A Yellow Bicycle

A week and a half ago, I logged into Spotify and one of the recommended new artists on the homepage was Haley Reinhart. Normally, I complete...

I've never been a fan of the "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster trend, but ever since I saw one of my best friend's versions ...

1. On Monday I got to catch up with my best friend Kelsey. Now that she's working full time and I'm spending 3 days a week in anothe...

After my brother returned from his first year of college a few weeks ago, one of the first things he did was buy a shotgun. My mom then deci...

I thought it would be fun to create a Wordle of the online discussion posts I wrote for the class I took last semester on researching teachi...

The title of this post was my Facebook status on 5/17/2012 and it felt so, so good to finally have all of my papers turned in. I'm n...

One of the papers I'm currently working on deals with the role of gossip in The House of Mirth  by Edith Wharton and A Lost Lady  by Wi...

Five highlights from this  week: 1. Just moments ago, I turned in the first of three final papers! This time next week, I will be done-don...

One theme I've been noticing a lot in country music lately is a longing for going home, escaping city life, and returning to the country...

Here are five highlights from this past week: 1. Relaxing on my friend Kelsey's back patio, catching up and smoking cigars while enj...

This past Saturday, I volunteered as a waiter at a fundraiser banquet for my local Young Life chapter. The event was amazing and raised $56,...

Now that spring is in full force, I'm getting excited about sharing wines with friends. Don't get me wrong, I love a glass of good w...

I can't believe it's been almost a month since I saw Lady A in concert! The photo above is of me and one of my best friends at th...

Sorry for the poor quality. My phone has a terrible camera. If the above photo has you thinking that I'm addicted to ampersands...y...

I've always been a master procrastinator, but now that I'm in grad school, it's reached a dangerous level. In undergrad, it'...

The picture on the left is from early September, 2011, just after I started grad school. The picture on the right is from a few days ago,...

Remember the frame wreath I hung on my front door for Christmas? Well, I decided to set myself a little challenge and bring it back with a ...

Ever since joining Pinterest , I've been finding some perfectly lovely word art, so I thought I'd share some of my favorite discover...

This is the only photo in this entire post where Cora's eyes look normal. Just one eye, actually. She was wiggling too much and her f...

A few weeks ago, I went home for a few hours and went on a walk with my mom. Abba (my younger sister) was up at one of the neighbors trainin...