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Category: memory lane

Elvis and Me: A Birthday/Death Week Retrospective

I was born on the second anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. This fact wouldn’t be super notable if I didn’t live in Memphis, the Elvis Capital of the Universe. Every…

The Tale of Boca Chita

Today over at A Peek at Karen’s World, I’m sharing one of my family’s favorite funny stories. It all happened in August 2008, when we got caught in a storm…

TotalSocial Linkup: Firsts

Venus Trapped in Mars is doing a TotalSocial linkup today, and the topic is Firsts. My originally planned post has been delayed, and this seemed like fun, so I thought…

Four Novembers

I thought it might be time to tell the full story of November 2009, the month that changed my everything forever. I’ve never talked much about the details, but I…

My Teenage European Vacation

I’m low on blogging ideas this week, so I checked out some daily prompts at The Daily Post. Today’s topic is the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. Well, the…