I love the rain. There was a 12% chance of rain this morning, but it’s been sprinkling all day and it’s dark and cold and cozy. I’m finishing The Paris Affair and while it started slowly, I don’t want it to end, even though I think I know how it does, now. I almost wish…
The biggest day of gratitude! What a coast-to-coast whirlwind the last week has been but I am grateful for my family, the opportunities, and my new, bigger family on the east coast! Holiday season is here, and boy is it packed with activities! I am so excited to catch up with so many people and…
Thank you, blog readers, for sticking with me this past year as I very erratically posted. I love blogging and always will, but there’s a lot in question as to mediums, who is reading (I’m pretty sure I can name all of you 😉 lol), and if it’s even worth it? It is. Sporadic, as…
This past weekend, I played 22 hours of volleyball—drilled, more accurately. My doubles partner and I attended Better at Beach’s 3-Day Mini Camp and it was some of the most fun I’ve had playing volleyball in a long time. I learned SO MUCH, and have so much to work on now, not the least of…
You can click through to ig for the fifth pic – from my amazing birthday party! Backyard Ball supporting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – always an amazing time. Quick trip just the two of us to Colorado, buying a bike and accidentally extending a hike. The best dog. Pretty city from a truck window after…
I’m so excited for this weekend. Birthdays are such a great excuse for celebrating, traveling, and relaxing, and for this milestone bday we’re doing it ALLLLLL! Valle de Guadalupe was incredible. The food was awesome, the views were amazing, and there was *some* great wine. We had so much fun, relaxing and eating well and…
This week has been BUSY. Birthdays to celebrate, friendships to enjoy, a fancy Kenyan + South African wine dinner to look forward to tonight. Full, happy, but busy. I am grateful for: >>> Written while streaming Post Malone’s new album F-1 Trillion which I am wholeheartedly obsessed with. I love him, I love the collabs,…
Love is … … zip-tying a cucumber so you can pick the first one together Love is … Writing a postcard and hiding it in a stack of mail for her to find Love is … … salads in the drawer and tuna in the pantry. Love is … … fresh flowers, smoked chicken, and…
Appreciation post for the beauty of the mountains and the freedom they give my soul. Also appreciate the many shenanigans with people visiting my mountains and replenishing their souls too. And, Bob.
the bits of summer garden we have growing: tiny cukes and tiny tomatoes and big, fat abundant figs! my helpful handsome humanitarian warrior husband made a delicious dinner under 100 degree temps – almost nice on our morning walks – and a bit of rain bob is naughty but i’m grateful for his training and…