Even with all of the holiday hub-bub ramping up, we have another special event that is happening in our household this fall season. My oldest is moving into her first apartment. Yes, my eldest has finally landed her first “real” job in Washington, D.C., and we have been busy these last few weeks searching for places to live and getting ready for this next step in her professional and personal life. We spent all day on the Veteran’s Day holiday…
Over the past few months, It has been a never-ending period of milestones for me. My youngest daughter turned twenty, I celebrated my twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, and early next month, I’ll turn fifty-six (although in my mind, I’m still just a stupid teenager, but my body would totally disagree with that sentiment). This week also marks a milestone for this blog. This is the 400th post of this writing endeavor, and for those of you keeping score, that’s around eight…
Another major milestone in the Snyder household this week. My oldest daughter just turned twenty-one years old. I know – it’s hard to believe – and a little shocking to say. Not to wax nostalgic, but it really doesn’t seem like all that long ago when the hospital in Florida let us go home with her – a tiny infant that would totally rely on us for her future existence. My wife and I looked at each other with fear…