In 2013, I had a breakthrough. I learned how to host a dinner party where I could participate in the action vs. stay in the kitchen the whole time. Whoa. Granted, we purposely set up the new kitchen and dining room area as one space so conversation could still flow while I’m putting the finishing […]
Happy New Year, friends!! How were your holidays? Full of good meals, photo-worthy memories, and fun football games, I hope! While I’m choosing to enjoy these next two days basking in the glow of a perfectly good year, I know some folks want to jump right into their 2014 resolutions today. Perhaps I can be […]
I abhor the term “babymoon”. It’s so…I don’t know – Hallmarkian? I will do everything in my power NOT to admit that this is exactly the type of trip Randy and I just enjoyed over the last weekend. Yes, we went down to Chicago to do things grown-ups do (like visit museums and eat ice […]
Remember all that whining I did about things not going according to plan yesterday? Well, the Gods wanted to remind me that you don’t need to plan everything down to the minute detail all the time. (Obviously, we need to go bowling so they can get to know me better… and so I can persuade […]
Last week I promised you a recap of my Thanksgiving traditions in all of their finery. But then Thanksgiving weekend actually happened. It was too cold and Randy too sick, so we didn’t go for a Thanksgiving morning walk like we did last year. Instead, I watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and cried through the […]