Let's do the Time Warp again!
Last night, I had the chance to go out with several girlfriends from high school (along with the cousin of one of my friends). We went to hear a band play at a local restaurant. The band is made up, in large part, of guys we went to high school with (all but one of whom were in our graduating class). Because they were playing a free show in our hometown, we knew the crowd was going to be intense. So we got there early and got a table, so we could eat and drink and stay for the show. Last night also happened to be the ten year reunion of the class of 99, which meant that a year from last night, we'll be at our ten year reunion. Which is all to say that it was a bit surreal, almost a ti

Gratitude
I always have a hard time with these posts, because I'm always afraid that I'm going to forget someone or something important, so if I do, I apologize in advance.I am grateful......for a family that has welcomed me home and supported me (in all manner of ways) as I make the transition from grad school to...whatever comes next....for my extended families, especially of the SJW and Ignatian varieties. ...for my "sister" and her family, who are a constant source of laughter and love....for my BFF, who let me live with her for ten weeks (thereby proving that we can indeed live with each other without killing each other!) and who was a great source of procrast

2009 IFTJ/SOA Weekend
People have been asking about the weekend, and so rather than have to tell the same stories time and time again and rather than keep talking, I’m going to write about the weekend. This will probably end up part “this is what happened” and part journal-type reflection, so I really won’t be offended if people don’t read the entire thing (that said, if you’re going to ask questions about the weekend…please do read it first). I was a little nervous going into Friday night, but not nearly as much as last year. Considering how bad my “stage fright” usually is before giving even a presentation in a class, I was kind of impressed at how much less twitchy I was this

Heartfelt congrats
I'm back in Boston and will update about that later, but I want to offer my congrats to the seven newly ordained deacons at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry: Miguel, Michael, Kevin, John, Richard, Derrick, and Miguel.And a very big congrats to my dear friend, Friar Matt Foley, who was ordained as a priest yesterday!

The newest additions to our family...
So, on Saturday, my mom and I went to a pet adoption. We had gone the previous weekend to look at dogs and there was a dog we were interested in looking at. Well, the puppy (who is actually 4) wasn't there, but we walked around and then...we found the kittens. And so my parents and I are now the proud adoptive family for two adorable five month old kittens.First, meet Guinevere (Gwen for short).