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This post was inspired by Stephanie Klein.  In my perfect world, I wouldn’t be so concerned about politics. Obama would be the next president. He’d make good on his promises to end wars, create natural energy sources, improve the economy, make college more affordable, make health care more accessible, and increase tolerance and diplomacy. He’d conduct himself eloquently and respectably for the next eight years. He’d leave an impressive legacy behind, including Supreme Court justices who’d uphold our freedoms. DC public schools would become great learning centers. Parents would feel comfortable sending their kids there, confident of giving them excellent educations in a safe environment.   In my perfect world, we would, in another year or two, be able to afford a house in the same neighborhood (NE Capitol Hill) where we live now. It would feature hardwood floors, lots of windows, central air, a window-seat, built-in bookshelves, three bedrooms... Read More

When we were working with our minister to design our wedding ceremony, she asked us what images and words we’d use to describe our relationship.  I really liked the image of two trees whose branches and roots mingle over time. Maybe it’s because I read the Baucis and Philemon myth at a formative age, I don’t know. My husband and I started dating when he was 22 and I had just turned 20. At the time, he was a recent college graduate and a cigarette-smoking cynic. He was working as a reporter for a local paper and acting in some college plays. I, on the other hand, was a bouncy, sheltered college sophomore who spent like six hours a day in various rehearsals and another six dealing with dorm drama. I was an eternal optimist, an English/Drama double major and a creative writing minor.   My "baby" sister just turned 20 last week. It seems crazy-young to me now. I have grown so much in the last... Read More