Over the weekend Steve and I had a special Christmas date night planned. We got dressed up and went to dinner, saw the Nutcracker ballet and then went out for dessert afterward. Every part of the night felt rushed and way too fast to me. I was shocked when the curtain came down for intermission […]

I just love Thanksgiving. I love that we take a day to stop everything and focus on giving thanks, family and friends, and of course yummy pies. In my lifetime I recall only two times I haven’t been home for the holiday, and one close call when I almost didn’t make it. That was Thanksgiving […]

Over the weekend, Steve and I attended a friends’ Thanksgiving dinner party. As we were enjoying dessert, the party hostess reminded me of the time in college when we ate an entire pumpkin pie together in one sitting. We cut a line down the middle and polished off the entire thing straight out of the […]