“May your days, may your days, may your days be merry and briiii-ay-ay-aight…” Want to know other magical things about Christmas? I WILL TELL YOU. Friends. They come back into town, they want to make plans and hang out. Or they’re still in town, but you don’t see them too much anymore, and they wantContinueContinue reading “Christmas Magic | Dos”
Tag Archives: Family
“T” is fo’ THANKSGIVING
Is it totes lame when bloggers are like, “Look at these photos of this one day”? Probably. And, also, since I was tired about halfway through this day, it doesn’t even feel that warm or fuzzy for me, so we’re just going to knock this out and knock it out fast. Thanksgiving, you ask? IContinueContinue reading ““T” is fo’ THANKSGIVING”
Position open: Cousin
Sunday was beautiful, so I decided to go for a hike. I was like, “Maybe I can ask a friend, and they’ll want to hike with me.” But, Julia is in grad school. And Hanna is now moved away. So instead I hiked alone, and I thought about that miserable time Hanna and I walkedContinueContinue reading “Position open: Cousin”
These daily moments
On Friday my youngest brother turned older because it was his birthday. In my family, sometimes, if you’re lucky, you get to pick what you have for dinner when it’s your birthday, and Josh has picked Kentucky Fried Chicken every year for the past many (to my mother’s chagrin), so that was what happened onContinueContinue reading “These daily moments”
Josh quotes. “Why you wanna count my money?”
Last Saturday was an all-hands-on-deck kind of experience for the basement project after all da flooding. I was in charge of painting trims, but I finished quickly, so I transitioned into painting the bathroom with Josh. Oh, gosh. This one. This youngest one with the sense of humor that only the baby in a familyContinueContinue reading “Josh quotes. “Why you wanna count my money?””
Lalka
My mom has a friend named “Mirek,” but the name is Polish, not English, so it’s pronounced more like, “Mee-dehk.” When I was a little girl, I was afraid of Mirek. You see, Polish is a soft and endearing language; but the Polish accent, attempting English, is forceful and rough. Plus, he had a mustache.ContinueContinue reading “Lalka”
Catching up
People have been like, “So, what’ve you been up to?” and I’m just like, “geez, I don’t even know.” But! I do have some photographs, photographs of stufffff. And I can fill you in on my family and the like. Like, not last Friday but the Friday before I was in a little improv comedyContinueContinue reading “Catching up”
The 30 year sacrifice
This past weekend we drove up, up, up into the northern reaches of the state—my sister, two of my brothers, and I. We were going for some church-y opportunities, but also some marshmallow opportunities and some campfire-songs opportunities. What I’m saying is: it was technically for a religious retreat, but with hearty emphasis on freeContinueContinue reading “The 30 year sacrifice”
Grandparents and faith
Last Sunday was Grandparent’s day, which, let’s be real, is probably a Hallmark holiday. But, I’m Catholic and it doesn’t take much of an excuse to get me to celebrate, so that’s just that. My father had a set of parents. His mother died when I was young, so young that memories of the newsContinueContinue reading “Grandparents and faith”
Fine art at its finest
I woke up this morning and found a great work of art on the kitchen table so I was like, “MOM, WHAT IS THIS?” And she was like, “Oh yeah, your cousin made that for you because she remembered how much you liked the other picture she gave you.” This, my friends, is 3-D popContinueContinue reading “Fine art at its finest”
Seashell Nell 