Placenta Poll

When it comes to primal instinct and hormones, there's only so much we can mentally override. Like, for instance, there's something about babies that gets me all maternal........even when it comes to the non-human kind....... If it was up to me I'd have brought home every puppy and miniature piglet I saw at Trade Days a couple of weekends ago and stolen this puppy from a friend that we recently visited..........as if I don't have enough responsibilities. I mean seriously......how cute are our doggies in the little outfits their great...

Birthday Boy

For the man that fills my heart with joy and makes me feel like the most special girl in the world.  For the man that has one of the kindest souls and warmest smiles. For the man that possesses more talent than he ever lets on.  The one with the perfect crevice in his shoulder for my head to rest and ideally placed lips for me to reach on my tip toes.  The one who when his arms wrap around me, make me feel like he was made by God with me in mind.  You are superbly, exceptionally, extraordinary. You...

White Christmas

Homemade warm apple cider at Nana's, fresh out of the oven cookies at Memma's, wine with ham and pot roast at Patrick's parent's, philly cheese steak sandwiches and margaritas at my parent's.........'tis the season to grow a pot belly, needlessly fueling our bodies for a marathon of opening presents and laying on the couch watching all our favorite holiday movies...... .......and catnapping...... After 4 different Christmas celebrations over the weekend, we came home on Christmas Eve night just in time to sip on some HoCho, snuggle...

Too Many Pictures? No Such Thing!!!

When Nana's in town, we've got to do things picture worthy, so what better place to eat than amongst the tree lit Shops of Legacy, where we used to live back in our apartment days? Multitask, multitask, multitask..... I always loved taking our dogs for a walk during the holidays when we lived here. With the magical ease of pre-lit trees we've become accustomed to these days, I especially appreciate the manual effort put forth to make every branch of every tree twinkle to the tip top. We went to Taco Diner for a Mambo...

Culturalizing the Relatives

Last year I was so impressed by the Prestonwood Miracle of Christmas play, I decided to come back and bring my family this time.   Word must have got around, because only a week after tickets went on sale, it was almost completely sold out, making it a Christmas miracle we even got to go at all. Luckily I found the last 4 seats grouped together, but was eerie about them being so close to the stage.  Although the balcony definitely has it's perks by allowing a solid visual of the whole stage as...