This week after Christmas but before the New Year has always been a favorite of mine, though this year I’ll admit my enthusiasm has been dampened a bit by the fact that I still have some lingering nausea and fatigue at the end of my first trimester. Over the years, I’ve done a lot of …
Top 10 Fiction Reads of 2017
As I mentioned in my post on my top 10 nonfiction reads for the year, I did an almost even 50/50 split of nonfiction and fiction this year, and narrowing it down to just ten of each was TOUGH. I tend to be much more critical of my fiction than my nonfiction, so it’s super …
Deck the Halls…With a New Couch!
I wasn’t sure if it would ever happen in my lifetime, but here we are—the proud owners of a brand-new couch! People, I’ve lived on my own (aka, not with my parents) for about 12 years now, and in all that time, I have NEVER owned a new couch. For years, whatever apartment I …
A Christmas Card You Won’t Wanna Miss
Merry Christmas to All, and May the Happiest Blessings of the Season Be With You! Love from Matt, Torrie, Raven, and Baby #2 (who will give us a nice little Christmas in July!) I’m sure that few people will be surprised by our news (especially seeing as I’m the WORST at hiding pregnancy), but we’re …
Top 10 Nonfiction Reads of 2017
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve read a LOT this year, so narrowing it down to 10 nonfiction (and later on, 10 fiction) titles is not as easy a feat as you might think. I read about an even split of nonfiction and fiction at any given time, and this year, of the …
Resolutions Recap for 2017 (Yes, From Way Back in January!)
First off, I am fully aware that there are still three and a half weeks left in the year and thus, a solid 26 days left to me to line up the last of my ducks in a row. However, as past Decembers have proved time and time again, I rarely make any progress on …
Throwing Up in Public + Two Thanksgiving Celebrations {November in a Sentence a Day}
If you’re new around these parts, this monthly series is an exercise in brevity as I try (sometimes not very hard) to summarize each day of our month in one sentence. (Also, I’ve been taking a picture of my daughter every day since she was born, and this is a GREAT place for me to …
Secret Family Recipe: Chocolate Eclair Pie
When I was 12, my mom and all three of my older sisters worked at a reception center, doing everything from prepping the little finger sandwiches to cleaning up spills during the reception to getting the knife and plate all ready for the bride and groom to cut the cake. And when the reception involved …