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 …
North Macedonia: Burek (Meat Pie)
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 …
My Comfort Food: Chicken Fricasse
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, …
Travel: San Francisco – City by the Bay
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 …