Happy January birthday to you! Every year on July 16, I request some of that vacation time I never use, spend most of the day entirely by myself, and then celebrate with an ice cream cake, a glass of wine, and Googling “who else was born on July 16?” Turns out civil rights activist and…
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Life is Short and Life is Long
As I round the corner into my mid-thirties, I know for certain there is so much I don’t know about life yet. But I’ve also taken enough trips around the sun to pick up a thing or two. Here’s the long and short of it. LIFE IS SHORT, AND LIFE IS LONG Life is too…
Paying Forward an Extra-Ordinary Birthday
Donate to Extra-Ordinary Birthdays to Help Homeless Children Birthday parties have always been a given to me. A privileged given. Growing up our birthdays were a big deal, and there was always a party. Hawaiian Luaus, pool parties, tea parties, slumber parties. Along with the family gathering there was always a gaggle of girls and…
My Brother’s the Favorite (And That’s Okay)
No really, it’s fine that my brother is the favorite. Tom is just fundamentally better than I am and if I were my parents I would like him more too. In honor of his birthday this week I’ve put together a top ten list of reasons why he deserves the title. (Merm and Pop, if you…
Norah Bean Casserole
My littlest person turned the big 1 this weekend so Glen and I are now the proud wranglers of two toddlers. It’s almost adorable how I thought everything was sticky a few months ago. Because now everything is really sticky, and “mine,” and lost forever. But I wouldn’t trade it for all of the non-sticky, non-mine, non-lost things…