Few things bring me as much joy as the very first snow fall of the season! I love the way the air smells different…the way everything seems quieter…the way the world just seems a little bit softer.  Something about that first snowfall makes me want to run out and buy a new ornament for our […]

It’s been said that the moment after I was officially married – the moment after we said our vows and had our first kiss – that my entire body language changed.  Apparently, my shoulders relaxed…my breathing deepened…my face brightened.  Apparently, I was glad that the hard part was over!! People’s reactions to the moment they […]

About four years ago, I was driving to my office downtown on a day almost exactly like today.  I was five months pregnant with Hudson and had recently made the decision to take a four year leave of absence so that I could stay home with him.  As I waited in traffic to make my […]

There is something immensely bittersweet about the last days of summer… On one hand, I just love Autumn.  And by love, I mean…I would marry Autumn…and send it tiny little love notes every single day.  I love it that much.  I just adore the entire season and all that comes with it.  After what always […]

I knew this girl once who just didn’t show up for work one day. Her office was right down the hall from me, and she went home one evening, on a seemingly normal day…and just didn’t come back to work the next morning. A couple of months later, I saw her again in that same […]

Why is everything just better by the water? It doesn’t really matter what it is…it’s just better!  More dramatic…more romantic…more perfect than I ever before. I love the water.  I would spend my whole life along the shores if I had my way.   The two best weeks of my adult life were the ones spent […]