Journals

We were all up early to help get things ready for Jim’s funeral and luncheon afterward.  I had helped coordinated all the decor and many helping hands showed up to pull it all together.  It turned out beautifully.  Gabby brought orchids from her greenhouse, Kara did a beautifully dessert table, Gina made a fun craft…

So I feel a little wierd writing a bday post about my own birthday, but oh well. We were in Utah and I had the perfect day. Rusty and the kids took me to lunch at my favorite place, Costa Vida. And seriously–drinks were spilled 4 separate times. The people at tables around us were…

             Spring break was good to us this year.  We had lots of time to relax, lots of time to get some good cleaning and de-cluttering done, and lots of time for fun!  Our favorite Spring Break activity was Letterboxing. Letterboxing is a fun little “treasure-hunt” where the kids get to follow clues that lead…

Rusty and I put a romantic date night on hold so we could spend the day with the kiddos. The festivities actually began a few days earlier with our annual Valentine sugar cookies.  Yum!    Next up, the Daddy Daughter Dance.  Rusty and Halle look forward to this night every year.  They love their special…

We finally left the comfort of Central Park and headed west to explore Riverside Park.  We are sandwiched right in the middle of these two amazing parks.  Riverside is set right on the Hudson River, and I LOVE to run along the Hudson River trail.  We took the kids walking in the park and discovered…

What a magical night we had at Newsies!  For Christmas, all the siblings pooled our gift money together and got my parents plane tickets to fly to Denver, and Newsies tickets to come see it with the Grandkids.  I grew up being a Newsies junkie, and when it hit broadway a few years ago I…