by Lauren | Sep 11, 2009 | Education, Life
I can’t believe it’s been eight years. Eight years since the 9/11 attack on America. I remember exactly what I was doing when I heard about the attack – it was passing period in high school. I was walking outside to my next class. I bumped into a friend who cracked a...
by Lauren | Aug 27, 2009 | Education, Life, Random
Today, I lost my virginity. My Fantasy Football virginity, that is. Yep, you heard right, I participated in a Fantasy Football draft with some coworkers on Facebook. And to be honest, I’m pretty stoked. With the slight help of my younger brother, I was able to pick...
by Lauren | Aug 10, 2009 | Education, Life, Random
One morning, on my walk to work, I saw a man playing the saxophone on the street corner. He was probably 65-years-old. He was dressed in practically rags. Plaid rags. He wore a black beret and had set himself up on an empty, blue plastic carton. He had no sheet music,...
by Lauren | Aug 5, 2009 | Education, Life, Random, Work
Can you believe it?? Talk about time flying.. I have officially been in San Francisco one month. Today. I can’t believe it. It some aspects, it feels like I’ve been here forever; in others, only a few days. Nonetheless, it has been one whole month of me living in the...
by Lauren | Jun 11, 2009 | Education, Life, Relationships
Evidently my first post on interfaith marriage didn’t cover all the bases. I received many questions via comments, posts and email; therefore, I am going to expand. Obviously, when I discuss marriage, I am venturing into uncharted waters. I’ve never been married and I...
by Lauren | Jun 8, 2009 | Education, Life, Relationships
After my last post, How About Peace?, I received some questions from a Twitter friend about religion and my beliefs when it comes to marriage. Q: What, if anything do you expect from your (future) partner? Same religion, same beliefs, or does it matter? A: I think...
by Lauren | Jun 4, 2009 | Education, Life
I had lunch with my cousin yesterday. It was a great lunch – we went to Cantina Laredo in the 29th Street Mall in Boulder, had margaritas and ate lots of Mexican food. Midway through the meal, our small talk and catching up turned into a very interesting conversation....
by Lauren | May 23, 2009 | Education, Life
My brother graduated from high school this week. I can’t believe it. First, he graduated from the same high school that I attended four years ago. Four years ago, I sat in the same chairs on the Stutler Bowl stadium. I wore the same robe, the same tassel. I walked...
