Papi

I am simply the most blessed kid on earth because this man is my father: He has my complete love and admiration. To all the great fathers in the world — may you be celebrated and adored this weekend! ~K

Thank you, Arizona

I spent my last day in the Valley, among other things hugging many friends and hiking Camelback Mountain. A sign I will always be Arizonan at heart? My tan officially matches the landscape. The car is packed, including my bikes. I’m off to a new home in...

Bay of Beige

My current moving alert isn’t red. Or orange. It’s beige. I’m surrounded by beige. Boxes, boxes everywhere. It’s mayhem. My happy spin on the current homeland Code Beige!: packing is a lot of fun for a girl who loves to organize. I currently...

Yes, John Denver Made the List

Since my first recordable cassette tape player, I’ve used music mixes to communicate what I can’t. Tomorrow night my friends are throwing me one hell of a going away party. In turn, I’m making party favors — my “Arizona –>...

Dominos Fall

Friday, I got the sign off on a good job in Colorado. This meant happy hour at our favorite local haunt — Four Peaks. Saturday, I met the future tenants on my little home. I’m tiding up a few pieces of my life in Arizona that have remained gray far too...

Organizing

I have a lot of jewelry. I’d guess the sum total value of all of it is less than $200, but the sentimental value of the beads I traded for on the streets of Bamenda, the earrings I brought back from the Philippines, my grandmother’s turquoise bracelet...