And Then The Phone Rang: What I've Learned about Life, Love, and Lasagna

Have you ever had your entire world fall apart within five short years? Do your relatives often find themselves saying, "If only we could turn the clock back, just for a day" at your family functions? Welcome to my life. Until I turned seventeen, my life was pretty average. Well, maybe above average. My family went on two lavish vacations a year; we lived in a nice home, and we had a large family whom we saw at least once a week, if not more. I was looking forward to graduating and leaving ...