Coffee and a Conversation

As Told Over Brunch is a home for intelligent discourse from the twenty-something perspective - so the stuff you gossip about over mimosas on Sunday morning or over takeout on your friend's couch when happy hour ends too early. We love chatting about our lives, whether it be the relationships we’re building (or destroying), lessons we've learned at work, struggles at school, growing pains we've felt, or even the food we’re talking over.

A Dream of Happily Ever After

April 10, 2018 by Cazey Williams in Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Cazey's Column

A while ago I met a girl. When we met she had a boyfriend, but the next time we ran into each other she was single. We found ourselves alone at a party. I asked for her number.

On our first and only date, I learned she didn’t drink beer like me. Our last names began with the same letter. We grew up in neighboring cities. We enjoyed reading true life tales of terror.

I have always been frank that I don’t know what my future holds. I will finish my PhD this year. I don’t even know what job sector I will seek a career in, let alone if I will stay in the country. The only thing I do know is that I don’t want to settle down. At least I don’t think I do.

I Won't See You Again

August 12, 2016 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

This past year I've gone on a travel binge. I don't want to compete with anyone, but I've been to Copenhagen, Malmö, D.C., Amsterdam and greater Holland, New York, Key West, Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Chicago, and finally my hometown of Virginia Beach in the last six months.

Some of these I won't actually count as travel destinations, and I will see again, but I can't promise I'll be back to all of them.

I had this curious revelation on my final morning in Copenhagen. It was my first trip abroad, something I had dreamed about since middle school, and I hoped to have many more adventures abroad. Still, my journey's closing was bittersweet.