Category Archives: family

No Babies ’til 2015*

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

I live in baby town. I don’t know what the number of pregnant women in our mile square is, but it is a LOT. No seriously, we even have an annual baby parade. I can’t go one day without seeing … Continue reading →

Posted in career, children, family, Hoboken, pregnancy | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

Christus Consolator (Revisited)

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

Twenty-one years ago today my birth father, Will Simmons, passed away. It’s hard to know how to honor someone in a ritual sense when you live three hours away from their gravesite, and can’t participate in the tradition of leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, Daddy Will, memories | 3 Comments

A Father’s Blessing.

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Last week, my parents celebrated twenty years of marriage. In the past, each passing year has been somewhat of a slap on the back. Something to the effect of “Hey, you did it! Again! Great job!” sometimes without much reflection … Continue reading →

Posted in family, memories, wedding recap | Tagged , | 6 Comments