As fortunate as my children are, I still feel frustration, anger and helplessness that I can’t give them back the life they were living in March of 2020. And I mean the simplest of things… being able to go to a movie with friends, to hop out of the car without a mask, to have… Read More
Today we are celebrating my beautiful mother, “Marme” as we have always called her, on her birthday! I so wish we could be there in person, but I am more grateful than ever for the time we had at Christmas. In looking back, I can’t believe we didn’t take a single picture of the family… Read More
The kids were all up bright and early, excited to see if Santa came. It’s crazy to think how the bunk room at my parent’s has gone from four toddlers to a teen, two tweens and a little lady. I love that they have spent every Christmas falling asleep in that room, listening for bells… Read More
We kicked this Christmas Eve off on a sugar high, with Sister’s annual gingerbread house soiree for the cousins. She provided Oreo houses this year, which were a huge hit for everyone. They were so much tastier than gingerbread! Who knew?! Everyone put a lot of thought and effort into their creations this year. It’s… Read More
As discussed on Instagram a few weeks ago, last night was our “Christmas Open House”. The boys always look forward to a season of parties, events and friends AND all of the yummy food that comes with it. When I brainstormed ways to keep the magic in this weird Christmas season, I knew I wanted… Read More
2020 marked our fifteenth year of heading down to Phipps Plaza to see the quintessential Atlanta Santa! We always head down over Thanksgiving break and that was no different this year. It’s the official kickoff to Christmas for our family! This is one of those things (one of very, very few things) that I make… Read More
Finals week fun? Is there really such a thing? Well, I did my best to make it one in this unusual year! Both the boys were back to virtual for the last week of the semester and, as challenging as that was, I made use of the time to keep things light, bright and Christmassy.… Read More