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“A photo of our family, once a week, every week in 2014” Casey: looking good as always (i love all of his freckles) Hope: watching the sunset on the beach. One of my favorite things to do. We go as often as we can, living so close you have too. M: playing with one of her stuffies
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Last year, many blogs that I followed participated in something called The 52 week project. Which is simply, taking a picture of your family once a week, every week for one year. I loved the idea and thought I would do my best to try my own 52 weeks. I am not always the best…
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I have been meaning to write, but instead of the New Year bringing resolutions and motivation, it brought us runny noses and chest colds. Even though we were sick and miserable, 2014 still happened. In the past there have been many New Years parties, lots of champange and sequin dresses. But this year, instead of…
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The Christmas tree is up and stockings are hung. The Johnny Mathis Christmas record plays over and over. His jingle jolly voice is serenading me back to every childhood Christmas. Each year we would dig his cassette tape out of the christmas box filled with silver garland and tacky ornaments. We would play that tape…
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The birthday came and the birthday went. Thanksgiving was here and now its gone. Both events were lovely. The birthday party went off without a hitch. We had a combined party with our roommate who also shares the same day of birth. We wore matching shirts, glitter party hats and red lipstick. We put lights…
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Tonight the rain has come and is spilling down the window. The drops sound like a metronome, casting me into a rhythmic trance. The house is warm and comforting, and the candle creates a soft glow on the wall. I’ve just put the little one to sleep. I’ve read her four books, prayed over her,…
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November is here, and winter will soon be upon us. The cold days make me miss the warm ones we briefly enjoyed this summer. Briefly meaning, we did not have many, we had to leave San Francisco to find the sun. Because as everyone knows, a San Francisco summer does not exist. One weekend we…
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At the beginning of October, we made a visit to see Casey’s Nana. She lives in Winters California and owns a beautiful ranch that she and her husband built with their five kids in the 60’s. The ranch spreads across 50 acres of oak covered hills, where their horses freely graze. She is now the…
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Beauty is everywhere in San Francisco. I believe Golden Gate park might behold the most. It is my absoloute favorite place to go in this city. It is a calming escape from the busyness of the streets. The scent of the eucalyptus trees covers the park, and detoxes the mind. This afternoon was spent at…