It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since I graduated high school. The year was 1994: Ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by Tonya Harding’s bodyguard Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump & The Lion King were in the movie theaters Ace of Base, Celine Dion and Salt-N-Pepa topped the charts Yes – I feel old. …
ACTUAL CONVERSATION: Random student: “It’s so great you came back! What year did you graduate?” Me: “1994” Random student: “Oh…1994 is the year I was born! Cool!” Me: DYING….. Now – repeat this conversation about 300 times and that was my Friday night back at my high school. While I felt like an old lady…
As you may or may not be aware – I grew up in Northbrook, Illinois. I went to the same high school made famous in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (and powder-puff hazing – but we won’t get into that.) I came across this cool map the other day. While I know it’s not 100% accurate-…
The world has lost a legend today, film director John Hughes. I know it’s silly, I didn’t know the guy, but I felt like I did. He truly touched my life…in so many different ways. John Hughes was born in Lansing, Michigan (ironically, where I went to College!!!) and his family moved to Illinois right…