January in New York
At the beginning of this recent December, my Mom had a milestone birthday. And my sister Melissa had a non-milestone birthday. December is a tough time for a get-together, so we arranged to…
New York, New York
I spent most of this past week working in Midtown Manhattan. When they asked me if I'd be ok with working in New York for a week, I said yes...…
Catskill Camping
This past weekend, I took a solo trip (as in... no toddler, no husband) with a bunch of good friends to go camping in the Catskills. I felt bad about…
Covered Bridges Half Marathon
Sunday morning, I ran the Covered Bridges Half Marathon up north in Vermont. I have mixed feeling about the whole thing. The race itself was amazing, simply incredible. The course…
Sister Weekend, 2014
It seems like every time we're supposed to get together with my family, Lilian and I find some new and/or horrible way of getting sick and have to cancel all…
Lilian Takes Manhattan Brooklyn
Thursday morning, we packed the whole family (minus the cats, the poor cats never get to go anywhere) and drove down to NYC for the weekend. Why Thursday morning? My…
Strawberry Fest
One of my sisters lives on an organic farm in Vermont. Every year, they put on two harvest festivals - Strawberry Fest in June and Pumpkin Fest in October. It's…
New York, New York
Last weekend, I took the bus down to NYC to see my sister and her family and to attend my nephew's sixth birthday party. I didn't have a lot of…
Off to the Races
At our wedding last Fall, a bunch of our friends got along really well with my step-sister and her husband. To the point where, when talking about the road trip…
A Surprisingly Eventful Weekend
You know it's going to be an exciting weekend when it gets started with a bank robbery, a high-speed car chase, a fire fight with the police and four or…