While family truly encompasses the spirit of the holidays, New York City is like the tinsel on the Christmas Tree. The magic in the air swirling around the chilly buildings within the streets of Manhattan is nearly palpable. Up until we moved to the city...
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During our four years in New York City, one of my favorite stories from our life there happens to be one of the things that bothered me incredibly when we were actually living it. Each year at Christmas time, we'd shuffle around the boxes from...
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This is one of those posts that feels a little unfamiliar because I've taken a little too long to visit this writing corner. Obviously, things have gotten incredibly busy on the business front, not to mention with family and the actual living side of things....
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One of the fondest memories I have from my childhood is the scent and presence of a real Christmas tree. I don't remember ever having a fake tree, so when we started this tradition upon moving to Manhattan, I was pretty upset about it. There were...
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I still have my most treasured toys from my childhood. My mother packaged and protected them and brought them with her to and from various residences. There is a teddy bear named Bobby and a doll named Diana, plus a box of Barbies and My...
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Christmas wasn't my favorite holiday until I had children, and even then it took until last year for me to completely dive in and fully appreciate what Christmas means to me and my family. Holidays are fun with children, but this time of year is...
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It's still sort of stupefying that it's this time of year already (I mean, wasn't it JUST Halloween?), although I couldn't be happier about it. Living in New York City during the holiday time is one of the most wonderful things I have ever experienced,...
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Our family traditions during the holidays have really been all very quintessential New York City for the past three years. Starting at Thanksgiving, we get our NYC on by going to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, followed closely by the Rockefeller Tree Lighting and a...
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This Christmas will one of my most memorable, to be sure. The weeks leading up to Beau's due date and the big holiday itself, I spent nesting and squirreling away stocking stuffers and gifts for my kids, knowing that once the baby was born I would...
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It's the experiences that hide in the unexpected moments that are the most memorable. We've had many of those this holiday season, and I will cherish all of them for years to come. My mom and sister flew into NYC a few days before Christmas. They...
ReadThis past weekend was chilly and wet. The littles and I also came down with nasty colds, so the combination of the three left us home bound for three days straight. Three days straight in a teeny apartment? We got more than a little bored....
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