Let’s talk about vacations for a second. There’s the hopes and expectations of how it will unfold. The weather will be perfect, The kids will not argue once. All will be magical and sunny and super relaxing. These were my silly expectations. And I didn’t know until we arrived to straight gray weather and cold wind and real life happening …
Coming back from Vacation
Yesterday we boarded a plane and waved goodbye to an incredibly peaceful and beyond fun week in Maui. The day before, I felt it coming- the vacation wind down ensuing mental preparation needed to enter back into the real world. During our last evening on the island, Bryan and I grabbed a corner table, while locals sang their version of Somewhere …
Time for R&R
Behind my eyes I feel it. As the sun shines through dusty blinds, I channel a silent prayer toward my bedside clock. Just five more minutes, I groan. What a week it’s been. Glass half full is my typical perspective, but this week, well, it’s been doused in more lemon juice than rose water and I’m tired. Unmotivated. In need …
Homemade Peanut Butter
If there was one food I could not live without, dessert aside, it would hands down be peanut butter! Let’s be honest, the stuff is magic spread. When I studied abroad in Spain my junior summer of college, I literally packed two Costco size jars of peanut butter in my suitcase because rumor had it, Sevilla didn’t carry p.b. Between sampling and savoring every Spanish dish possible, – paella, chocolate and churros, rice anything… peanut butter snuck it’s way back to my soul.