Vanessa and I took the train from London to her hometown of Shrewsbury — which is in Shropshire, England — the day after we saw the play. The week we were traveling was the very first week that the train station in Shrewsbury was finally open — which felt like an unbelievable gift! It saved […]

This morning, after my shower, I opened up my little pot of face cream.  When I peered inside, it looked empty. (Darn.) I really can’t afford to buy another jar of that cream right now. (Double darn.) But upon closer inspection, I spotted at least two generous swipes of cream just under the rim of […]

The thought of going back to Utah after my time in England with Vanessa gutted me.  The idea that “home” was that terrible condo in Sugarhouse was so depressing. I wasn’t ready to face the life I had waiting for me in Utah; in my mind, my life there remained an ugly mixture of grays […]