We took our first official vacation with our crazy but adorable chocolate lab, Lucy! Really, we planned this week’s vacation all around our dog, Lucy.   Since she is a water baby, we decided lakeside would be a good venue.  We explored lake houses that were dog-friendly.  I really should say, my 15 year old […]

The new craze in running is color running and quite honestly this is right up my alley. I love running and well, why not make it even funner? This morning Russ and I participated in a Splash Color run….and we got messy and sweaty and we loved it! We started out nice and clean.   […]

Russ, Brennan and I are exploring another part of the country.  It’s school vacation week and we are ready to relax! First stop, Nashville, Tennessee!   Now, when I say relax….I should say, ‘our way to relax’ because we tend to be very active on vacation.  Day 1 involved renting bikes and exploring parts of […]

Spring is trying desperately to makes its full time appearance here in New England.  The snow is finally disappearing after what feels like an endless winter. This year, we did Easter a little differently.  Just shaking things up a bit.  We celebrated with our extended family on Saturday night with an “Easter Pizza” celebration.  It […]

My son Kevin is home for his college break and we decided to drive to Nashua, New Hampshire and try out some free falling… Yup, FREE FALLING!  Kevin and I signed up to go into a vertical wind tunnel that simulates free falling or skydiving. How cool is that?! We went to Sky Venture and […]

Russ and I have the BEST linens for our bed. They are made from bamboo and are super soft and ridiculously cozy.  Since we spend about 1/3 of our life in bed, why not make it special?   So…on this snowy and cold morning, I was a bit unmotivated to get out of my  toasty […]

Love is in the air.  Yup, it’s Valentine’s Day week. I know it’s a bit commercial but I have to admit, I do love Valentine’s day.   What’s not to love about chocolates and sharing your love with those that make you happy? This week, my sweet friend Meg stopped by with this kind of […]

Oh boy…another new year is around the corner. What did you accomplish in 2012? Any great feats? Any new adventures? Any ‘firsts’..first time running, skiing, flying in a hot air balloon, trying a new food? (Picture above from Love Life 2009 Compendium compiled by D Zadra & K Wills) One of my goals for 2012, […]

“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree:  the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. “ ~Burton Hillis In the midst of a horrific national tragedy, it’s hard not to hold those dear to you a little closer and a little tighter. It’s so important not to take those […]