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Hello. And Goodbye.
A year ago, I accidentally stopped writing. Nothing started it. The pandemic hadn’t officially shut down our lives yet. But I just stopped. Somehow I felt like I ran out of words to say. Which is weird, as this blog had been a part of my life for almost fourteen years. How does something some vital […]
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Great Expectations.
If there is one thing that motherhood has taught me, it’s keeping my expectations in check. Sometimes I think I know exactly what my kids want or will like and I am just so far off it’s almost laughable. For Riley’s birthday last week we took him to Disneyland and California Adventure. I was absolutely […]
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On Turning Five.
Dear Riley, I tried writing this letter a few times and every time I started, I didn’t know what to say. More so, I didn’t know how to say it. On Wednesday you turned FIVE. FIVE! Five seems so big. And yet, you’re still so small. You love superheroes and ABBA. You want to dress […]
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Heavy.
Welp. The end of 2019 truly tested me. I feel bad whenever people ask me how the holidays were, because I’ve been pretty frank about it. Between December 21st and January 1st, four people that I know died. My cousin, my great aunt on my mom’s side, my great aunt on my dad’s side and […]
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Dear Santa.
Dear Santa, This has been A YEAR. Seriously. Can you just take note to whoever is in charge, that I’d like a nice and easy 2020? Please? Pretty please? I also decided that I’m not too old to write you letters and this year I have a few things on my list. So here goes: […]
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The Second Child Moment.
A few weeks ago when Rhys was refusing to nap, I watched him dance around his crib and start to scream and make random noises. It was amusing. Until Matt and I noticed that he was starting to climb out. And not just attempt to climb, but get full on horizontal. Now, if you remember, […]
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Changes.
Guys, apparently I don’t do well with changes. WordPress changed its layout. Flickr changed its layout. And it really put a dent into my whole “let’s get back into writing” mojo. Seriously, trying to figure out all these new shenanigans and goodness, I feel old. So yeah, I’ve had a post in the queue for […]
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3,287 Days.
Nine years later and our wedding day is forever one of my favorite days. Nine years later and I would marry you all over again in a heartbeat. Nine years later and our wedding day is forever one of my favorite days. Nine years in and this has been one of our most challenging years. […]