Two of my favorite people had birthdays today, my Nana and my big brother. It was a big one for Nana (she’d kill me if I put the real age…) so there was family in town from Michigan, Connecticut and even Georgia. We had our own room at her favorite restaurant and had a proper […]
Ryan and I like to walk in the woods when we’re at camp and try to find something to bring home with us. This time we found this great moss-covered rock.
Chris made an appearance while I was in Detroit! It was so nice to have someone to explore the city with. We made a loop around the auto show before it was open to the public, went to the Ford Museum, roamed around the Heidelberg Project for a while and went to dinner together. It […]
My mom rented us a great house in Shelburne, Vermont this year for Christmas. It’s been a lot of years since I spent the holiday in Vermont and it was such a treat to get to see all of my extended family. The weather didn’t really cooperate so the crowd was a little smaller than […]
My Nana makes incredible Christmas cookies. They aren’t really traditional Christmas cookies but it’s really the only time of year she makes them. They are kind of like oatmeal cookies, but also have coconut and of course the main ingredient – gumdrops! I would give you the recipe but as Nana says ‘it’s a family […]
Aunt Nancy, Alex and I signed up to run in the 2012 Santa 5k when we were at the expo for our marathon relay. At the time we were all capable of running 13.1 miles so a 5k seemed like a great idea. Throw in some santa suits and it got even more exciting. Alex […]
Ryan and I headed to New Jersey for Thanksgiving this year. We spent a few days at his moms house and went to the Chart House on the Hudson for dinner and had an amazing meal.
I have the best kind of mom. I have the kind of mom that bought her daughter a pony. The kind of mom that knew what passion and love for animals had done for her, and chose to share that with her daughter. I have the kind of mom that put her daughter on a […]