As I danced around in a beautiful dream, a piercing sound filled the air.  What was this noise and why was it ruining my dance.  A few moments later I came to my senses and realized it was not a dream but rather my alarm clock.  Was it really 3:45AM?  Why was it going off? …

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This past weekend, my BF and 5 of our friends headed up to Deep Creek Lake for the long weekend.  Deep Creek Lake is about 4 hours (with traffic) northwest of Washington, DC.  We found the house we rented on vacationrentals.com.  We rented a beautiful 4 bedroom house, with a hot tub, for 4 days…

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Well, it’s official…. “The Dean has authorized an early release for staff to get a start on Memorial Day weekend, for those who are able. Employees who are working may leave at 2:00 pm without charge to annual leave”.  YAY!! At 2 PM I will get in my car, pick up my BF and head…

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Planning a vacation is a lot of fun, but for whatever reason, it made me so anxious today.  With so many options and the goal to save money for the future, finding a place to celebrate my BF’s and my anniversary became a challenge. Some of our ideas included: 1. Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA…

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