You may or may not know that my roots are Finnish. Insert joke here: “Finnished with what?” I know, knee slapper. Anyway, my mom is from Finland and that’s where my weird name comes from too. We still have family there, and every few years, we are very fortunate to see them. This time around,…
Lately, I really miss shooting on film. It’s been quite awhile. As soon as I got my first digital camera about 8 years ago, there was really no going back. The convenience, simplicity and instant gratification of it all had me hooked. But if you’ve ever shot film, then you already know what I’m about…
When I first heard we would be having a big family BBQ for Mother’s Day, my inner voice let out an audible groan. What I actually wanted was to be in a spa with body oil, a back massage, someone picking at my face, and a mani/pedi. But instead I would be outside, in the…
Paul never wants anything for his birthday. What do you get for that kind of guy? Well, I will tell you! A movie, a good dinner, and a hotel room. We had a great evening out, and were never more than 2 miles from home! We squeezed in a good nights’ sleep and I took…
With Stevie’s arms growing longer by the minute, I sometimes get worried that once I’m done curling or straightening my hair, he’s going to get a hold of the iron while I leave it sitting on the counter to cool. I had to find something that I could store my hot iron in, and still be able…
Technically, it will be a month on the 16th. But it’s been 4 weeks. 4 Saturdays since Luke’s passing. Some days are still hard. I didn’t have Luke in my life on a daily basis, but knowing how much his parents miss him… oh, it makes my stomach hurt. All day yesterday I was very…
One of the best evenings I’ve had in weeks was date night with the huz. What is a “date night” you ask? Well, it’s this thing where you leave the kid(s) with a baby-sitter or a Tati and you just go out with your significant other. You can eat dinner or see a movie or…
Mondays used to be for Mom Style. I enjoyed hamming it up, posting my goofy outfit pictures. And there’s a bunch of stuff in my drafts folder to be posted. But somehow, after everything our family went through the last few weeks, the things I usually write about, now seem so… stupid. I know life…
Usually for Easter, we drive far, far away. Hey, Dana Point can sometimes take like 3 hours! This year we stayed pretty local and visited family in Chatsworth. It was a lovely day except for the fact that Stevie skipped his nap. So he was just plain ol’ angry. A grumpy old man in a…
In case you hadn’t heard, driving from SoCal to Southern Mizz is no joke. I’m just going to start calling Missouri “Mizz”. Because why not. We rented a minivan, or – as my stepdad likes to call it – a Mormon Assault Vehicle so that we could have a little more space. Five hours into…