It’s hard for me to believe this is my seventh year making this year-end list of the best things I ate. I did quite a bit of traveling this year including a few works trips to NYC, Las Vegas and Orlando and vacations in Western NC + Charlotte area, Atlanta, Williamsburg, VA, Raleigh, NC, and Melbourne, FL. I had great meals while in these places in addition to some outstanding dishes on the Outer Banks and in our home. Continue reading
We are all made of stars and I’ve heard it said in different ways and in different tales that young children, given their newness to the Earth, are closer to the stars and the divine than we are. Five years old seems to be a passageway of sorts. Continue reading
2022 turned out to be a great year for food. Although we moved from Atlanta to a much smaller community in the Outer Banks, NC, we managed to have a wide variety of food experiences in both our new home and on all of our fun travels. This is the sixth year of my annual wrap-up of my top eats and I still love making this list so much. I hope you enjoy seeing our year through the tasty food we ate. Cheers! Continue reading
When we moved from Atlanta earlier this year, I knew we’d have to find a new family photographer for our annual photos. Since we were going to be in Melbourne visiting Sean’s family over Thanksgiving, which is near the time of year we normally do the photos, I thought we should expand our group to include his mom and stepdad. I’m glad we did because these photos turned out so well in spite of a very wet and gray morning. I love the ones with Harrison, Nana and JJ. There are some great ones with Sean and Harrison, too – not least because we had them taken at Sean’s childhood park (he teared up a bit when I told him we were getting the photos done at Pineapple Park <3) It’s important to me to take the time for these photographs and I always order prints to cycle into our picture frames at home. Enjoy these 2022 family photographs. 🙂 Continue reading
Fourteen years is almost my entire post-university life. Fourteen years ago, the same year of the financial meltdown that started the Great Recession, I moved to Atlanta sight unseen to try something new. I had no job and no expectations. 23 year-old me would be really proud of where I’ve ended up (although maybe a little surprised, too). I spent the first several years getting to know the city and its people, having fun, and getting my career going. After we bought our house in 2015, I felt an inner current start to shift me to family and spirituality. It’s been an incredible experience, my life in this place over these past fourteen years. Continue reading
Now in year two of the pandemic, travel and the associated food experiences that come with it remain a challenge. Similarly to last year, I still managed to have an incredible year of food in spite of everything going on in the world. In some ways, the bites are savored more now because opportunities to eat out feel fleeting. In any case, it’s hard to believe that this is my fifth year writing this article! I so enjoy the trip down memory lane each December. Thank you for reading this year’s installment – if you want to read the others you can find them here: 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017.
Harrison turned three years old in September and he’s just so cute and grown so much since last year’s family photos that we couldn’t resist making this an annual tradition. 🙂 Our friend and incredibly talented photographer Elizabeth Buergler took the photos and did an incredible job, as you’ll see in these photographs. She perfectly captured our beautiful son and I know capturing young children is not easy – it’s quite a skill! Enjoy these 2021 pics, from our family to yours. <3 Continue reading
Our final two days in Mexico we spent in the area surrounding San Miguel, exploring the countryside and enjoying beautiful views of the mountains.