Maybe There Will Be Cupcakes

Ginny Bartolone's Blog of Many Years

Month: October 2016

  • Day 19: Fundraiser Thank You!!

    A giant thank you to Lynn Salehi for donating to my birthday fundraiser.  Lynn is an incredible coworker, neighbor, and frequent lunch buddy that I am very lucky to have in the office right next door. Thank you, Lynn!!!

  • Day 19: Quick 1-ish sentence stories about wedding planning

    For today’s quick Saturday post, I present….one (-ish) sentence stories about wedding planning! We knew the place was fancy–but not our type of fancy–when they told us that styrofoam swan in the entranceway was an extra charge. Ben had never seen me watch reality TV until the day after he proposed, after which I spent…

  • Fundraiser, DAY 18!!!

    Thank you very much to the best neighbors anyone could ever ask for–Ben and Lindsay Weisman!!!  They very generously donated to my fundraiser!!  They are two of our favorite people on this planet–amazing hosts, great artists, and pretty darn good at fundraising themselves.  We are the luckiest of people to now have them right around…

  • Day 18: The Day I Freed the Horses

    Day 18: The Day I Freed the Horses

    For the final 30 days of my twenties, I am writing one personal narrative a day that has impacted my life until now.  To read more about my challenge, feel free to check out the first post.   Also, this 30 Day challenge is also to support a wonderful charity, Zara Aina.  Please check out my fundraiser here and if…

  • Day 17: Fundraiser Thank You and Tales of Insomnia

    First of all, I have to thank Tim Casey for very generously contributing to my birthday fundraiser.  Tim is a dear friend of me and my husband, and also an inspiring running coach!!  Thank you Tim!! I’ve been struggling with the idea of writing today because I had one of those nights.  One of those–watching…

  • Day 16: Fundraiser THANK YOU and Silly Student Quotes

    First of all, I have to send a huge thank you to Jessie and Dan Blum Gabriel for donating to my fundraiser for Zara Aina.  In the past year, they have become a huge part of our Montclair community of lovely people.  They are both generous and loving–and have two beautiful boys!!  Because of you,…

  • Day 15: The Last Day of the Camino

    For the final 30 days of my twenties, I am writing one personal narrative a day that has impacted my life until now.  To read more about my challenge, feel free to check out the first post.   Also, this 30 Day challenge is also to support a wonderful charity, Zara Aina.  Please check out my fundraiser here and if…

  • Day 14: That Terrible Time I Tried to Be a Hip-Hop Dancer

    For the final 30 days of my twenties, I am writing one personal narrative a day that has impacted my life until now.  To read more about my challenge, feel free to check out the first post.   Also, this 30 Day challenge is also to support a wonderful charity, Zara Aina.  Please check out my fundraiser here and if…

  • Day 13: Thirty Lessons Learned Between 20 and 30

    For the final 30 days of my twenties, I am writing one personal narrative a day that has impacted my life until now.  To read more about my challenge, feel free to check out the first post.  Also, this 30 Day challenge is also to support a wonderful charity, Zara Aina.  Please check out my fundraiser here and if…

  • Day 12: Who Owns a Story?

    So after two long, but very nice, days, I was thinking of writing a quick, non-emotional story for the next day of this challenge.  I figured it was a throwaway day–it’s a Saturday night, and maybe no one will be up for reading a blog post.  However, something has been weighing on my mind since…