Since my daughter started her college career this past fall, I have had so many things I’ve wanted to share about the months leading up to that momentous milestone. From applications, acceptances and rejections, to planning, preparations and letting go, I can think of no...
It's been quite a year. Exciting, intense, inspiring, exhasting, but most of all, surreal. So much so that I've had trouble articulating it in writing. I vowed I would write and write and write some more about all of it but I just haven't had the...
I vividly remember the day that my daughter (then a freshman) came to me, tears welled up, asking how I could have possibly kept so many of the world’s atrocities from her? A brand new student in her High School’s Model United Nations program, her...
Being Disney fans runs in the family. And because we’re close to the park and have annual passes (best Christmas present ever- thank you Ama!) we’re at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure a lot. But over the years, our Disney experiences have ebbed, flowed and...
Back when my daughter started High School, a number of changes took place. A shift of school, status, schedule and surroundings were the obvious. But, perhaps the biggest surprise (and gift) came from her shift of perspective and a clear focus. With her first Model...
I guess this shot along with video I'm sharing says (or sings) the whole story but just for a little context...
My last post here was six long weeks ago. And in that six weeks, everything has changed, just as I knew it would. It all really began many months ago when the college application process began. Heck, if you want to get right down to...
I am mother to two amazing daughters. One of which is poised and ready to head off to college this fall. Gulp. The process leading up to the moment when she will spread her wings and fly away has been one of the most difficult...
Growing up in sunny Southern California meant having an expanse of unique opportunities for fun and adventure right in my own backyard; the entertainment industry, amusement parks, beach, and best of all, good weather to enjoy them in. I look back at my childhood and...
I've had so much on my mind and so many things I've been wanting to share. This has been an incredibly, even unbearably intense time right now. Between my age and all that comes with it (I'm feeling every year of it), this stage of...