When I was growing up our Easter tradition was to go to the river (Colorado River) and spend the weekend with my extended family on my mom’s side. I have a large extended family, and my grandma’s siblings, and their kids, and their kids’ kids would all come. To give … Continue reading
Category Archives: Stories
Austin’s First Birthday
It is so hard to believe that it has already been a year since Austin’s eventful birth. This precious time with him has been absolutely flying by, but it sure has been fun watching him learn new things and seeing his sweet little personality emerge. No words could ever capture … Continue reading →
My unplanned home birth (Austin’s birth story), part 2
If you haven’t read part 1 yet, you can catch up here. [Reminder: This is a birth story. There are some parts that are somewhat graphic, so you may not want to read this if that kind of thing grosses you out.] I headed back to our room and a … Continue reading →
My unplanned home birth (Austin’s birth story), Part 1
[Fair warning: This is a birth story. If that sort of thing grosses you out, you may want to stop reading here.] With less than a month to go until Austin’s first birthday, I think it’s time to officially tell the story of his eventful birth. For those … Continue reading →
Little Moments: February ’14 Edition
After I wrote this post, I started thinking of a million other things I should have said about my boys. I used to record key moments in a journal, but I really don’t have time to duplicate efforts right now by journaling and blogging, so I’m going to make a … Continue reading →
Real Motherhood: A sick infant and a tired toddler
Note: I first drafted this post on the evening of the day that is described, but I held the post because I wanted to include it in the monthly Real Motherhood Linkup. I really liked the idea behind this linkup of showing the sides of motherhood that are not usually … Continue reading →
Five Favorites (Vol. 2): Our Sea World trip
—The Backstory— Some of my favorite gifts to give are ones that create opportunities for me to spend time with my loved ones. As I thought about what to get my family (referring in this case to my parents and brother) for Christmas this year, I realized that what we … Continue reading →
Business travel with young kids at home
Last week I went on my first business trip for my new job. Business travel basically comes with the territory in my industry. I still remember one of the first business trips I took when I was brand new to sales. I went to Chicago with a couple coworkers, and … Continue reading →
The Naked Christmas (2013)
Why has this year’s celebration been termed our Naked Christmas? Oh, it’s an interesting story, but let’s start from the beginning… Our Christmas tradition is that we go to my parents’ house on Christmas Eve for mass and dinner and then wake up together on Christmas Day to see what … Continue reading →
Thanksgiving 2013
I’ve always loved the holidays, though I must admit that the experience has changed quite a bit over the years. When I was younger, everything was magical and perfect, and I was largely unaware of all the work behind the magic. Nowadays my husband and I are the work behind … Continue reading →