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Budget-Friendly Stockings: A Holiday Tradition To Try
Culture ➤ December 7, 2020

Budget-Friendly Stockings: A Holiday Tradition To Try

A few years ago, I wrote an article for The Billfold (RIP) about a tradition my family adopted to help take some of the financial stress out of the holidays and to cutdown on buying/receiving...

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Lifestyle ➤ June 23, 2015

Simple Rituals

My Mom is a middle school teacher, and last Thursday was her last day before summer break. So, when I was home last weekend, she was winding down from a crazy couple of weeks between making bridal...

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Happy Birthday, Dad!
Lifestyle ➤ February 6, 2015

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Today is my Dad’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Dad! When I describe my Dad to people I always say, “If he cooks for you, he loves you.” Have you seen this “Food = Love” print? That’s...

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Las Vegas Elopement
Weddings ➤ September 15, 2014

Las Vegas Elopement

Pat and Meg described their Las Vegas elopement as “spontaneous, badass, and exceptional.” And I love their advice for anyone considering eloping (or getting married, for that matter): “Wait until you’ve had some quality life experiences...

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Lifestyle ➤ September 10, 2014

Checking in from Vermont

Hi everyone! How is your week going? Bright and early Sunday morning, Dan and I took a bus from Port Authority to South Station in Boston to kick off our cousin/cousin-in-law’s wedding week. We went...

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Personal ➤ August 21, 2014

Happy Anniversary, Whitney & Toru!

Happy anniversary to my beautiful sister Whitney and her husband Toru! I love this picture of the two of them. It was taken the night before they got married in Napa Valley two years ago, and I...

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NYC ➤ June 21, 2014

A Weekend of Scooting, Carouselling and Cuddling

Just a few photos from a relaxing weekend last month spent exploring our Upper West Side neighborhood with Pat, Meg, Sam and Caitie. In Central Park, Sam climbed on the rope structure at the Heckscher Playground and practiced scooting....

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Blueberry Picking with Whitney
Lifestyle ➤ June 18, 2014

Blueberry Picking with Whitney

Just a few old photos of a trip to a pick-your-own blueberry patch in New Hampshire. This orchard has over 1200 blueberry plants (and they’re not sprayed with chemicals like lots of other pick-your-own blueberry patches)!...

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Lifestyle ➤ May 16, 2014

Happy Weekend

What are you up to this weekend? Dan’s sister and her family are coming into the city later today and staying with us for a couple days. We’re excited to explore our little neighborhood with these...

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Happy Mother’s Day
Personal ➤ May 11, 2014

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all you mamas out there and especially to our lovely and wonderful Moms. We love you both to the moon and back and appreciate everything that you do for us (which is a...

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