Why I (Still) Love Living in America

For all you politically-averse people out there (or for the politically-weary, which is seemingly the majority of us), don’t worry— I’m not going to get too political over here. The fact is, politics aren’t really my thing. I’ve always been one who believes in keeping the peace rather than getting divisive, in finding common ground …

A Weekend I’ll Be Happy Never to Repeat Again

So. BLEGH. Sigh. Oof. AAAAAGGGGHHHH!!! *runs and grabs Hershey kisses for comfort* Okay, guys— This was just not the best of weekends. Of course, whenever anything bad happens that’s unexpected, my first instinct is to cry, and then that’s usually followed pretty quickly thereafter with gratitude that it wasn’t so much worse. And this weekend …