A Handful of Dreams

Ronald R. Roth: January 6, 1928 – January 13, 2012

My brother-in-law, Dustin, put into words pretty much everything I've been thinking about my Grandfather. Grandpa was kind, thoughtful and the very definition of generous. There was a reason that small…

Hope January 15, 2012

family

Rest in Peace, Grandpa

He went peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by loving family. It doesn't make this any easier. Grandpa, I miss you already.

Hope January 13, 2012

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With a Lot of Help From My Friends

You know you have the best friends in the world when you can send them an email that essentially says, "I'm feeling pretty sad and will probably not be the…

Hope January 9, 2012

family friends grumble

A Little Help From My Friends

(This post isn't very well written. Let's blame my mental state and not my lack of writing ability. Yes? Yes! Thanks.) Thanks for all the kind comments on my last…

Hope January 5, 2012

family grumble holidays

New Years in the Hospital

I feel bad about posting this, because all of the other blogs I'm reading have all these happy, optimistic New Years posts about year-end recaps and resolutions and all that…

Hope January 2, 2012

30Before30 friends random

Number One: Have Drinks at Top of the Hub

Remember when I had a 30 Before 30 list? Yeah, me neither. But I had one! And then I did some of the stuff on it! And then I got…

Hope December 30, 2011

family holidays Kristian

Christmas in Pictures

I normally take a lot more pictures at Christmas, but this year I concentrated a little more on enjoying everybody's company. I think part of my motivation stemmed from the…

Hope December 28, 2011

family holidays Kristian

Happy Boxing Day!

In most ways, this was one of the nicest Christmases that I've experienced in a long time. Everything felt low-key and stress-free and there was pretty much no family drama.…

Hope December 27, 2011

friends Kristian random

The End of an Era #FirstWorldProblems

Kristian and I just got a "new" dining room table from his parents. I figured that I'd feel nothing but excitement about our shiny, new (to us, at least) piece…

Hope December 20, 2011

random school sports

Wendell Smith and the Integration of Baseball

I had two comments on Tuesday's post about my potential future thesis. Both (extremely lovely, natch) commenters expressed interest in hearing more about the topic. In my world, where I…

Hope December 8, 2011

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