“Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” ~W.J. Cameron
Here we are… lounging around, completely gorged, at my mom’s house after a delicious Thanksgiving meal. We don’t often do this so I thought right now was a perfect time to compile a list of all the things we (my brother, 9 & 10 y/o kids, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
22 Nov
thanksgiving, couchsurfing, and the horrible conversion rate
“We have a vision of a world where everyone can explore and create meaningful connections with the people and places they encounter.” – couchsurfing.org
Happy almost Thanksgiving everyone! Time flies and I have suddenly found myself in the middle of the holiday season again. What have I been doing for a year?! It seems like just [...]
26 Oct
The Lion King on Broadway
“Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase!”
This weekend, I went with my family and a friend to see the Lion King on Broadway. It was, of course, fantastic. I appreciated that they used the original score but added authentic African music to the performances along with traditional African dress. The character costumes were incredibly creative as [...]
11 Aug
Adventures at IKEA
First things first. I love IKEA. Everytime I get the new catalog, I browse through it considering a bunch of new ways I would like to ultra-organize my home. Last summer I re-did my living room and and office area so it’s now organized, complete with loads of bookcases. (that I have already managed to [...]
11 Jul
Gotta Love Kids
“While we try to teach our kids all about life , our kids teach us what life is all about.” – Angela Schwindt
I am reading over my 8 year old son’s birthday list right now and wanted to share. Here is what it says:
My Birthday List
What I want for my birthday is:
1. Transformers
2. Lakers jersey
3. [...]
21 Jun
Weekend in LaLa Land
“Turn the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.” – Frank Lloyd Wright
In my attempt to get out of my city and start “exploring my own backyard” a bit more I packed up the family and took the 2 hour drive to Los Angeles for the weekend. With [...]
25 May
Memorial Day Weekend
“There aren’t enough days in the weekend.” – Rob Schmidt
I love long weekends. I especially love the type of weekends I just enjoyed…a pleasant, relaxing one with family, friends, a good book, and down time.
My office closed at 2:00 so I was free earlier than normal on Friday. Free to enjoy the beautiful weather and [...]
27 Nov
It’s Turkey Day
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” ~ Frederick Keonig
Happy Thanksgiving!
This year, as with the last three years i will be having my mini-thanksgiving with the portion of my family that has also moved to [...]
