Bereaved and Blessed

My London Semester Journal I: Monday, January 29, 1996

November 13, 2018

Monday, 1-29-96 10:49 PM London 4:49 PM E-Town Big news of the day: Debbie & Alex are coming to visit from Feb. 8th – 11th! Yippee! Who says God doesn’t answer prayers??? I was walking home from the tube this afternoon w/ out a trace of spring in my step… I felt worn-out & homesick […]

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My London Semester Journal I: Saturday, January 27, 1996

November 11, 2018

Saturday, 1-27-96 9:50 AM London 3:50 AM E-Town Well, it’s been a few days since I have written in here… I believe Thurs. & Fri. have gone unaccounted for, and since I must keep up w/ my records, for myself, of this adventure… I will recap! Thurs. morning was a field trip to the “Banqueting […]

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Grace and Grief

November 9, 2018

Seriously, Grey’s Anatomy, for all its quirks and far-fetched storylines, still has my number. No TV show has inspired more blog posts for me. Thanks, Grey’s writing team! Bob checked out of watching it with me awhile ago, so the episodes accumulate on our DVR and I catch up when I can. Usually that happens […]

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My London Semester Journal I: Thursday, January 25, 1996

November 8, 2018

Thursday, 1-25-96 12:16 AM London 6:16 PM E-Town (1-24-96) Well, easily amused I am & that was the theme for my roomie and I this evening… We were sorta bored, slap happy, & planning her b-day celebration for Friday night, when the subject of our “Welsh friends” arose… We started laughing about what would happen […]

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My London Semester Journal I: Wednesday, January 24, 1996

November 6, 2018

Wednesday, 1-24-96 12:02 AM London 6:02 PM E-Town & Chambana (1-23-96) Well, it was a rainy day in London & after a long night of insomnia… I ended up sleeping until about 10 AM & then going to Bloomsbury early for a swim at ULU! It was very refreshing — 36 laps! Class — British […]

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Peeling Wallpaper

November 5, 2018

I couldn’t stay awake during last week’s episode of This is Us. That is unusual for me and my current favorite television show. Abby and I had been up late the night before, at the So You Think You Can Dance Live! 2018 Chicago tour stop, followed by stage dooring. As I dosed off and […]