Moments of Musing

Sorority #TBT // Go Greek App Review

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In honor of Throwback Thursday, or #tbt as it is known in social media land, I am going down memory lane with the Go Greek App and decorating some photos of my sorority days… specifically some of my favorite days, which happened to be those during Big Little Week and which I loved decorating for. I strategically placed my letters — can you find them all?? 
 
 

While I don’t know if I’d have paid for the app way back when, I think it’s a possibility. It was easy to use and my sororirty self would have loved to proudly decorate photos with our letters!

*I received no compensation for this post other than the app price being waived.*

 

{Mostly} Paleo Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Family was supposed to visit me last weekend so I’d planned to bake them Valentine’s Day cookies. Due to the NY snowstorm they had to reschedule their visit. I decided to bake myself some cookies, anyway, which I really enjoyed. And I figured I’d share the recipe in case I have any readers who eat paleo.
Consider these my Day After V-Day (mostly paleo) treat. I don’t measure ingredients when cooking but you’ll want to add in and mix until you get a pretty thick consistency. 
Ingredients:
– Almond Flour
– 2 eggs 
– Water
– 100% cocoa chunks
– Drops of virgin olive oil on cooking pan
– Frosting (the not-so-paleo ingredient) 
*Be sure to wait until the cookies are cool to apply the frosting so as to avoid photo #5
Bake for 10 minutes and voila!

An LDR V-Day

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*For those of you who don’t know, LDR = long distance relationship.*
This Valentine’s Day was as good as it gets when your other half is 5,000+ miles away. It started off with a $30 Starbucks gift card from my awesome aunt and uncle.
And continued when I arrived home to fruit AND flowers waiting for me at the front desk from T. The crazy guy says I have more presents on their way. He spoils me despite me telling him not to.
 
We then hopped on Skype so T could open his presents from me.
 I got him something I KNEW he’d enjoy: Famous Dave’s Variety Pack. Famous Dave’s is his favorite BBQ chain and we’ve only ever had it when we visit Michigan so I figured it’d put a smile on his face.
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I also got him a Datevitation book, my favorites of which were:

 And then we watched the last episode of Season 1 and first episode of Season 2 of this AMAZING show.
  
 

Three hours of Skype later, we said our good nights and went to sleep. Needless to say, my happy, love-filled heart went to bed very content. I enjoyed Valentine’s Day more than ever before, which is pretty cool considering my Valentine and I weren’t even physically together 🙂
And now I’m going to enjoy my day off . . . Happy President’s Day!

Love on Valentine’s Day . . . & Everyday

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Some people don’t really like it because they feel as though people should tell loved ones they love them all the time. I, on the other hand, embrace this day because while love is present in my everyday life, I’ll never pass up an opportunity to make a holiday of it.
 
Why, do you ask? Because love it my favorite. I love being in love, expressing my love, and feeling loved. I love seeing others in love. And I have pretty kick ass people to love and who love me. Plus, other holidays I enjoy are commercialized, i.e. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, so I find no good reason for me to hate or dislike this holiday. It’s actually always been one of my favorites.
 
Growing up, my family always made it special. I got little Valentine hearts and cards and the four of us would go out to dinner, usually also with my cousin Patricia and her family. Speaking of Trish, my MOH, she kicked off Valentine’s Day early this year and spoiled me with this dozen of deliciousness yesterday (which isn’t so paleo …and which I scarfed down in 5 minutes):
 

 
To some, my enjoyment of this holiday might seem odd since I’ve been in a long distance relationship for over three years and thus haven’t been able to physically spend it with T. (You can read about our love story here, here and here). Sure there’s been distance and sure, it’s not ideal but that doesn’t mean I have to be a Valentine’s Day Scrooge because of it! 
 
The distance has only made us love harder and stronger. We’ve been fortunate in that sense, I guess. Plus, flowers, thoughtful presents, Skype dates and winning a pretty cool contest have provided for some great Valentine’s Days 😉 It also helps that the finish line of the end of distance is just over the horizon . . .
 
  And that we’ll be Mr. & Mrs. soon after! 
 

Is there an ideal age by which to be married?

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I recently came across a Times article about an application that purports to calculate the median age at which my Facebook friends are tying the knot. Later on in the article, however, it describes the age as the median age of my married Facebook friends. Whichever it is, I fit right in with the results I got:

To those of you who will not be married by this app’s median age, fear not. Continue experiencing life’s adventures and let the time come when it’s meant to.  

My fiancé, Tim, and I will be married in nine months. I will be 26-years-old, so I guess I am getting married right in the nick of time? You see, because the results suggest you are “left” with some time to get married to reach the median age of your friends. Not to worry though . . . it reminds you that others get married at an older age. And in the very beginning before any calculations are made the application reminds you of the median age of marriage in the U.S.:

 While I have to admit it feels kind of good to not feel like I am “dragging” behind my peers, I think a more important way of knowing when to marry is based on one’s experiences and maturity. More than the age at which I will be married (the “goal age” of which growing up used to be 25), I am happy to say that I have enjoyed college, explored three continents, and made it through law school prior to marriage. I have lived in five cities. I am gainfully employed. In fact, I am currently learning lots by living on my own and by myself in an amazing city I had never even visited prior to interviewing for my job. I have experienced heartbreak, trauma and loss, and I am stronger because of it all. I am more capable of loving myself and loving life. And I am able to experience this love, this great, sometimes trying, amazing love that Tim and I share. All because of the life I have lived.  
So, sure, while it will be nice to be married in my mid-20s like many other of my Facebook friends, I think the best of part of it all is that I will have had experienced so much of life by the time our wedding day arrives. I do not feel as though I will be missing out on anything–in fact, I am gaining a lifelong fellow adventurer. (Tim himself has traveled to many countries on three continents, and knows way better than I do about living on one’s own and in different cities.)
It is due to my experiences that I am readier for marriage than I’ll ever be–and, for me, that is more important than any age number.

 
 
P.S. Happy Wedding Wednesday!