When I began this journey in January 2013, it seemed as if I would never see the end. My goal was to document MY life and MY family. It wasn’t always easy, and there were quite a few weeks that I wished I could just stop. Looking back, however, I realize what I gift I...
Well, this will be my last post before the big celebrations this week, so I wanted to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas! The kiddos are out of school now, so last week was spent doing all of the last-minute holiday preparations that always come before the big day. Lots of gift-wrapping, decking...
Every year it seems that I have really great intentions of trying to slow down and savor the Christmas season. Christmas preparations usually have me in a tizzy, and I constantly have to remind myself what Christmas is truly all about. Amidst all the parties and shopping and wrapping and visiting, I made sure to...
If you look hard enough, you can find a reason to celebrate every day of the year. Thankfully I discovered that December 4th is National Cookie Day, so I decided to celebrate accordingly. I am a sucker for an ooey-gooey, right-out-of-the-oven chocolate chip cookie. In my opinion, that is the only way to eat one....
What a happy Thanksgiving week is was for our family last week! It started out with a fresh hairdo (as I always like to be photo-ready for the holidays, even if I’m the one taking all the pictures and never end up in ANY of them). Tuesday dawned dreary and wet, and I had to...