Dear Blogosphere has been my online journal for over seven years. It has followed me along a journey of education and growth. It is where I have shared adventures, delights, and thoughts with my family, friends, and the world-at-large.
Today, I find myself contemplating on God, religion, hope, and love. I converted to Roman Catholicism at Easter Vigil of this year. I am still learning about my faith and know I will continue to learn and experience it for eternity. So lately I have been sharing my thoughts on my faith.
Please join me on this journey. Share your thoughts.
My sister Emily and brother-in-law Taylor just left. We had a blast and saw a lot of Northern California while they were here. Here's where we went and what we did!
Day 2: Wine Country: Drove along the Silverado Trail taking in the gorgeous Napa Valley; stopped in Calistoga to visit Sam Brannan's cottage and learn a bit more about California's first millionaire... and Mormon with a serious sense of humor; had lunch and window shopped in St. Helena; missed the last tour at the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield but bought Belly Flops anyway; returned to little Davis.
Day 3: Drove to Sarah Winchester's curious home in San Jose with a brief stop in Fremont to eat at In-n-Out in its home state; stopped at our hotel in Campbell before heading down to Santa Cruz for dinner and beachy fun; returned to Campbell tuckered out!
Day 5: Made our way to Half Moon Bay; drove through the cute little town and hung out on the beach to take some photographs; got stuck in San Francisco traffic for an hour or two due to a Giants game and the Pride Parade; couldn't get to Emily and Taylor's hotel so we took the Bay Bride to Berkeley and did a little shopping; said "sayonara" to Emily and Taylor, and boarded the Amtrak to Davis.
Day 7: Emily and Taylor spent their last night in the Golden State.
It was lots of fun to finally have my sister and bro-in-law out to visit! But it's a sad day now that they have left. :-(
If you know me well, you probably already know this little fact about me: I go a little crazy when it comes to Tiffany's.
Here are my favorite Tiffany engagement rings. The surprising fact is almost all my favorites happen to be under $5K (except for the really flashy one - which is $5.8K). Still a crazy amount of money... but not too terribly outrageous.
"...the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so."
Welcome to Dear Blogosphere! I am Natalie, a 20-something PhD student, a Catholic neophyte, and a newlywed. This blog has served many purposes and is now a place for me to collect and share my thoughts as a new Catholic Christian.
It's too soon to pick my favorites... but I already know the season is going to be fantastic!
