Just as our relationship and marriage has changed and evolved over the past ten years, Justin and I have gone through the motions of settling down, packing and unpacking only to pack again and move homes. When we met he was taking some courses to...
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One of the most challenging parts of uprooting our family and moving to Manhattan was the learning curve getting used to not having our own transportation to rely on. We were so used to driving our own cars around that were both outfitted with car...
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We’re creeping (ok running) right into the season of giving. First we’ll sit around the dinner table and give thanks for the many, many wonderful things that our family has been so fortunate with, and then in the weeks to come we’ll give special things...
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Not so many years ago, we relied on our legs and our strong bodies for getting around. We’d ride scooters, bikes and mostly walked on the soles of our trusty feet to get us from home to preschool to the pediatrician, to soccer practice and...
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Bringing Theo home for the first time was a lot like bring Beau home from the hospital. I went into both situations pretty naive, expecting to be able to cruise into each new experience fully armed with plenty of life knowledge. I had had two...
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I was talking to some friends the other night about the cross-country flights I used to take when the kids were babies, about how they’d get so carsick on the way to the airport and then we’d be left soggy and stinky before we even...
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I used to really love big changes before I had kids. Starting new jobs, changing my hair, living in various different cities, going on last minute trips. It was all very exciting and it felt like true freedom to me. I still embrace change, but...
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We are planning on heading to the beach for a few days this weekend. We don’t get to go all that often, but when the opportunity presents itself we graciously accept and begin the process of planning, packing and preparing everyone for being away from...
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It’s one of my favorite times of year, when the cold fall air begins to whisper in our sun-loving, California ears, that fall has come and with it the promise of beautiful traditions, cozy sweaters and hot chocolate in the afternoons. I truly love everything...
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This weekend we celebrated Zoe’s seventh birthday. As these big, larger than life events go, we were busy from dawn on Saturday until dusk on Sunday. I planned and shopped for weeks it seems leading up to this momentous event in my daughter’s life. Evvie...
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Finding ways to give back and involve my children in the process has been an interesting challenge for us. Over the past several years, we’ve chosen opportunities as certain events have come about to involve Jack and Zoe in; after Hurricane Sandy hit New York...
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Relocating our family into a new town just weeks before school started made me slightly nervous. Ideally, we would have had plenty of time to unpack and settle into our new home and neighborhood before being thrust into the routine of busy school mornings, homework,...
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