- Archive
- for September, 2010
Sometimes, you don’t need a plan.
I’ll be the first to admit, I hate making plans. I’ll also admit that I used to be OBSESSIVE about making them. Back in the day, I couldn’t function unless I knew exactly what was going to happen in every aspect of my life. It was easier, when I was in college, to behave that way. Especially after I moved...
Happy Anniversary, you cute little blog, you.
Dear Sydney: Unfiltered, formerly Sydney Owen on: New Media, Happy Anniversary. ::hugs:: Two years feels like forever and a flash, all at the same time. In dating terms, two years is twice as long as any relationship I’ve ever been in, so we’ve got that going for us. In working years, two years is about average for how long I...
Love. Hospitals. And moments of clarity.
Have you ever been in love? Are you currently? If so, keep reading. If not, keep reading. Looking back on the people I’ve dated, the guys I’ve called my “boyfriend,” and the ones that have mattered enough to make it past a couple dates, I can say that I’ve been in love, for better or for worse, three times. I...
USPA Nationals is strangely like NCA Nationals.
Rewind back eight or ten years to early February. I was in Dallas. We were at Nationals for All-Star Cheerleading. Everyone’s gear bags were everywhere. Gear for cheerleaders is usually makeup, hairspray, curlers, a sweatshirt, sweatpants, maybe some flip flops. Teams would set up shop in an area of the arena, warmup hall, ballroom, wherever. Big teams, awesome teams, like...
What my parents taught me about love and family: Unfiltered.
Today, my parents celebrate their 29th wedding anniversary. First of all: Hi Parents! Love you! Congrats! I’ve always been interested to hear about other people’s parents relationships and how it has affected how they approach love in their lives. For me, it’s all kinds of all over the place. This post is a little bit about what my parents taught...
