Home is Wherever I’m With You

A few weeks ago I wrote about how love songs are now reinterpreted in my head as being not about romantic love but about the love I have for my daughter. I was realizing that the same principle applies to so much more than just song lyrics– the meaning of so many concepts has changed…

Inspiration

Today’s prompt from Blogging 101 is to write a post inspired by another blog. I’ve had a hard time feeling inspired the past few days, so this was good. There are so many delightful bloggers, posting so many wonderful things! And yet I still had a hard time getting myself to write, or even thinking…

When a crying baby makes the night better

It’s been a rough 24 hours. Rachel, Darwin and I were supposed to go camping with some friends this weekend; I had even taken a day off of work to make it a long weekend. We’ve been planning it for months, and, even though I expected it to be difficult to camp with a baby,…

Raspberry carnage!

She wasn’t all that interested in eating, but very much enjoyed playing with the berries

“The Hard Is What Makes It Great”

I ran into a former classmate yesterday, and as we ran through the bullet points of how our lives have changed in the 2 0r 3 years since we were in school together, I realized that I have all the things I hoped to have by this point in my life. There are things left…

Auntie Leah Travels to Pittsburgh

Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting my new niece. She is a beautiful, chubby little thing with a head full of dark, downy hair. I had forgotten just how silky newborn hair is. I had to travel all the way across the country to get to her, starting my journey with a…