ONE FAMILY. SOME FOOD. ALL THE LOVE.
Grinchmas, 2020 For my birthday, my kids bought me an ugly Christmas sweater… three years in a row. And the mom drama gets worse. Somehow, it’s still 2020, there is nowhere to wear the newest edition. Bah Humbug. Am I wrong in assuming Christmas parties just aren’t going to be a thing this year? I’ll …
It took a long time just to start this one and gather up some thoughts. I am also suffering a post-Thanksgiving turkey hangover to boggle my brain even more. I’ve learned about Macedonia, I can even regurgitate some fun facts about Alexander the Great. But, like most things from 10th-grade history, those fun facts have …
Today is my virtual Friday, my favorite night of the week. I’m finally off work tomorrow and no one else in Team Thomas is. I’m just filled with all the mom hopes and dreams that go into thinking about such a glorious day- the kids in school and a husband at work. The reality is, …
We moved to Denver with pioneer hearts, ready to discover the West. We had traversed the hotspots of the American Southeast – Savannah, Charleston, Asheville, Greenville and more. Fast forward to the summer of 2019, we literally went from sea to shining sea. We had started out the summer with an extended trip to Florida …
I don’t know about you, but to me, the Summer of 2020 – Summer of Lockdown- was reminiscent of a horror film.  The term cabin fever took on a whole new meaning.  Caught up in the confusion/responsibility of trying to protect our family and those around us; we, like pretty much everyone, else had become …
You read that correctly. We did a cleanse, the very first time ever – ten days of making good choices and intentions for healthier living. Ten days of growing self-awareness of what I was eating and putting into my body. Ten days of mocktails to make it to the end, trying so hard not to …
We did something very, very sneaky a week or two ago… We took a total spur of the moment trip to Florida for one heck of a well needed, sit at the beach all day, weekend hideaway. In a matter of 30 minutes, we booked airline tickets, found our Airbnb, and were off the next …
A few years ago, I tried to learn German – and my effort should not be doubted – like, I really tried. I was so dedicated to learning a new language, went super hardcore, and put in all those necessary hours on Duolingo. Persistence was the key. I feel confident to say that fast-forwarding to …
We started learning about Tajikistan this week and did my unaware self have a lot to learn. I thought I had heard of it. But also, I think I may be thinking of somewhere else. You have to read that one really slow or twice, English was not my favorite subject in school. Ironically, here …
By country two I am already way late, like weeks late, on sticking to my once a week goal of making some delicious dish from a land far, far away. In my defense, our oven decided called it quits and the story of replacing it could be its own Harry Potter length saga. It’s been …