Upon embarking on any venture in life, most of us have some kind of expectation attached to the outcome of that venture. I decided to make cookies yesterday…I expected they would be delicious. (They were.) I went to a kickboxing class last night…I expected it would kick my butt. (It did. I can barely move …
Raven’s been sick with a nasty mucus-filled cough for days now, and for most kids, that would mean more naps (or maybe longer naps), but for Raven, that means that she sleeps less, and more fitfully at that. As of now, during her one “nap time” of the day, she is proceeding to name every …
I’m currently on Day 3 of this business known as Not-Leaving-the-Apartment, and poor Raven is on Day 4. It all started with an insane winter storm that dumped over 12 inches of snow in about as many hours, followed by a string of sub-zero days (like today, when we woke up and it was a …
2016 was a really big year for resolutions—big not just in what I managed to do, but also big because I just set SO MANY. Now, I’m all for making a little bit of progress in a lot of different areas, but in 2017, there are a few areas I’d like to make a …
As I mentioned in my last post, I’d meant for this to be my last post of 2016, but as I had some unexpected (but very wanted and appreciated) plans come up, this post will just have to ring in the new year. I first tried doing this last year and ended up loving …
This wasn’t originally the post I’d planned to publish today, but I had the unexpected (and happy) surprise of being able to get together with some of my old college roommates today for lunch (see pic below), so the longer post I had planned will just have to wait until the new year to …
The first holiday season that Matt and I were married, I remember being a little overwhelmed by all the people everywhere when we went to his huge family functions—I remember particularly that after our first Thanksgiving together, I had to escape outside and take an hour-long walk by myself in the snow to be free …
The longer you’re married to someone, the fewer surprises there tend to be, simply because you come to know the other person so well that you can often anticipate their next move, their daily routine, and even sometimes what they’re about to say. But one thing I’ve always loved about Matt is that he does …
