Note to self: Wine Tour Party Buses are not your friend. Happy Birthday, Ashley! Moving on. Do you ever have times where your life motto could be “If it ain’t broke it will be tomorrow”? I just came back in from attempting to mow the lawn. I filled the little gas tank, revved the engine,…
Tag: friendship
Summa This, Summa That
The past month has been a good one. Summer sunshine, day trips to Virginia Beach and Charlottesville wineries, one wedding, picnics in parks, Mexican girls night (and Richie), happy hours, karaoke, rooftop cigars, visiting friends all around Richmond. It’s been a great staycation. Good people make life worth it. Now, our best friend has boarded…
These Guys..
Who can you be fully, completely yourself with? Which people can you trust with your secrets, your sorrows, and your deepest fears? Who would you pee in front of? Who can you laugh with until you collapse on the floor because your stomach hurts? I am blessed to have a few of these friends. I…
No Pants Roadtrip
Of all the important things to pack, pants are probably top of the list. My friends Richie, Ashley, and I were halfway through West Virginia when I sat straight up in my seat and blurted “I forgot pants!”. We were headed for an extended weekend in Kentucky to reunite with my former roomie/current bestie AshCap,…
Crash Into Me (Or Don’t, Actually)
I just realized that “when the chips are down” is referring to poker chips. I also thought “talk shop” meant talking about manly things, like shop class, but it actually means talking business. Who knew? (A-Everyone else, but, whatever.) So anyway, my chips were down on Saturday. I got hit by some dude who missed…
Church: It’s Not Just for Jerks
Come as you are. Flawed, broken, hurt, angry, scared, skeptical, addicted. There is a place for you. There is good food, transformational conversation, hugs, laughter, acceptance, support, wisdom, coffee, help, and love. Christian community has rocked my world. I’m not talking a bunch of WASPS in floral dresses and starched collars. I’m talking real people…
This Day Is Beautiful, Too
New beginnings. When your best friend lives down the hall from you, it’s hard to imagine life without her. Today, that’s my reality. AshCap drove off from Richmond in a tightly packed Camry yesterday, and I won’t get to see her until March, when magically I will have the money to go visit her in…
This Chick: A Love Story
If she wasn’t so nice, I’d hate her. AshCap appeared in our little circle of friends one Tuesday night three years ago. She’d worked briefly with Ashley W., who invited her to Girls’ Night at Tara’s house. She was a dietitian, so obviously she was thin. She also was tall, blond, and model-gorgeous. We are…
A seminary student, a dietitian, a cellphone salesman and a waitress walk up a mountain..
Someone please build a gym in Church Hill! We have so many restaurants, but no gym other than Crossfit, which is for millionaires and trust-fund babies. It’s not fair! The calories flow like the wine of Capistrana, and I have nowhere to shake them off. I’m thinking about burning calories because this past weekend we…
Sandwiches: A Tale of Friendship
I need you! I need you bad! You don’t know how much you mean to me. How often I thank God for you. You are a warm merlot on a cold night, and a refreshing glass of lemonade in the sweltering heat. I am apparently thirsty a lot. When I find myself lost in the…
Living Well 