• How did I get here?

    Do you ever catch yourself in a moment and wonder…“How did I get here?”.  How did I get to be this age? How did I get to this place?  It is almost as if the years happen in the blink…

  • Boston Qualifer, Boston Hopeful.

    I am going to be honest.  I didn’t want to write about this.  I didn’t want to post about it.  But for the last month I have gotten similar questions quite often “When does Boston training start?  Did you book…

  • October fun.

    I was about to start writing this post with “Wow, these last few weeks have been crazy!” until I realized that in the two years I have been blogging I think I have started a post with that line at…

  • Don’t blame me.

    This past week I had the opportunity to go to my first ever National Association for College Admission Counseling Conference in Indianapolis and it blew me away.  From the keynote speaker to the various informational sessions, not to mention the…

  • Hopeful.

    It has been a craaaaaazzzy week!  This past week/weekend I had an awesome opportunity to go to the National Association for College Admission Counseling conference.  This one is different from the IACAC conference here in the spring that I always…

  • Boston Qualifier.

    They say that 87% of people let the fear of failure keep them from being successful.  EIGHTY SEVEN PERCENT.  Is that number not terrifying?  So much untapped potential.  So many people so close to their dreams that come up short. …

  • Fall weekend FUN.

    This weekend was a busy one!  We had been planning it with one of Shain’s friends for a while, but I cannot believe how quickly September crept up on us!   We don’t get to see these particular friends too…

  • 9 days.

    I cannot believe race day is almost here, eeek!  I am super excited, nervous, terrified, confident and calm about it… all at the same time. I finished my last dreaded track workout this week.  As much as I hate doing…

  • Wedding on a budget

    I have had this post mostly written for months, but could not bring myself to post anything wedding related.  Just couldn’t do it.  Now that time has passed, here goes.  I promise this will be my last and final on…

  • Passion.

    Parking spots are rare to find, the quad is filled with activity… and I find myself getting less work done due to all the student workers stopping by my desk.  Fall is HERE.   I could not be more excited…