Living

#YesWeDid: Derby Day Dawn At The Backside

I adore Derby season. That’s no secret. From the Great Balloon Glow to Wine Fest at the Belvedere, I go all out & have a ball for the two-week Kentucky Derby Festival each year. And it wouldn’t be Derby for me without at least one day at Churchill Downs. I go to the track at […]

Living

Moving Truck [#TheEichLife no. 67]

In a couple of Mondays, my kid brother will load his family in a moving truck and hit the east coast to live in upstate New York. Growing up, I thought families always lived spread throughout the country. All of my aunts and uncles were scattered across a map of the United States and it […]

Living

Taking The Autopilot Off And The Art Of Flying Your Life [#TheFlyingMom no. 9]

In the flying world there are many different disciplines to explore. The very basic and fundamental is in the beginning… learning how to fly. Back in the “day” spectators would gather from miles around just to see the magical feat of man defying laws of nature and flying. A day where stick and rudder skills […]

Living

Air Guitar [#TheEichLife no. 36]

  It’s 11pm on a weekday and I am messaging with an old friend (via social media) who is currently seeing one of my all-time favorite bands in concert for the first time. “I clearly remember [back in high school] driving down Lakeside Road with you in the passenger seat, sunroof open and you singing […]

Living

Happy Mother’s Day…What Are The Odds Of You Being Alive

Mother’s Day is an extra special day. Because, no matter who you are on this planet, you were brought into this world by a woman, your mother, who chose to give birth to you. It is the ultimate gift, this gift of life, that anyone can bestow on a person. You can’t buy it, you […]