Usually for Easter, we drive far, far away. Hey, Dana Point can sometimes take like 3 hours! This year we stayed pretty local and visited family in Chatsworth. It was a lovely day except for the fact that Stevie skipped his nap. So he was just plain ol’ angry. A grumpy old man in a…
In case you hadn’t heard, driving from SoCal to Southern Mizz is no joke. I’m just going to start calling Missouri “Mizz”. Because why not. We rented a minivan, or – as my stepdad likes to call it – a Mormon Assault Vehicle so that we could have a little more space. Five hours into…
No matter how crummy the circumstance, having all of us together in one place… well, it hasn’t changed much over the years. Except there are probably a lot more inappropriate jokes now that we are older. And we talk about our feelings more. But otherwise, yes. We are just a bunch of overgrown kids. And I have…
We got in late last night. Pretty sure I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Then today I woke up to an alarm and a list of things to do. Back to the old grind. Were we just in Missouri? Did we just attend a funeral for Luke? Were we really…
Yesterday was really, really hard. My nephew’s funeral took place here in Missouri. He packed the memorial hall. Many, many kind words were spoken. He brought all different types of people together through love. When I looked at him in the casket, I couldn’t believe how big he had gotten in the last 6 months.…
This is a post I do not want to write. Some of you already know that we recently had a tragedy in our family. March 16th, 2013 marked the day we received the terrible phone call, letting us know that my younger brother and his wife lost their only son, 14 year old Luke. I…
So who else is obsessed with the latest Anthropologie catalog?! Anyone? Just me? Dang. Maybe it’s the shopping diet talking, but I seriously have looked at it 15 times. Each time, I slowly turn the pages to make sure I don’t miss anything. I’ve always considered myself a Fall–loving kind of gal (coats and boots…
This post is a little difficult for me to write without getting a bit choked up. We just returned from an amazing weekend in Sacramento visiting family – I only wish it were under different circumstances. My dear Aunt Sheila has been sick with breast cancer. This is her second battle with it in the…
I can’t take any credit for this. My husband makes the most killer french toast. The key ingredient is the bread. He buys his Challah Bread from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on the west side of town, and it is so delicious. I’ve heard there is better (and cheaper) out there, but so far…
Last year I wrote a post called 25 Ways To Know You’re Such a Mom. It’s a list that can constantly evolve, but still holds true. Sometimes it’s unbelievable how much life has changed or what you’ve had to give up after becoming a mom. But it certainly has it’s perks too. Hearing “Mama” for the first…