Last Saturday night was my aunt and uncle’s annual Christmas Dessert Party. I was excited about taking my son this year, as last year when we took him he was only a month old and we were all so damn sleep deprived that I don’t even remember it. I just knew that this [...]
As I go through my mail and open more and more envelopes filled with Christmas greetings from friends and family, I’m noticing a trend. No longer do people send out holiday cheer in the form of a cheesy winter drawing of snowmen or reindeer and a sappy poem printed inside. No sir! [...]
Thought I’d share this old favorite with everyone. And if you can find a recipe, let me know.
Today I was “That Mom”. You know who I’m talking about. “That Mom” is the one whose child goes completely berserk in public and everyone gives her looks like, “Jeez, can’t you control your kid?” or, “Wow, you have absolutely NO parenting skills, do you?” You know you’ve all given those looks before. I have [...]
This afternoon I had the pleasure of spending some time with my two aunts who flew in to Phoenix from Los Angeles. We all met over at my grandparent’s house for a late lunch and some catching up. It has become a rare occasion that we all have the chance to just hang out, talk [...]
So a couple of weeks ago we had the Life Celebration for my friend Tony who died from MS complications. It was wonderful and weird all at the same time seeing old friends who I hadn’t gotten together with in ten years. It was bizarrely wonderful.
When my cousin Jason and I first arrived, [...]