May 2013
19 posts
A bit of our “End Credits” that played after our Star Wars wedding :) #MayThe4thBeWithYou
Watching our Star Wars wedding video for our anniversary :) #MayThe4thBeWithYou
April 2013
10 posts
Your name is Kal-El. You are the only survivor of the planet Krypton. Even...
– Jor-El
My hero at 6...and now 42
Harrison Ford has been my hero since 1977. Over the years he has been there for me through good times and bad. Whether it was seeing his picture on the cover of a magazine, hearing his voice during a commercial for film he was in, seeing a Han Solo action figure on display at a flea market or seeing his face on a giant billboard…he’s always made his presence known to me at the times in...
February 2013
8 posts
He would have been 43 today
Another difficult Feb.13th. Each year I struggle with how to feel and what to do. Miles separate me from my folks and my sister but we all talk as if we’re together and embraced in a group hug.
The loss our family suffered years ago has made us stronger.
My brother Andrew would have been 43 today.
I’d like to think he and I would’ve been like best friends sitting together...
January 2013
13 posts
Remembering the Challenger
I was in my high school Geography class when my teacher was called out of the room. He returned with a TV from the A/V lab and quietly said “The space shuttle is gone” as he hooked it up.
Our class fell silent as we watched the tragic news and mourned with the country.
My heart still aches with memories of that day.
Memories of meeting Obama
I met Barack Obama in Feb. 2005 in a private home/very small gathering in LA. Over dinner we discussed my hometown of Joliet, IL & baseball (I’m a Cubs fan, he cheers for the White Sox)
I called my folks later that night to tell them I was pretty sure I’d just met the next President of the United States…and that he was genuine, sincere and I truly liked him as a person (even...
Pegasus & Pikachu, Hello Kitty & glitter.
Star Wars & Clone Wars, following people’s cats on twitter.
Stuffed animals, squirrels & when Buffy sings…
These will always be a few of my favorite things :)