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My In-and-Out Valentine

Last year, I found out about the White Castle Valentine's Day Dinners. Participating White Castles take reservations for this event. You are greeted at the door by a host/hostess dressed to the nines, who will escort you to your tablecloth-covered, candlelit table. (Pictures from Off The Broiler) It was perfect for us! We immediately made reservations and eagerly awaited our date. However, mother nature had other plans for us - a horrible snowstorm kept us from scarfing down those delectable mini burgers and the inevitable stomachache that follows soonafter. With our first Valentine's Day as a married couple less than a month away, we had been looking forward to making reservations at our local White Castle once again. Then we realized that this year's...

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My Reaction to USAir Flight 1549

Earlier today, a US Airways plane carrying 155 passengers crash-landed into the Hudson River. I immediately had three reactions to the incident.   Reaction #1: Pray for the passengers and crew I have only began to re-realize the power of prayer and I love the impact it is having on my life. My prayer only lasted a couple of minutes, but tears undeniably pooled in my eyes as I prayed for the passenger and crew's safety, and thanking God for delivering them from what could've been an even more horrible incident.   Reaction #2: "Frickin' Birds!" My friends and family have always made fun of me for my fear of birds. "I told you so" seems so befitting, yet unsurprisingly inappropriate. Immediately following the incident, my Facebook homepage...

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