The baby shower (Part 3 of a family weekend extravaganza)

Ah, yes, the lucky parents to be.  My husband and […]

A family weekend extravaganza – Part 2

On Valentine’s Day, my husband, friend, and I went to the Crawford Hotel in Union Station to take a look at my mother-in-law’s hotel room before she checked out.  Since […]

A family weekend extravaganza – Part 1

I’m just now reporting on the long weekend because it was so wonderful to have my family here that I wanted to revel in it one more day before writing […]

List makers gonna list

With the baby shower in a few days and guests starting to arrive tomorrow, it’s list making time.  Though I did not buy this cute “list makers gonna list” notebook […]

Sprucing up

Do you ever feel like you need a pop of color in your life?  I like to think that we live a very colorful life with our saucy red couch, […]

Wake up call

This is what I woke up to this morning.  Meet Gatsby.  He is one of our two Yorkies.  Please excuse his sister, Mini-Cooper; she’s camera shy.  Gatsby and Mini like […]

Spring Training in Phoenix

Going to spring training in Phoenix to watch the Giants play is one of my favorite husband and wife traditions.  We usually stay three or four days and go to […]

Pregnant foodie?

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a healthy eater.  I may have a bigger appetite now that I’m 26 weeks pregnant, but I am still the kind of […]

We packed 2015 full!

As I sit here with my baby kale and arugula salad topped with sweety drop peppers, an extraordinary amount of goat cheese (c’mon, man, I’m allowed to indulge once in […]

Christmas is coming

I’m eagerly anticipating our trip back to California for Christmas with my side of the family. Last year, we spent the week in Massachusetts with my husband’s family. The year […]

Home is wherever you make it

Home is a lot of places for me, but I’ve really only lived in a few houses that have felt like home: my mom’s house in Merced, CA; my college […]

September and my early birthday present

Remember how I said that I’d been feeling off the week of the Yellowknife half marathon, so I registered for the 10k instead? Well, after the 10k, I got back […]

Recapping August

Despite Yellowknife’s brief warm season, I was able to wear shorts for most of August. For a California native, shorts are my gauge of good weather. That will change, I […]

After-lunch musing

Today, my sister sent me a picture of two bouquets she made from my Denver garden (which she’s taking excellent care of). She did my signature combination of roses, snapdragons, […]