On this day 35 years ago, my cousin took his own life. I was only 14 years old. I still remember it like it was yesterday. He and my dad were like brothers. He had reached out to my dad to talk. We all thought things would turn out differently. He made plans to come […]
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Mar
Mar
There is one thing for sure, I do love a good party and I have been to some of the biggest parties in the world, hosted some great parties and attended a multitude of parties. It is no wonder that once I entered the catering and event planning industry that I felt the most comfortable. […]
Thanksgiving 2021 had come and gone and the holiday season was gearing up to be a busy one. I was enjoying the holidays even more than usual since things were slowly getting back to normal after the long COVID pandemic. One night in early December I was out with friends and an old friend bought […]
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Mar
Mar
Over thirty years ago when I was a junior in high school, I had a pen pal from Kyiv. At that time, Kyiv was still part of the Soviet Union and the Cold War was slowly coming to an end. A couple of years passed and Ukraine gained it’s independence from the crumbling Soviet Union […]