Sundays!…
What a freakin’ pub golf crawl! It was so much freakin’ fun, and went off without a hitch. First, we played sports. Then, we ate Crow Burger. Then, six of us got ready together like a damn coed sorority fraternity and that alone was hilarious. Brick and Brock. Name a more iconic duo … I’ll…
A couple weeks ago, an Eagles-fan friend of mine and I booked a last-minute trip to Seattle for the Eagles-Seahawks game and to see my only-ever adult roommate (excepting my brother). We left Friday after work and booked the insane return flight time of 6am Monday morning, in time to work. As you can see…
What a range of emotions … My absolutely wonderful family Nali in the hospital Getting sick myself from the stress of Nali in the hospital Somehow this making me want to clean out my closet And spend too much money on new pillows And cook For Nali, of course Anticipation of a weekend in Seattle…
For most of the late summer and fall, the weekend formula has been the same, so much so that we stopped even group texting anyone to see if they were in, and just assumed everyone would show up—and they did. Most Sundays were marked by this Sunday morning ritual: Somewhere between 7:42-7:56am – Marriage certificate…