Today I held tight my bright, precocious, somewhat silly and extremely strong willed SIX year old. Each year on his birthday I try to ingrain in my memory the sheer essence of him. His dark lashed eyes, his quirky single dimple, his wiry frame, his sweet baby teeth, his unbounded energy, his innocent compassion, his… Read More
Every year on Black Friday, we forego midnight madness and big box bargains to don our holiday best, cue the sounds of the season, and commence our Christmas celebrations at some of the South’s most revered holiday institutions. Our first stop is Phipps Plaza. After the requisite Starbucks sojourn, we make our lists, check them twice… Read More
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! We essentially ate our way through the day – with the highlights being Turkey Cinnamon Rolls and a delish green bean side dish to accompany our traditional meal with Honey’s family. Back home, we further gorged on a non-traditional chili supper with cornbread waffles and pumpkin whoopie pies. And once the littles… Read More
After yesterday’s post, I want to thank all of you that sent sweet comments, emails and texts. Each and every one of them meant the world to me (and Honey too.) I didn’t publish them, but did want you all to know that I read them and treasure them. You sure know how to make… Read More
Four years ago today was Thanksgiving Day. It was also the day that, after eighteen long hours of labor, I delivered my son Matthew stillborn. I knew going into labor that he wasn’t alive, but that didn’t make the time go any faster or the pain any less. He was perfect and beautiful and will… Read More
Thanksgiving is just three days away and our Give Thanks tree is bursting with blessings. Of all the countdowns we do around these parts, this one is my very favorite. After my original post, I received quite a few questions about how I made the tree. Since it was pre-blogging days, I don’t have a… Read More
Along with a little group of my fellow twi-hard team Edward besties, it has become our tradition to have a movie viewing session before each new installment in the Twilight saga. Besties E and N have both taken their turns at hosting the fete, and I was giddy to do the honors this go round.… Read More