march was really quite boring around here. aside from a solo camping trip for me and a trip to nyc for derek and anna, the rest of the month was just standard mundane life. maybe even less exciting than that. first of all, i know this to be true, because about half of my camera […]
spring break (in my late 40s).
my spring break at forsyth tech was a measly four days long and also did not coincide with the girls spring break from public school, so it seemed like another good time to make a dash into the wilderness, for a little solo, camping, hiking, rest, and recharge trip. since it was the first week […]
febz blog. in a timely fashion.
whereas january felt like it was seven months long, i blinked and february was gone. our february this year was pretty darn uneventful. outside of my stone mountain hike, all of the happenings of february qualify for this “monthly recap post” if that tells you anything about the excitement level over here. still mostly rolling […]
another stone mountain escapade
after a busy holiday season and then a stupidly snowy january, when the first day of sunshine rolled around (with the kiddos sitting in their desks at school), i hopped in the car and headed to the mountains. stone mountain is a favorite local hike, and it had been closed for a bit of time […]
a very cold and snowy january.
since we have been back living in winston-salem, we have had really mild winters, and haven’t had any snowy weather to speak of. well, this year, at the very end of christmas break, right when i really would have preferred everyone go back to school, the snow finally came. several times even. it was sort […]
isaaczilla is a legal adult.
whelp. we made it. seems like yesterday that this guy came rip roaring into our lives. and now, he’s legally an adult. it’s been a wild ride. a lot of highs and a lot of lows. but, we seem to be cruising into a good place and i just might have churned out a decent […]
sweet sixteen for sweet maya.
somehow, my pal heather’s youngest kiddo, maya, turned sixteen on christmas. it makes no sense because we were like 30 when she arrived and we are still like 30, so the math isn’t working out. but apparently it’s true. so she asked if i could make a cake for the big sweet sixteen bash, but […]
a perfect evening with the strumbellas.
from the moment we first heard the strumbellas in 2018, anna and i were huge fans. due to covid and their canadian-ness, and the fact that they aren’t like a mega super star a-list touring band on a big tour passing through all the nearby cities, we haven’t really had a good opportunity to see […]
baby shower cupcakes
i had the honor of making cupcakes for the baby shower for my friend kim’s daughter, who will be having a baby girl in april-ish. she gave me complete free rein, both for flavors and decor, but insisted i don’t do anything too difficult. she sent me the decor color scheme and i was off […]
december (and 2024) wrap up.
december was incredibly busy. decembers and mays always are. here’s the haps between and around the birthdays and holiday events. kicked things off with a literal $997 trip to costco. mostly for baking items for the impending cookie mayhem (and anna’s weekly cookie mayhem), but also grabbed several gifts and some other expensive items (meat!). […]