but I also live in a big city.
While I love living in a small town (today I pulled up next to a friend at a red light and rolled down my window to wish her a happy birthday — small town), but I also live in a big city. This was not the big city I dreamed of living in. Growing up
and I live in a small town.
Yes, I do. I wasn’t born here. I wasn’t educated here. And I likely will not die here. But I live here. And my girls have been educated here (even when we were homeschooling — this is where we came for classes). I am a huge fan of urban living. A pedestrian lifestyle with many
college search: california colleges
We continued our spring break adventures, traveling down the west coast from visiting washington colleges and onto visiting oregon colleges and then into California. Camille had only two “northern” California schools on her list. Our first stop was to drive through Berkeley. California state schools are not in the running for a number of reasons,
celebrations: week 36 (5 – 11 sep 2016)
No celebrations this past week. But planning to make cheese pizza tonight! Coming up this week: 5: National Cheese Pizza Day 6: National Coffee Ice Cream Day 7: National Acorn Squash Day and Salami Day 8: International Literacy Day and National Date-Nut Bread Day 9: Teddy Bear Day 10: TV Dinner Day and Swap Ideas
times square.
Sure crowded and insane. But I still love it.
around atlanta: arabia mountain
A cool morning at long last. Phelix and I left home by 7am, but we really should have left earlier – I kept waiting for signs of sunrise, but the clouds deceived me. We spent the most lovely two hours hiking at Arabia; our happy place. It has been three months since we were able
photo friday: the cloisters
On the second full day of our trip to NYC in June, Camille and I made our way to The Met Cloisters. It’s a long subway ride from Brooklyn to the very Upper West Side of Manhattan, but you exit into the lovely Fort Tryon Park. There’s a bit of a walk to the museum,
september 1st.
September is here! Each year, I imagine that when September comes around, summer will finally be over. Not “summer” but summer. The heat. The humidity. The misery of living in the south. This has been an AWFUL summer for me. The number of days over 90 broke records. The nighttime lows never got low. I
happiness project: learning (sep) + misc
Create, Project 45, and the monthly projects in my Happiness Project … so many projects! In reality, they are all facets of the same project, guiding me to finish or give up old projects and move forward on the ones that are most important to me. August’s main theme was Exercise. I finally made it
college search: oregon colleges
As we traveled down the west coast from visiting washington colleges, we entered into the next phase of our spring break, visiting Oregon colleges. As we reached Portland, we took a quick turn though the University of Portland. Not a school on her list, but there and worth a drive-thru. We spent a couple of
celebrations: week 35 (29 aug – 4 sep 2016)
Managed one celebration this week. Next week will be better! Coming up this week: 29: Chop Suey Day and Lemon Juice Day and National More Herbs, Less Salt Day 30: National Toasted Marshmallow Day 31: Eat Outside Day and National Trail Mix Day September: 1: National Cherry Popover Day and Emma M. Nutt Day Popovers
brooklyn flea.
The Brooklyn brownstone that Camille and I stayed in on our latest trip to NYC was a block away from the Brooklyn Flea Market. Not the *big* one, but a smaller version. Nevertheless, we had a lovely time exploring. I bought a new ring and Camille explored the booths, bought a few small things, and
mouths to feed.
When we first moved to Decatur, I had dreams of creating the ideal teen hangout. The kids would LOVE to hangout at my house. Snacks, xbox, Netflix. Our home is in the ideal location. Close to the high school and even closer to “The Square”. Despite my eagerness, my dream happened. Every Friday without fail,
photo friday: corona park
As I mentioned in photo friday: queens museum, Camills and I ventured out to Queens. And to get to the museum, we had to walk. Walk through a really incredible park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Really incredible. Old World’s Fairgrounds incredible. A Parisian Style park, though a bit neglected. Even when we were done exploring
one step at a time.
So many dreams. So little time. So little money. How do I prioritize? How do I decide what to pursue first? How do I decide what might even be possible? While I made a few of those decisions when I outlined my Happiness Project, I find that I just don’t have the time or, discouragingly,
college search: washington state
February break we spent looking at college. April break was no different. On the first day of April break, Rob, Camille, Chloe, and I flew out to Washington State to visit colleges in Washington, Oregon, and California. In our first pass, Camille had identified a cluster of schools near Seattle and Portland as possibilities, most
butera.org
The family website. I find that I change its focus ever few years as our family changes. And of course, re-evaulation of the blog is on my Happiness Project plan. Once a year, every August, I look it over. Does it have a mission that fits with what I want and with our family? How
celebrations: week 34 (22-28 aug 2016)
No celebrations last week…. Maybe this week! Coming up this week: 22: Be An Angel Day and National Eat a Peach Day 23: National Sponge Cake Day 24: National Waffle Day 25: National Banana Split Day and Whiskey Sour Day 26: National Dog Day and National Cherry Popsicle Day 27: Banana Lovers Day 28: National
the cloisters.
It was a bit of a trek to get up there, but The Cloisters was a lovely place to visit. Serenity in the city.
atlanta area: monastery of the holy spirit
I’ve been wanting to visit for years, but never found the right time or anyone to go with me. I decided earlier this year that I’m not going to wait any longer. I will do the things I want to do, even if it means going alone. So when I saw the “Monastery of the
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