by Kathy on June 10, 2014 · 3 comments
in Anticipation, Background, Change, Family, Happiness, Healing, Love, Memories, Peace, Siblings, The Future, The Past, Vacations
Those three letters make my heart leap and bring a smile to my face. I went there for the first time in 1979. My maternal grandparents retired, decided to move there, and stayed until my grandpa’s death in 1998. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina It’s calling me home… This time next week I will be […]
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by Kathy on May 12, 2014 · 6 comments
in Anticipation, Background, Coping, Dreams, Family, Friends, Game Changers, Hope, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Memories, Optimism, Planning, Reality, Relationships, The Future, The Past, Vacations
I lived there the spring semester of my junior year in college, in this house. It was 1996 and an awesome time to be “across the pond.” Everyone who lived at 21 Pembridge Gardens, which was run by the Butler University Study Abroad program, in partnership with the University of Illinois (where I was student), […]
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by Kathy on March 29, 2013 · 2 comments
in Abby, Accountability, Blog Hops, BlogHer, Bob, Change, Chicago, Diversions, Exercise, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Life, Love, Marriage, Molly, Our Home, Running, Sean, Spring Shed, Vacations, Writing
Welcome to the second check-in for the Spring Shed! Here is the back story about this support group/blog hop for those trying to be accountable for the positive changes we are making in our lives in 2013. After ten weeks of doing the Winter Shed, we moved on to this Spring Shed. Whether you are trying to shed […]
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by Kathy on February 12, 2013 · 5 comments
in Background, Blog Hops, Camp Echo, Coping, Exercise, Expectations, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Journey, Life, Memories, Peace, Summer Camp, The Past, Time Warp Tuesdays, Vacations
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twenty-eighth installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday! For those not familiar with Time Warp Tuesdays, which I host on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, here is the background of how and why I came up with the idea. If you are here […]
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by Kathy on February 6, 2013 · 1 comment
in Background, Before I Blogged, Bereavement, Bob, Chicago, Coping, Decisions, Faith, Family, Healing, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Peace, Relationships, Sadness, Signs, Social Media, The Past, Time, Vacations
This Friday Bob and I will be attending the Media Preview Day at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. Though I just found out today from my Chicagonista friend/Editor MJ Tam that, as a blogger, I could have applied for a media pass, we actually got our tickets through a Groupon deal. Our visit will be timely, as last […]
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August 2nd – 4th in NYC, Bloggers free to be you and me. Sessions, parties and keynotes, Networking and sharing antidotes, Exhausts and fills us with glee!
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