Smart Girls Have More Fun!

Losing a loved one is always so difficult. Some days are fine and others I'm just a mess. I try to be strong most of the times, but I just can't control my emotions sometimes. Right now is one of those moments. The simple act of breaking off a piece of chocolate from the refrigerator brought on a whole pile of emotions. BACKGROUND: I went to boarding school in England, and there I fell in love with Galaxy chocolate, it's so creamy and delicious.... Anyway I can't get it anywhere else in the world, so now that my best friend is in Law school in England she sends me chocolate as a consolation for not conversing with me much anymore. You know with all that studying and stuff...not that chocolate is a substitute for chats with the bestie, but I understand and graciously eat to my heart's content! Anyway I digress, breaking off a piece of chocolate set me in to tears because I could hear my grammy asking me what I was getting in the kitchen and then asking me to bring ...

I have never celebrated a half birthday before or referred to my age in halves, but as my 30th birthday approaches, I'm doing something different! Today I'm 29 and a half, which means there are exactly 6 months until the Milestone that is my 30th birthday. WOW! 30 years old, I remember thinking of this age and all the expectations of myself at 30, well my imagination doesn't quite match reality. However, I know that I am exactly where I'm meant to be. So with that being said, I'm going to maximize my happiness and have some fun in the last 6 months of my 20s. I figure my 20s deserve to be sent out in style. I know most do a 30 to 30 list, however seeing as it's my half birthday, I've come up with my 15 (half of 30) things to do before I'm 30 list. Number 1 on the list is run 10K. I started training a couple months ago and was doing really well, but then got sick and got off course, so now time to get back on the road and carry on with my training!...