Author: Ames

At Home, deClutter, Journal

The Move: Status Update

My family will probably be arriving in Charlottesville a week from today to help me pack up my belongings and move them to storage until I figure out where I land after the bar. Hard to believe that in less than 10 days I will no longer be living in […]

Journal

But-For Cause

I am in the midst of bar review. And it’s intense. Recently I was reviewing for torts. For those who don’t know the law, the best way to describe a tort is to consider it an injury, whether to your person, your property, your reputation, or your mind. There are […]

At Home, deClutter, Food

The Move: Preparations

I started this blog when I moved to Charlottesville three years ago in August. Hard to believe, but in three weeks I’ll be moving away. Where to? I don’t know…but my lease is up and I’ve graduated, so that means it’s time to go. I’ve definitely been thinking about Abraham […]

Food

Potluck Hit: Roasted Sweet Potato Salad

I hate mayonnaise. And I don’t like cold noodles (except soba, sesame noodles, and some other Asian noodle dishes). As a result, I hate almost all picnic salads: potato salad, egg salad, (veggie) chicken salad, macaroni salad, pasta salad. Ew, ew, EW! Then I came across a recipe in the […]

Journal

Grown Up

Today, I had a flashback as I watched one of my lifelong best friends  kneel with her new husband as the pastor prayed with them at the end of the wedding service. Though we were praying, I decided not to close my eyes. And a memory of the fifth grade […]

Devotionals

Perspective

Today I took the first of my last two finals in law school. I remember my first semester of law school. It was the first time I would actually spend some Saturday nights studying. This may have had to do  with the fact that I was still in the process […]