We made it through Labor Day weekend, the Hampton Classic Horse Show is over, temperatures have slowly cooled, school buses have reemerged, and pumpkin pandemonium has begun. We are clearly in September! As much as I am not ready for…
Marking a Milestone
It seems like just yesterday, I was frantically writing the last of my undergraduate papers, studying for final exams, ordering my cap and gown, planning to move out of my beautiful apartment on Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, D.C., and preparing…
D.C. Days: Nine Years Later
This May marked nine years since I graduated from The American University in Washington, D.C. I didn’t exactly need the Facebook reminder to commemorate the milestone—I follow my alma mater on social media, proudly have my degree framed on my…
Spring Stripes
The one item that I overlooked when packing for Washington, D.C. was a simple t-shirt dress for the warm (read: hot) weather that was forecast. I thought I could rough it, but my white jeans, tank top, and Sperry’s were…
48 Hours in Washington, D.C.
{The Washington Monument…at midnight} While venturing to Washington, D.C. last week for work, I learned some lessons. First, anyone who spends considerable time traveling these days deserves a medal. I experienced a four-hour delay getting down to D.C., which resulted…
How to Prepare for a Work Trip
I haven’t been back to Washington, D.C., home to my alma mater, since 2015. So, when a work event came up on the calendar, I jumped at the chance to head south and spend some time in the District that…
The April Agenda
It has come to my attention that I completely forgot about documenting my March agenda last month. Perhaps that’s partly because most of March was consumed with figuring out what constituted a low-iodine diet and in preparing for an I-131…
Wandering in Washington, D.C.
Whenever I go back to D.C I feel very nostalgic. I remember being a young student, living on my own for the first time and departing as a college graduate who had had my own apartment, made some great friends…
Life Lessons From My D.C. Days
I am excited to be visiting Washington, D.C. and to be back at my alma mater, American University today. It has been three years since I have been on campus, and six years this month since I graduated. Sometimes I’m…
