I spent the first hour of my solo road trip on the phone, making arrangements on the fly. Lou managed to get the rental car manager to mercifully give us one more day — which felt like the best news I’d ever gotten — and, he also asked this amazing couple in our wrinkle cream […]
Not Wanting It In The Worst Way
When you want something in the worst way, that’s usually how you get it. If you’ve ever been my friend for any period of time, I’m almost certain you would’ve heard me use that quote. It’s kind of in the category of “words to live by” in my book. My mother used to say that […]
Testing My Convictions
In my mind, my friend and alter ego, Eloise Butts, was born the day my first case of books arrived via UPS. I clearly remember the date — October 2, 2007 — because that’s my best friend Vanessa’s husband’s birthday, and we went out to dinner that night to celebrate. I bought her husband a […]