Now readers we come full circle. Thanksgiving 2012, I am trimming my tiny tree, sealing Christmas cards, and writing my first blog post for the 2012 holiday season – my favorite time of the year. I look at my Snoopy holiday stationary (so I can Read More …
Fast forward to Christmas 2011. Christmas Eve with Auntie is a tradition. When I announced that I was moving to NY in 2011, the first thing the nieces/nephews asked was “what about Christmas Eve?” Traditions are to be honored. I could not make it home Read More …
This was not suppose to be my original post to kick off the holiday season. However, in writing that entry, it dawned on me that I should follow good counsel and exercise the goodness and kindness that I so admire about this time of the Read More …
I left work early (8pm) and thought what fortune to have a train waiting in the station! After waiting in the station three minutes, the conductor informs us there was a fire at the station ahead and we will not be moving any time soon. Read More …
Every Sunday afternoon, I call home to check in with family. They are usually in the car from church and my mom passes the cell around to my babies so I can talk to them. Today I called to check on a sick nephew and Read More …
If you haven’t figured it out, I’m a huge Snoopy fan. I fell in love with Snoopy as a kid. He’s one smart and cool dog. A Charlie Brown Christmas is so necessary this time of the year. Every year, after Thanksgiving, television airs all Read More …
It has been five months since I arrived in NYC. I arrived on a warm Wednesday before Memorial Day. The weather was summery and the locals were preparing for the Hamptons, Jersey and Martha’s Vineyard. Meanwhile, after a life with no allergies, the dirt and Read More …
You don’t need Halloween to see a freak show in NYC. On any given day, I see grown men in costumes that my four year old nephew wears as pajamas. Eccentric is NYC’s middle name. Halloween is just an occasion for the real freaks to Read More …
So naturally the first thing you do is get a pair of high fashion rain boots. Just because a hurricane is coming is no excuse to look awful. I beautifully maneuvered the shoe department at Lord & Taylor (or Loud & Tacky as my roommate calls it). Read More …