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
Living near family is probably one of life’s greatest gifts. We’ve been pretty lucky in that regard thus far… we have never been truly alone anywhere we have lived. We resided in the same state as Jason’s family in college, we had my older brother Andrew in D.C. with us, and we finally have Jason’s sister… Read More brothers and banana muffins
We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: we hate goodbyes. We have had to endure a few too many in the past decade and swear they never get easier. Living in D.C. — one of the most transient cities in the country — it seemed as though a month couldn’t go by without someone departing… Read More finales and french onion soup
Annual traditions are something of a rarity for us. Throughout our 20’s we were never in a single place or phase of life long enough to be able to institute them. We were always on the move, always worried about money, and always working toward degrees or careers. All that changed when we moved to Colorado… Read More pontoons and pâté
We love road trips. And boy have we had our fair share of them. We’ve made the journey from Texas to D.C. twice—once to move me in 2008, and once to move Jason in 2010—and did it all over again from D.C. to Denver in 2012. Next, we drove the entire South Island of New Zealand on our… Read More road trips and beef jerky
“This is why I love Colorado. There are so many things that are fun and free.” That was our friend Cailin’s comment as we trudged our way up the snow-covered Ruby Hill, sleds in hand. Cailin is one of those larger-than-life friends who is the congenial product of talent and a work-hard, play-hard approach to… Read More fun and free
fun with the frels 