January We rang in the New Year at home, watching the fireworks at Navy Pier from our living room. I introduced my 101 in 1001 list (which I love so much more than New Years Resolutions). I reviewed the books I read in 2010, and TH shared some excellent tips for buying a laptop. My [...]

Scroll to the bottom of this post to find the links to DITL Christmas posts by other bloggers! This Christmas, for whatever reason, I spent a little bit of time mourning the changes that have happened in our family over time. When I was growing up, all of my parent’s siblings in either side came [...]

Next year, this is where we will be celebrating the end of 2012: Source BECAUSE WE’RE MOVING TO SAN FRANCISCO! I’ve been anxious to tell you for over a week now, but we had a few loose ends to tie up first. That Husband has accepted a position with a new company starting Fall 2012, [...]

This year I tried to simplify a little bit (it was still a lot of work, Christmas cards are always a lot of work). I wrote up the letter below, printed it on printer paper, folded it into third, and tucked in a filmstrip of three photos, two of which you can see below. Last [...]

I”m really excited about the idea I had to document Christmas Eve/Christmas Day in a Day In The Life series, and I hope others will join me! Think of it as a way to preserve one very special day in a way you haven’t done before. In our family Christmas changes just a little bit [...]