The 20-30 minute drive from my house to Costco is always filled with music. Since the girls were born, I’ve loaded them in Lola (my first Jeep) and then Burt Reynolds (my second Jeep), and we’d drive with the windows down and the music up from San Jose to Cabo San Lucas.
16 Years of Marriage. A Letter to my Husband.
Dear Craig, Thank you for asking me to marry you. I would imagine that you had no idea what you were getting into back in 2002 when you popped the question… Let’s be honest, you’d been slightly coerced into the…
Two Pretzels 2019 Emmy Red Carpet Fashion Recap
The 2019 Emmy Red Carpet was ridiculous colorful. Red and pink were uber popular. Read on to see what I thought! And don’t forget to tell me what YOU think…
on grief: Six years later, Carole King and tears.
The girls and I were driving home from school when Carole King’s 1971 classic song, You’ve got a friend, came on my satellite radio. We were about 6 houses down from our own driveway, and I smiled.
Him.
When your best friend is celebrating, are words enough? I’d say no. But, I’ll give it a whirl.
Best Eavesdropping ALL Summer: A Millennial, his parents and hope.
So Craig and I are sitting outside of a cafe in downtown Portland. We’ve just finished taking a tour of the amazing waterfalls and a boy/man of about 21 sits down next to us with his parents.
…in the end, everything is going to be fine…
There’s nothing like flying that reminds you that you’re not in control.
And today she’s 10.
So many of you walked through the pregnancy and the birth of Lila with me on this blog. Remember my produce reports? And my Lila Lunes weekly updates? Oh friends, today she’s 10. Can you even believe it? Ten years…
Another blog post about grief and loss.
Bad things, hard things… happen.
They just do.
And they hurt.
Mother’s Day Memories: I’m your mom, not your friend.
“I’m not your friend, I’m your mom.” Growing up there were a series of statements that I vehemently vowed not to repeat to my children after hearing them from the lips of my now deceased Mom. (I smile as I…
