In a few short weeks, I’m going to be an auntie again! My sister and her husband are expecting a little girl and my entire family is beyond excited to welcome her into the world. Joe and I were out and about on Saturday doing some Christmas shopping and we…
My piano. My first big purchase after landing a real, honest-to-goodness full-time job 21 years ago. (Well, along with some interest-free assistance from my parents.) My nemesis when I was in elementary school and I didn’t feel like practicing. My stress reliever when I’ve had a long day and I…
I apologize in advance that I’m not going to be able to write a completely coherent blog post about Thanksgiving week. I seriously am staring at my computer screen at a loss for the right words to describe my experiences last week in Washington DC. Thrilling. Hilarious. Exhausting. Surreal. Memories of…
Happy Thanksgiving from Washington DC!
I love to bake. I do sometimes like to cook actual meals with a variety of food groups, although typically not on weeknights when the second I get home, my 9-year-old is asking the proverbial question, “What’s for dinner?” (Which is ironic, if you know my son, because he is…
I feel like I am way too tired to write coherently tonight, but I want to share a few photos from my completely fabulous girls’ weekend. I’ve been getting together with my cousin, Christine, every November for the past 15 years – she lives in Iowa and this is our…
My Wordless Wednesday has a few words. I can’t help it. I write. That’s what I do. I love taking pictures, but I love captioning them too. So you’ll forgive me, right? Goodnight, Minnesota’s Presidential turkeys. They are tucked away, cozy in this beautiful and festive garden shed-turned-turkey-barn, at least…
In about two months or so, I’m going to be an auntie again! My baby sister, Jodi, and her husband are having their own baby – a little girl due January 7 – and this weekend my sister-in-law, Dana, and I threw her a baby shower. Joe was the last…