This morning, my youngest sister Kristina graduated from George Mason University’s nursing program with honors! This kid is amazing, for her internships she actually CHOSE to work at a prison and a mental institution. She is the only person I know who can talk about enlarged scrotums with fascination and intrigue. She is going to [...]
When I was younger, all I wanted to be a blue-eyed, blonde haired American girl like one of the Wakefield twins from Sweet Valley High. They were young, tan, and lived by the beach. Their mom was an interior decorator and their dad’s name was Ned! Instead, I was more like Claudia Kishi’s dorky older [...]
As a nurse, my mother is required to work one holiday a year. For as long as I can remember she always has chosen Thanksgiving as her holiday. One year, when I was about 11 or 12, my family got kind of lazy to whip up a big meal so they decided to purchase a [...]
Hola Amigos! It’s definitely been awhile and I apologize for that. Between balancing two demanding jobs as well as planning a wedding, I have little to no time to update my poor little bloggy-blog let alone have a personal life on top of that. Luckily for me, the folks at Brand About Town sent me [...]
My family threw Rob and I an engagement party at Paradise Springs Winery last weekend and it could have not been more perfect. A large storm hit the Virginia area a few days beforehand leaving my parents and myself without power. But with a little bit of ingenuity and hard work we were able to [...]
My little brothers are not so little anymore! They graduated from the sixth grade and are heading to middle school next September! I couldn’t be more proud of them — they are growing up to be such sweet, darling, funny young men. Pre-school graduation Sixth grade graduation! Summer haircuts! 12 years later they still have [...]
I have struggled to write this post for the past week because it is very painful to write. But last week I had to put my dog Lewy done because he had advanced cardiac disease. Lewy was an energetic puppy and was loved by my entire family (even my dad – – which is a [...]
Kevin and Kristopher came to my house last Saturday to play Gears of War with Rob. Unluckily for them, they ended up being a part of my evil styling experiment inspired by the Children With Swag Tumblr site. Kevin is on the left playing my “Before” model and Kristopher is on the right. I don’t [...]
I have an internet girl crush on the Pioneer Woman. To me, she is the modern day Laura Ingalls Wilder only she doesn’t eat weird stuff like sizzling pig tails and bear drumsticks. After perusing her website on a boring Saturday, I came across this recipe for pot roast that I just had to make. [...]
My sisters, mother, and I extended our day trip in Virginia hunt country last weekend with a stop at the family-owned Morias Vineyard. Even though the property is smack in the middle of Fauquier County, we felt like we were whisked away to a small European nation! The building, only a few months old, was [...]
