Handing over the keys to our SUV to the manager at the rental agency felt like a victory to me.  I miraculously got the car back to the agency within the “grace period,” which meant I avoided one additional late penalty. I suppose I should’ve just been grateful for the win, but I remember all […]

The Christmas break during my freshman year of college was full of weird feelings.  I had a tricky first semester at school, and I had been really homesick. I was so excited to spend time with my mom; and, I was looking forward to finding that sense of “home” again. But as soon as I […]

Everything that happened next took over in a tumble once I answered that call.  Dona is amazing under pressure, but when her first words were, “How far are you away from the Tampa Airport?” I instantly knew something horrible had happened.  The saving grace is that Dona is so much stronger than me, and there […]