Tweet Today marks the start of my birthday month, and anyone who knows me realizes that I love my birthday. I realize this is somewhat narcissistic because I’m basically saying that I love gifts, attention and celebration centered around me. But, I can’t help it–birthdays bring me joy and I love celebrating mine as well as other [...]
Tweet My friend Ashlee is the Managing Editor at The Violet Online, and this basically means that when I asked her if I could write an article for their upcoming winter issue, she said yes. It also means that I got to attend a mid-week brunch at her house a few Thursdays ago because she [...]
TweetAfter a pretty horrible pre-Christmas week, our vacation redeemed a lot of the feelings of tiredness and brokenness that we were feeling. Sadly, there is not a photo of the fun fondue dinner party I hosted at my parents’ house. Sarah, Lauren and Katie all came and it was wonderful. I’ve known Sarah and Lauren [...]
TweetWe are really exhausted around here. Like, a tired that we didn’t even experience when Anna arrived…because it’s a different kind of tired. And yet, life goes on. The good and the bad. The parties, and the baking, and the friends, and the rough conversations- they are all happening. I feel really fortunate that I [...]
TweetI wouldn’t say we’re big on Halloween at this house. The first year living in Sacramento we both had class on Halloween night. In the years since, we’ve stayed home in sweat pants, eaten soup, and gotten cozy. It’s not that I’m anti-Halloween, it’s just that I don’t really care that much. I’m more of [...]