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Category Archives: Celebrations

Happy Mother’s Day!

Dear Moms, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!! As you know, a certain online floral delivery service that shall remain nameless, successfully sabotaged our order and therefore you are without the beautiful bouquets we lovingly selected for you in honor of Mother’s Day (grumble, grumble). While initially we were incredibly frustrated with the situation, upon further reflection we...

I love you more than applesauce!

Valentine’s Day this year was perfect. Nothing too fancy, over the top, or unnecessary.  We spent our evening snuggled up on the couch, surrounded by flickering candles, sipping champagne and watching The Princess Bride. I whipped up one of my best dinners to date, and I’ll admit we were tempted to lick our plates. Gifts,...

Xīn Nián Kuài Lè… 新年快樂… Happy New Year!

The year of the dragon is upon us! We kicked off the new year’s festivities with an incredible school-wide celebration at our beautiful, newly opened theater. Nearly every student was involved in the production, which included traditional Chinese dances, songs, musical performances, Chinese yo-yo, tai chi, and a fashion show. Everyone involved did a phenomenal...

Discovering Instagram

I know instagram has been around for some time, but I tend to drag my heels a bit when it comes to investing my time and energy into learning how to use new technology- even simple technology. For example, I’ve NEVER synced my ipod to my computer. Isaac has always done it for me. Yes,...

Welcome 2012!

We spent the final 24 hours of 2011 relaxing around the cabin. After a leisurely morning and scrumptious breakfast, we curled up on couches and chairs with books and blankets. Morgan, being the cheeky little cutie pie she is, made sure to provide us with plenty of entertainment. She loved to dress up in my...