Happy December! How did that creep up on us so quickly? The advent season is in full swing and we are enjoying the wonders of the season through the eyes of a two-year-old who finds everything about the holidays to be AMAZING. I can’t drive past any sort of twinkle lights without ... Read More about It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas: Five Holiday Traditions
Friday Five: October 26, 2018
It's Friday, so that means that it is time for Friday Five! I can't believe the weekend is upon us, or that I've waited until the last minute to go to the pumpkin patch (yet again) and now we're going to have to deal with super crowds this weekend since it is the last weekend before Halloween. Alas, ... Read More about Friday Five: October 26, 2018
Countdown to Halloween: I Always Wanted to Be a Tenenbaum
One of my all-time favorite films is The Royal Tenenbaums. Honestly, I’ll never turn down a viewing of any Wes Anderson film, but The Royal Tenenbaums is my number one. Wes Anderson films are worth watching for the set design and the sartorial choices alone, but they are also ironic and witty and ... Read More about Countdown to Halloween: I Always Wanted to Be a Tenenbaum
1956 – We Remember
According to Merriam-Webster, a freedom fighter is defined as a person who takes part in a resistance movement against an oppressive political or social establishment. Time Magazine’s Man of the Year in 1956 was the Hungarian Freedom Fighter. On this day sixty-two years ago, what started as a ... Read More about 1956 – We Remember
Countdown to Halloween: Axl and Slash Forever!
We are a third of the way through October and that means that Halloween is less than three weeks away. Ahhhh! Cue mini panic attack. This year we are actually way ahead of the game on the costume front. In fact, I think that I only need to take care of a couple minor details on a couple of our ... Read More about Countdown to Halloween: Axl and Slash Forever!