Just over one year ago, I was working a fundraising event for an internship, so, naturally, it was an occasion for mingling (awkward) and meeting new people. A staff member introduced me, saying, "This is Mallory. She's got a wedding coming up in just a few weeks!" The lady smiled a big smile - a [...]
A funny thing happens when you move out. All of a sudden, Mom's not there to make a full meal every night consisting of a protein, starch and green veggie. Someone has to do it. And by that I really mean get dinner on the table, green veggie or not. The kitchen is one room [...]
I haven't been here in a little while. I could tell you that school has me zapped. Or that we tend to be busy 4+ evenings a week and I haven't had the time to sit down and write. Those things are true, only to an extent. But there's been an overarching theme of my [...]
Before I got married, one of my favorite ways to find inspiration and procrastinate on homework was to look at blog posts about weddings. Country weddings, modern weddings, super quirky and traditional - I'd absorb them all. I appreciated the play-by-play commentary about the vendors, what went well and what was weird. I made a [...]
I owe this post to my good friend Elizabeth, who has been married for just over a year now. Thanks, girl. On a weeknight this past spring, I sat down on an over-sat-on couch with some lovely ladies from my college bible study. Reaping all the marriage advice and wisdom I could, I asked Elizabeth [...]
I'm not quite sure how to begin this post. The last few weeks have been exciting, busy, love-filled weeks. I married an awesome man 16 days ago, and since then, it's been a process of allowing my mind to catch up with the monumental action I performed when I signed a few papers on that [...]
Mallory R. Manning 