Certain foods have strong power over us. These foods evoke memories so precious and specific that rather than simply being a meal, they act as an immediate passport to a moment in the past. This breakfast sandwich is one such food for me. In 2012, at the age of 28, I had an experience that changed my life forever. I ate my first over-easy egg. My then-boyfriend (now husband) had been trying to convince me to eat a runny egg. My argument against it was super mature, something akin to “but it ...
Archives for July 2021
6 Things I’ve Learned as a New Mom of Two (so far)
I’m a new mom...again! We recently had our second child. Yay! It has been an amazing experience. We are blessed that she is perfectly healthy, happy (usually) and that her big sister loves her so dearly. But it’s been a minute since I did this last. There are four years between the two and I’ve come to realize two things so far: It seems like I’ve aged more than four years since last time, why do I feel so old? 37 is not old! I’ve also realized that I am learning a lot this time around. Here are ...
What’s Saving My Life Right Now
I know I wasn’t the only one who was glad to see 2020 end. It was a crazy year for us, and we were hopeful that 2021 would bring a different pace. We were building our forever home, had a baby on the way, and looking forward to planning life post-COVID. The first six months of 2021 have been just about as exciting as the last nine of 2020. I was teaching “concurrently” which meant that I had a full class of students, half in person and half virtual who I taught at the same time. Our ...
