I’m writing this while basking in the warm glow of our Christmas tree, covered in ornaments we’ve spent a lifetime collecting. Every year, I think our tree is the most beautiful one I’ve ever seen, but I’m biased. It’s filled with old incandescent twinkle lights (I can’t bring myself to buy those obscenely bright LED […]
Read more "Oh, Christmas Tree"The moment the dentist showed us the 360 X-ray of our son’s mouth, we could see he’d need braces. His top incisors (the vampire teeth, or often called “canines”) didn’t have any room to come down. Without space, the teeth could clearly erupt from any which way they chose, messing up Leigh’s entire life. Well, […]
Read more "Metal Mouth"Think about all the ways you can travel. It’s wild to think I can take a car from my house to the airport, get on a plane to a new city I’ve never been to, and then take a train to a hotel and venture out from there. When visiting Toronto, we didn’t even need […]
Read more "Planes, trains and automobiles"Happy butterflies filled my chest when a close colleague gifted me the most beautiful loaf of sourdough. It was a work of art, beautifully flecked with white flour dust in swirls. An actual artisan creation. Everyone loves to feel special, and being gifted homemade bread makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I know […]
Read more "Baking Kindness"In pursuit of visiting every Major League Baseball park, we spent a weekend in New York City as our beloved Chicago Cubs played the New York Yankees. At the peak of sweaty summer heat, we caught more than just the game while in the city that never sleeps. It’s a pizza partyWe flew outta town […]
Read more "The City that Never Sleeps"Vacationing with my brother and his family was exactly the way we wanted to start this summer season. Planned for the week after school let out, we wanted a trip within driving distance and some place we both felt comfortable going to. We’ve independently vacationed in the Smoky Mountains before and thought it would be […]
Read more "Magic in these Mountains"This kids Uno-themed birthday party was a wild one. Our son looks forward to his birthday celebration every year. While I don’t entertain at our house very often, I enjoy planning a fun, themed party for kids and family to celebrate our little one, who is growing increasingly closer to his teenage years. Who knows […]
Read more "Don’t forget to yell Uno!"On a summer trip to Oakland, California, we dipped into a used bookshop across the street from our hotel downtown. The sun drapped across racks of romance paperbacks, hardcover history and audiobook CDs in jewel cases, all lined up outside the shop. My 8-year-old gravitated toward a series of colorful Goosebump books which he insisted […]
Read more "Bookmarks"Major League Baseball determines many of our travels, and this trip to London was no different. We got wind that the Chicago Cubs were going to be playing in the London MLB series in December and quickly went to work booking our plane tickets and hotel room. With the series happening on the weekend, we […]
Read more "Take me to London, mate"I got my nose pierced this summer. And while it is everything I hoped it would be, it turned out to be flawed. I made plans to get the piercing from a professional piercing salon while on a trip to visit one of my closest friends. I miss her so much when we’re separated. This […]
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The Glory of Life as a Suburban Wife 