Farewell, August. Hello, September! And just like that, we are a mere 8 weeks away from meeting our Little Tomato. September is gearing up to be a month of pre-baby “lasts”, from baby-moons in Greece to symphony date nights. But for all of the anticipations of September, August will forever be remembered as our month… Read More preparations and peach preserves
We love to read. Jason is a big fantasy series buff, and I’ll devour most any book with a solid recommendation or Goodreads rating. [Though these days, we’ve been sticking almost exclusively to expectant-parent content and French baby books.] My love for books is probably why I’ve never been able to say “no” to a… Read More reading and ratatouille
I have fond memories of being 6. Who knows what spurred my thoughts at the time, but I distinctly remember saying to myself, “I always want to be 6. I never want to grow up.” It wasn’t even a great year for me. It was the year my parents divorced, when my life splintered between… Read More turning 6 and chocolate cupcakes
We’ve been thinking a lot about parents these days. It could be caused by the immense anticipation surrounding Jason’s extended family reunion in the mountains this upcoming weekend. It could also be due to the fact that we logged 20+ hours on the road with my mom last weekend, driving through the windmilled plains of… Read More parents and peanut sauce
It seems an apology is in order. It’s been three months since our last post, and many have asked what has caused our random bout of radio silence. There really is no excuse, except that we have simply been busy living life. We’ve mostly been gardening, both literally and figuratively. We have planted seeds of… Read More gardens and grilled pizza
It’s 6:30 in the morning, and I’m sitting at the first of many airport gates today. You’d think Jason would be here with me, keeping me company with choral music and Candy Crush. But it’s just me…traveling solo to the southern reaches of South America. Did I mention I’ll be gone for three and a… Read More layovers and lemon bars
