“I wish you’d grow up”

When I was younger and living in the Golden State, my grandmother across the country used to send us money for Christmas. Each person got a set amount usually in the middle of December to spend as we pleased. My parents would take us shopping in the weeks leading up to Christmas so that we […]

The Joy of Childhood

There’s a gumball machine at my workplace, one of the good old fashioned ones where each gumball just costs a quarter. Watching the glee on children’s faces as they clutch coins between their fingers and run towards it always makes me smile. The excitement of candy, the anticipation while trying to guess what color gumball […]