Ruining LAST Christmas

It’s hard to blog around Christmas time.  Mostly because surprises are really, really hard to keep when you are crafting and gifting and you just want to share pictures of all the fun things you’re making for people. But you … Continue reading

Christmas Compromising

Well, of course we have decorated for Christmas already. I’ve just been so mesmerized by the twinkling lights that I haven’t shared it with you yet. I’ve come to realize that the holidays are a lot about compromise as you … Continue reading

Still Thankful

sweet potato casserole

Oh my gosh. After weekends like this one, I swear off drinking for a few days.  Then I get home from a long day at work and see that bottle of wine with just a couple glasses left in it… … Continue reading

Movin’ On Up

with Gibson

The best word to describe our new apartment?  Calm. Even being on a busier street in Santa Monica and always having cars going by, this new place is absolute calm.  And after the nightmare that our last place turned into, … Continue reading

The Last of the Shy Cherry Family Meals

dinner at the Mathews

I remember a year ago moving into this apartment, we thought we had hit the jackpot. We loved our building.  We loved our courtyard.  We loved our landlord.  We loved our neighborhood. We had an amazing patio where everyone grew … Continue reading