I received a message the other day from my Grandma Stella. Funny thing is, though, she's in heaven and watches over me. My good friend Debbie aka "Rolanda", for whatever reason, is tied to my grandmother and gets these messages she's meant to deliver to me. This Saturday, Stella came through with a poem from Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken. The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked d

For all the 26 bright lights who shine now from above...this one's for you. 12.14.12 is one of those days I'll personally never forget. Sitting in my MT1 class, surrounded by all my classmates, my friend Michele, also from Newtown, screamed, "Oh, my God! There's been a shooting in Newtown!!" My head was spinning. Newtown? A gun shooting in sweet, innocent little Newtown that's five miles down the road from my hometown, Brookfield. I couldn't concentrate for the rest of the da