Nashville

The alarm goes off three hours earlier than usual. I slam my hand down on the phone to shut it off. Waking …

When Justin’s mom, Rhonda, came to visit, we wanted to play tourists in our own town and show her around a bit, …

In 2005, my family spent six weeks living in Whistler, British Columbia. My dad and brother flew, but my mother and I …

For four weeks, we swapped homes with Cora and Hans, a sweet and fun-loving couple from the Hague. We got to experience …

Today is bittersweet: we closed the sale of our first family home, the little yellow house on Surrey Road. The first house …

Recently, the husband told me his idea for a blog post about the places that changed his life. As he told me about his …

I’ve been quiet — too quite for my own liking! — since our New York trip in early May. I’ve been slacking …

One of my favorite ways to pass a sunny afternoon in Nashville is to play tourist in my own town and remind …

Walking out of yoga the other morning, into the bright sun and cool breeze, I was struck with an overwhelming sense of …

I posted this on Facebook yesterday but decided to post it here as well: I don’t even know where to begin. Today …

My husband has been talking about going to the Catbird Seat for years. A tiny, 22-seat U-shaped counter where patrons watch the …

This weekend was one of the rare ones where we didn’t have any plans. We woke up Saturday morning with nothing on …

From 1999-2003, I attended the International Baccalaureate program at St. Petersburg High (Go Green Devils!) so for four years, I had a …