St. Patrick’s Day, like many other holidays-turned-American-excuses-to-drink, is really a time of year for me to have flashbacks to hangovers and blurry nights. Which, as much fun as the mashed potato eating contest was (my friend Robbie lost, unfortunately), or the time that we pretended we were in a sorority because of some enthusiastic moms […]

I went north (not “up north” because in Minnesota that has a very specific meaning) this weekend and absolutely had the best time ever with all of my gal pals (& their baby nuggets). But since living far away, I’ve had a tendency to do way too much during my visits, inevitably causing me to […]

When I was in boot camp, I had to wake up at 4:45 to get ready for our morning workouts. At the time it was absolute torture because, ‘ew, 4:45’, and ‘most of my friends at home are still up partying right now‘. But aside from the obvious reasons to loathe those early mornings, I […]