I love Valentine's Day and I judge anyone, pretty harshly, who says they don't. God we GET it- no one likes Hallmark or diamond commercials or spending $129 on a dozen roses. Where is your imagination though- who dictates that you have to celebrate it the way the commercials say?! You can totally go your …
So it was a good Christmas and New Year, but busy. Back and forth to the Rio Grande Valley before and after Christmas, house guests for the holiday itself, some sick kids who got better before too much vacation got eaten up by it, a trip to Mexico, a dog who somehow ripped an entire …
I am resolved to stop with beginning blog posts with "It's been a busy couple of weeks..." Considering we have three kids, multiple house projects, two full time jobs, and holidays and visitors moving through the calendar and house that is obviously a "no shit, it'll be like that till ya die" statement. So like, …
Reposted from October 2018... Now when it comes to talking about Dia de los Muertos... as a white, middle aged, blond haired, green eyed guera, I consider myself no entitled-ass expert over here or anything. But know this- while I am not Mexican by birth I married one, we're raising three, AND I made alters …
I spent one memorably cold winter at the garden center I worked at in college selling Christmas trees. And I remember EVERYONE wanted a Noble Fir- GOTTA have a noble even though they were THE most expensive. Why? Because they look great right off the truck. My favorite are the Fraser Firs though. Silvery underside …
Something I Enjoyed in 2016: One of my greatest joys this past holiday season was replying to a "Merry Christmas" offered by a retail associate or receptionist with "Happy Holidays." It's akin to the 3 years I made sure my mother-in-law's Christmas gift was wrapped in "Season's Greetings" wrapping paper after she forwarded an annoying …
