Bucket List: November & December 2012
November 2012 169. Fly on a plane alone It took 22 years, but I finally crossed this one off my bucket list. In the past, I’ve always flown with family or my little sister, but this was the first … Continued
Bucket List: October 2012
175. Celebrate a college homecoming week At FGCU, homecoming didn’t exist. All four years I was there they said they were going to try and create some sort of homecoming tradition even without a football team. Never happened. … Continued
Long Distance Relationships: The Hardest Part
The question I get asked most is, “what’s the hardest part about being in a long distance relationship?” The simplest answer I have is “everything,” but I know that’s not helpful or specific. A few days ago, I got to … Continued
Bucket List: September 2012
166. Go to a college football game It’s always been a dream of mine to go to a college football game, but since I went to a college without football, I never had that experience. When I was choosing … Continued
Bucket List: August 2012
142. Live in a different time zone I don’t know why I’ve always wanted to do this, but having lived in the Eastern time zone all my life, I thought it might be fun to live in a different … Continued
A Change of Heart
I’ve been in Alabama for a little over a week, and this past week has been one of the hardest weeks of my entire life. I’ve cried more than I ever have, and I’ve felt lower and more alone than … Continued
Alabama Thunderstorms
Alabama thunderstorms. They’re nothing like the storms we get in Florida. Alabama storms are vicious. The rain is heavy and it’s cold. The thunder doesn’t crack like it does in Florida. It’s more of a constant boom. But the lightning … Continued
Bucket List: July 2012
50. Jump in the pool with my clothes on It was getting towards the end of the month when I realized that I hadn’t crossed anything off my bucket list. So I looked at my list, browsed through it, … Continued
A Very Public Love Letter
Alex, Six months ago tomorrow we went on our first date (well, our first date that I actually knew was a date). So many incredible things have happened since then, and I’m grateful for every second that I’ve been … Continued
Two More Weeks
Two weeks from today I’m moving to Alabama for a year to get my master’s degree at The University of Alabama. Two weeks. That’s all I have left in Southwest Florida (until August 2013, of course). It’s kind of hard … Continued