48 Candles

Every generation has a Prince Charming.  A fairy tale hero, a knight in shining armor.  For many growing up in the 80s, it was Jake Ryan.  Was there ever a boyfriend as hunky, as dory, as swoon worthy as Jake Ryan?  Every girl (and many a boy, I’m sure) who daily lived the social awkwardness…

Happily Ever After and Other Urban Myths

I was never a Cinderella girl.  Never a fairy princess dresser or a tutu wearer or a tiara dreamer.  Never big on unicorns or rainbows or frills, though I did harbor a desire to be a Rockette for a while, but I think that was mostly due to my height and the fact that I…