“Everybody has to leave, everybody has to leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons.” ~Donald Miller Dear Universe, It’s hard to believe a month has gone by and I’ll be returning home later today. When I booked this trip I wondered if a month would be too long. There were moments …
Buckingham Palace
Dear Universe, As you may have noticed, I like taking photos. In fact, I have already taken over 400 pictures since I’ve been here! But I have a confession, a guilty pleasure of sorts. While I am out capturing memories through photographs, I like to help strangers get theirs too. I don’t set out to do this. It just happens. …
Just Married
“The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.” ~Blaise Pascal Dear Universe, It was a typical day of errands, running around from point A to point B to point C, ticking things off my list (yes, I’m a list maker), when this sign, hanging from a parked car, caught my eye. At first, because I only glanced quickly, all …
Boston Book Festival
Dear Universe, For the past three years it’s been a tradition that my brother and I head up to the Boston Book Festival. Each year we check out the free events, grab lunch, bump into friends and usually end up with some new books—and if we’re lucky we sometimes meet the author’s face to face. Those moments are always memorable. …
Fall Forward
“Sometimes you just have to step forward and move on. No questions, no doubts and no looking back. Just move on.” Dear Universe, Every year I hold onto summer for as long as I can. I wear the short sleeves longer than I should, I try to do a September beach day and open-toed-shoes? Well, they don’t get thrown to …
Make it Count
“Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” ~Muhammad Ali Dear Universe, Recently I came across an article titled, “10 Places to See Before They’re Gone.” http://www.earthxplorer.com/blog/10-places-to-see-before-theyre-gone.html The nostalgic side of me kicked in. Before they’re gone? The traveler in me perked up. Would there be new spots for me to add to my leap/bucket list? Expedia was just a …
Monopoly Meaning
Dear Universe, Growing up, my brothers and I spent a lot of time playing Monopoly. Let me rephrase that. We spent a lot of time manipulating the rules of Monopoly to suit our needs. We had our own guidelines, own code of ethics and even had to bring in more fake money from a MAD board game. These games went …
Blast From the Past
Dear Universe, Apparently I am not the only one who thinks of the future and one’s future self. When I heard about the latest youtube sensation, I was intrigued. Apparently in 1992, twelve-year-old Jeremiah McDonald made a video of himself talking to his future self. Now, twenty years later, McDonald decides to have a little conversation with his past self …