Growing up overseas, I moved around a lot leaving friends behind and learning how to be exceptional at correspondence (this was WAY before e-mail, Facebook, Twitter or iPhones). I also discovered that while geography may sometimes divide us, some friendships run so deep that miles don’t matter. I have written about my lifelong friend, Sophie…
Hi. Let me just clear away the cobwebs. It has been a while and I need a few more days to catch my breath… I didn’t even have my Letters For You guest yesterday. Never fear, my weekly series will resume next week and stay tuned, because I have every Wednesday booked from now through…
My awesome husband and my oldest and dearest friend, Sophie have been conspiring for months to plan her visit to Southern California for my big 4-0! While she can’t be here in June for my actual birthday, she will be here later this month. And when I say later this month, I mean in like…
When I think of vacation, I picture quality time spent in a poolside lounge chair with a great book, a pile of magazines and being served too many cocktails. I also associate vacations with letting my hair down, uninterrupted conversations, new experiences, sleeping in and room service. I envision escaping it all: laundry, bills, TV;…
Since I was 17, I’ve lived in a perpetual state of missing someone or something. Topping my list has always has been my parents. At 17, I went to boarding school for my senior year of high school and never lived under the same roof as them again. I missed them (and my sister) tremendously,…
I have always been blessed to have a lot of friends in my life. Some of whom I would call as close as family ~ wonderful women that I confide in, trust, enjoy spending time with and without whom, I don’t know where or who I’d be. I have friends from high school, friends from…
Today I want to be here. A half a world away. With nothing but blue skies and a warm sun. Far from the worries, responsibilities, sadness and stresses in my life. Just for today. This photo was taken in New Caledonia in May, 2010 with my best friend, Sophie at my side. This post is…
I ask you right here please to agree with me that a scar is never ugly. That is what the scar makers want us to think. But you and I, we must make an agreement to defy them. We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from…
2010 was a year of highs and lows for our household. Luckily the highs outweighed the lows and in many cases I shared them on Letters For Lucas Here are (just) the highlights: January – Leah moved to Los Angeles. March – I got my third tattoo. April/May – We took a very memorable trip…
As promised, here are some photo highlights from our trip: Mommy and Lucas in the Circle Quay (Sydney Harbor and Opera House). Sophie and Lucas – Lunch at Le Méridien hotel. Jammie time for Emma, Noemi and Lucas. Visit to the Noumea City Aquarium. A day at the beach – Lucas’ first time in the…
