by Cristina | Dec 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Imagine waking up each morning, reaching over to your nightstand and finding a beautifully made martini. You could spend the first 10 minutes of your day, lying in bed, sipping the drink and anticipating the buzz. Sure, it might keep you from accomplishing much before...
by Cristina | Dec 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
The email came with anger and accusations. We had just signed off the late news and I was packing up, exhausted and ready for bed. The lead story that night was about an unsolved murder, one of our “embed” stories that spent 8 minutes exploring one...
by Cristina | Oct 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
I remember everything about that first punch in the face. I can clearly see the fist heading toward my right eye, as if someone hit the slow motion button. I could make out individual hairs on his arm, saw a bead of sweat fall from the edge of his wrist wrap then...
by Cristina | Oct 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
My husband and I spent this Summer putting out fires. Illness, injury, cancelled vacations, unexpected bumps and bruises, a death, disappointment in some relationships and clarity on many things that truly matter. All of this made for a Summer we’ll be glad...
by Cristina | Oct 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
When you bake a cake there is usually a celebration to come. Cake is the universal food of life milestones. Birthdays, weddings and baby showers are all marked by a cake of some kind and whether elaborate or simple, the act of baking one for someone else is an act...
