Author Archives: jennasauber

When you think about it, traditions are more than just about putting a new ornament on the tree every year, having lemon-filling cake for birthdays, and watching the same TV specials and movies every season. Traditions are about memories, creating something special between you and the person or people participating, and often, finding something thatContinue reading “The Meaning of Tradition”

So many things in our lives come down to the timing of it. The choices we make, the people we meet, and ultimately, our happiness, can depend on timing. When I decided to leave college a semester early, I was torn because I had just started dating my boyfriend, and I had always said IContinue reading “Timing is everything”

The expression “when it rains, it pours,” seems to ring true with me quite often. There have been times when I feel like my things are working against me, like back in early summer when my iPod first broke, my cell charger stopped working and my air mattress busted all at once. There are timesContinue reading “Spit it out”

I heard this morning that an acquaintance from college passed away this morning after battling leukemia for the past year and a half. Although I wasn’t close to him, several good friends of mine were, and I hurt for them. It’s such a wake-up call when things like this happen. One day, he was aContinue reading “Live while you can”

As my friends and I have scattered to far corners of the country after graduation to continue our education, join the 9 to 5ers, or (gasp!) get married, the issues of commitment and choices have become so much more magnified. We must choose how to spend our money wisely, we must choose to commit toContinue reading “Commitment and choices”