No matter how crummy the circumstance, having all of us together in one place… well, it hasn’t changed much over the years. Except there are probably a lot more inappropriate jokes now that we are older. And we talk about our feelings more. But otherwise, yes. We are just a bunch of overgrown kids. And I have…
We got in late last night. Pretty sure I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Then today I woke up to an alarm and a list of things to do. Back to the old grind. Were we just in Missouri? Did we just attend a funeral for Luke? Were we really…
Yesterday was really, really hard. My nephew’s funeral took place here in Missouri. He packed the memorial hall. Many, many kind words were spoken. He brought all different types of people together through love. When I looked at him in the casket, I couldn’t believe how big he had gotten in the last 6 months.…
This is a post I do not want to write. Some of you already know that we recently had a tragedy in our family. March 16th, 2013 marked the day we received the terrible phone call, letting us know that my younger brother and his wife lost their only son, 14 year old Luke. I…
I woke up early. 6am. I stumbled to the bathroom as dim sunlight peeked through the curtains. Crawled back into bed. I stirred around for awhile. My back was aching and the sciatica in my left leg was starting to act up. I turned on a heating pad and proceeded to burn the uncomfortable feeling…
Every year. It’s inevitable. I know it’s going to happen. But every year, I feel the same way. Once the holidays are over and I see Christmas trees kicked to the curb and the city lights coming down, I need to take a moment and just be blue. The whole town just feels… different. Then…
– I can no longer call them freckles. Let’s face it, they’re age spots. – A 15 minute nap can change your life. – I never thought I’d say this. EVER. But coffee is goooood (with lots of sugar). – I will (and did) gain weight when I don’t walk or ride a bike on a…
December was busy in the best possible way. I really tried to do things to pick up my Christmas spirit and enjoy the season as a whole. Starting with a date night to the No Doubt concert at Gibson Amphitheater. Oh, so very fun. I was 16 again in my mind and danced my ass…
This year marked the 2nd Anniversary of our Annual Gift Bag Giving Extravaganza! I might be overstating it a tad. We really just get together with our friends, donate some items, assemble them in ziploc bags and drive around downtown Los Angeles in the designated Christmas Van to hand them out to the homeless. Most…
Each year, we swap where we spend our Christmas. Last year was Utah, so this year was local. And as much as I missed my side of the family, it was fun to spend Christmas Day it with lots of kids because they really do make the magic. It’s always great for us to see…