• Went on a mission trip to Jamaica in January through Frassati and served the community of Annotto Bay • Went on two ski trips with friends, to Vermont and the Poconos • Celebrated Carly’s bachelorette, in which we were snowed in and played a lot of board games • Enjoyed dinners with friends •… Read More Highlights of 2022
Spent another year working from home. I went back into the office for just one day in August to make a shipment, but other than that I’ve still been completely remote. Quarantined in January after my dad tested positive for covid. Luckily he had a mild case, and my mom and I never got it.… Read More Highlights of 2021
Escaped the January cold with a trip to Orlando, visiting Disney World and Universal. Went to my first opera, Carmen, and saw The Ferryman on Broadway. Met Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga and heard his incredible story of bringing healing and forgiveness to Rwanda. Went skiing in Colorado for a week in March. Met Audrey Assad! Spent… Read More Highlights of 2019
Started off the year with a Notre Dame bowl win over LSU, a snow day, and…an endoscopy to diagnose gastritis. Not the most enjoyable event of the year, but at least I was able to start healing. Got to see Liz’s first ultrasound in January! Celebrated an Eagles Super Bowl win! Went to a family… Read More Highlights of 2018
Started a new job! Saw Billy Joel in concert at Madison Square Garden with my sister Made several visits to the Met Went skiing in the Poconos Celebrated Liz’s engagement and helped her with wedding planning Went on two retreats at Villa Maria Guadalupe Attended Women Speak for Themselves Media Training in Washington, DC, and… Read More Highlights of 2017
Linking up with Kelly. —1— I saw Hamilton in June! It was a long-awaited event—I’d bought the tickets in September—and it didn’t disappoint. If you haven’t already listened to (*cough* memorized *cough*) the Hamilton soundtrack…go listen to the Hamilton soundtrack. I actually just bought tickets again for the same day next year—I was selected for the fan presale and was able to get… Read More 7 Quick Takes: What I’ve Been Up To This Summer
Linking up with Kelly. —1— I went to see Meg Hunter-Kilmer speak at a Theology on Tap event in March. She gave an excellent talk about having radical trust in God. It was great to meet her in person—I found out we lived in the same dorm at Notre Dame, just a few years apart! —2— I… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Books, Basketball, and Bacon Friday
Linking up with Kelly. —1— Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I saw some of the parade here on Fifth Avenue—lots of bagpipe bands :) —2— March Madness has begun! I did okay in the bracket pools yesterday—13 for 16. I’m hoping to catch up and take the lead! Notre Dame juuuuust squeaked by Princeton—I watched some of… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Bracket Season
—Went to a few Fordham basketball games —Spent a weekend snowed in after a blizzard —Started writing weekly Frassati reflections —Went on two ski trips —Got to see several books I’ve edited come out in print —Hosted a St. Patrick’s Day/March Madness party —Watched Notre Dame win a first-round March Madness game in Brooklyn and celebrated a national… Read More Highlights of 2016
Linking up with Kelly. —1— I went to see Les Misérables on Broadway two weeks ago (before it closes soon); it’s one of my favorite musicals. I first saw it in London in 2009, and then I saw it here in New York last year. It was just as impressive as always! I wrote a piece about… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Les Mis, Harry Potter, and Beating the Heat Wave
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