Today was especially hard. For some reason I got to thinking of Christmas, which was the approximate due date for the baby. Isn’t that fantastic? I now have both Mothers Day and Christmas to be melancholic. So I had a…
Foreverton
Not a single person I asked knew the significance of Boxing Day, only that it’s a British Holiday the day after Christmas. Thanks to Wikipedia, I learned that it’s called Boxing Day because historically employers gave their servants presents (Christmas…
Christmas Rave in England
“Catherine, we hope you’ve had a good time. Hope you’ve had a good Christmas.” “I have, absolutely. Just amazing. But oh God, I need sleep!” I am pretty sure I married into the wildest party animals. These Brits can drink…
Better than Top Chef, Better than Saison
Went to the best dinner party ever last night. Like best ever ever! Thank you Vicky for treating us to your extraordinary talent. Your Christmas dinner gets better and better every year. I nominate you for the next season of…
Money Monday: Hotels
We are off to England for Christmas and New Year’s. Very very exciting! Dean’s family is in Liverpool so we will spend 5 days with family for the holidays including Boxing Day which I have never celebrated before. Then we’ll…
Christmas 2011
Since I’m really bad at taking pictures, here are some shots from my mom’s camera at Christmas time, which we celebrated at my parents’ house in Alameda. My mom hasn’t learned how to tag on Facebook so most people should…
Christmas at Notre Dame des Victoires
I’ve been going to Christmas mass every year for my lifetime. I’ve waited in the cold to get in. I’ve smooshed up to others to fit into a pew. I’ve gone early and waited an hour beforehand. What a waste…
Christmas Festivities
I love Christmas time. Does it get any more festive than this time of year? This year seems to have zoomed by along with December so I feel like I didn’t get a chance to do everything I love doing…
Dynamic December
I am super busy with end-of-the-year work and holiday Christmas cheer. I’m in a mad dash to get our Christmas card out. I need to be more organized so the process can be seamless versus stressful! Plus I have landed…
Hark the Herald Angel Island Run
Saturday, we ran the Hark the Herald Angels 24th annual 12K/25K put on by Enviro-Sports. It was our 4th and last scheduled race of the year, but there were two factors that made this race unique: 1) it was a…