Up with the birds

When I was a child, muzzy read in a magazine about a family who said what they were grateful for each night at dinner. Since we were already having family dinners on the regular, my mom thought it would be nice to incorporate this into them. We did and it stuck. Nearly 20 years later, [...]

A family affair

Things have been very busy around here, which is why I’ve sort of dropped my blogging frequency. Mike and I are in the thick of a hunt for a new apartment, which is consuming an unbelievable amount of time. We like the place we live now, but we really need more space. Plus, its incredibly [...]

Time for a re-invention

“Not till we are lost, in other words, not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves.”-Henry David Thoreau
I haven’t written here in more than a week and while there’s not one specific reason why, several factors have contributed to my lack of postings. The first is that I’ve just been [...]

Stories, Food, Life

I finally took the plunge and got my hair cut after nearly two years of letting it grow. It was a great way to start the weekend because it was relaxing and I was well-groomed to meet Mike for dinner after. The actual cut isn’t anything fancy, just a little trim with some shaping. It [...]

Think spring

It’s spring! We’ve been experiencing such lovely (and unseasonable) weather in the last week that it seems to have put me, and nearly everyone else, in a really great mood. It’s hard not to smile when you can wear shorts outside in March in Massachusetts! Mike and I went on our first outdoor run last [...]

Luck of the Irish

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Unfortunately, the only green item of clothing I own that’s season appropriate is a wool sweater, so I’m WAY overdressed today since it’s supposed to be hovering around 60 this afternoon. I made some Irish Soda Bread for our work party and everyone loved it, which made me feel good. It’s [...]

Walking on sunshine

Yesterday I wrote about my wild trip home from New York City to Boston that was slightly harrowing, but turned out OK in the end. And things are looking even brighter: Delta is going to refund the unused portion of my ticket! Woohoo! Even if Delta hadn’t agreed to the refund, I would’ve likely gotten [...]

A very wet weekend

As I wrote about last week, I’ve been traveling a lot lately. Mostly, the trips have been very smooth (one hiccup in Colorado, but it was handled remarkably well). I wouldn’t call myself a pessimist, but all the good travel luck I’d been having seemed to good to be true and I had a bad [...]

Whirlwind wedding weekend

I’ve successfully completed my third of four plane trips in the span of two months (three in three weeks!) and I’m already gearing up for my last weekend away from home for a while. I love traveling, especially when I get to see friends, as I will this weekend in NYC, but I am also [...]

I’m leaving on a jet plane

I can hardly believe that another week is already coming to a close. Mike and I are off again this weekend, but this time we’re headed to North Carolina, where Mike’s dad is going to marry his longtime girlfriend. I got a dress in January to wear at the wedding and while I still love [...]

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