The Fun and Bumpy Ride 10 Apr 2024 Dashing my dreams in Dayton “You really have a way of getting people to spill their life stories,” Newfound Friend Number Two remarked while sitting… Betsy Voreacos
The Fun and Bumpy Ride 03 Apr 2024 Hello Mary Lu I lost Mary Lu somewhere in the shuffle of life. But forever etched in my mind is the image of… Betsy Voreacos
The Fun and Bumpy Ride 23 Feb 2024 The Making of a Mother “Exactly 32 years ago, you were ABOUT TO BECOME A MOTHER!” the daughter texted me last night. “What are your… Betsy Voreacos
The Fun and Bumpy Ride 14 Feb 2024 All You Need is Love Despite a life bursting with love, I have never been a fan of Valentine's Day. I love chocolate, I love… Betsy Voreacos
The Fun and Bumpy Ride 29 Jan 2024 The Stuff Legends Are Made Of My three sisters and I grew up perched beneath the pedestal listening to our larger-than-life father retell story after story.… Betsy Voreacos
The Fun and Bumpy Ride 08 Dec 2023 What’s that Word? “Decoy!” I texted my friend Assunta. “The word is decoy.” This was a while ago, back when Taylor Swift attended… Betsy Voreacos
The Fun and Bumpy Ride 05 Nov 2023 A Different Kind of College Reunion “Did I ever tell you the story about (fill in the blank)…” I begin. “Yeah, you did,” comes the… Betsy Voreacos
The Fun and Bumpy Ride 17 Oct 2023 Hearts in the Right Place “Let me get this straight,” said a friend who clearly did not know the great lengths I’ve gone to… Betsy Voreacos
The Fun and Bumpy Ride 24 Sep 2023 Ta Da! “Don’t use the kitchen while I’m away,” I warned the ever-loving spouse when I traversed to Traverse City a couple… Betsy Voreacos
The Fun and Bumpy Ride 30 Jul 2023 A Wedding Story “You know you can say no,” a random woman I befriended at the beauty parlor snorted after I overshared that I was going to my 87rd wedding that weekend. I may actually be… Betsy Voreacos