Christmas is almost here but that also means so is two weeks home with the munchkins. While we’re doing family stuff the first week, John will be back to work right after New Years Day, and I kind of panicked. But then I remembered that there’s so much to do in and around the city, […]

Is it the holiday season already? How did that happen? I feel like I JUST wrote last year’s gift guide! Well… I’m back at it, and this year’s gift guide is bigger and better! Here are some of my gifting picks for babies, kids, teens and adults, including stocking stuffers and hostess gift ideas. While […]

I’m not sure when it happened, but Ugly Christmas Sweaters are now a thing. You don’t even need a reason (like an Ugly Christmas Sweater party) to wear one. I for one, am totally supportive of this initiative. The holidays are all about relaxing and spreading joy. And what’s funnier than an ugly sweater? Besides, […]

Hanukkah is just over a month away. It is actually pretty early this year considering last year it overlapped with Christmas. I am excited that we get to celebrate this holiday completely separately from Christmas (as we celebrate both). I feel that it will give the kids more meaning and understanding of the significance of […]

I distinctly remember my first Halloween - likely because I was 10 when I started celebrating Halloween. As new immigrants, we were not familiar with the tradition of dressing up and going trick-or-treating. It was a last minute decision that was made through the influence of our guests who happened to be over Halloween night. […]

Earlier this month we received the keys to our new home. We purchased it over a year ago, but we completely gutted the house and have been renovating it for nine months. Now that it’s all complete and we’ve settled in (mostly), I can’t wait to host our family and friends. Part of our design […]

The holidays are over and that means we can let out a big sigh of relief, sit-back, relax and reminisce about the craziness and happiness of the holiday season. Well, mostly… there’s still New Years. Luckily, some brave folks out there (thanks Lexi & Mark), still want to host for New Years. Since having kids we never really […]

Seven days… there are seven days left until Christmas & Hanukkah. That means, that there are really only six days left for shopping. While I have all of my holiday shopping complete, I know that there are many people who still don’t and will be spending a lot of time this week at the mall. […]