Back in October I had the opportunity to sneak over to San Francisco with my girls. Not my baby girls (they will always be my babies), I’m talking these girls: (oh boy, that picture cracks me up) …plus a few more, and minus a couple in that pic who couldn’t make it (we missed you…
How to help your children dream of attending Stanford some day: 1) Talk about it a lot. Like, all the time. Never let it worry you if they start rolling their eyes. They’ll come around. I’m just sure of it. 2) Tell them how awesome their cousin is who graduated from there. 3) Work in…
Part one is back here. Because yes, we went clear back the day after Thanksgiving and I haven’t made time to finish writing up my wrap-up yet. When I look at these pictures I get a little lump in my throat thanking my lucky stars that we got to do this. It is at trip…
Ok so this is what happened: My sister Charity lives in San Francisco and she loves it. And when I say “loves,” I don’t mean she just thinks it’s pretty cool to be in an awesome city like that. I talking about serious “adoration-with-every-ounce-of-her-soul” kind of love. I’m pretty sure that’s the type of person…
Here’s another post in my series of “sister posts.” Today I am here to give mothers of young squabbling sisters some hope. Because guess what? I can attest that those sisters have the power to grow up to be the best of friends. And it is pretty glorious to behold. My Realization that These Sisters…
While Dave was in China last week, Lu and I took the opportunity to take a weekend to go visit Elle and Carson in their new stomping grounds. They moved to Palo Alto in June and we have been dying to get there. And I’m here to say that place really is a magical land….
Summer time often leads to summer travel. Whether it’s a road trip, traveling to a family reunion or a long-awaited trip to Europe, Dave and I have learned through the years the art of packing light. We don’t want to be encumbered with a lot of “stuff,” so we make what we pack count. Our…
June has been a good one so far. How in the world is it almost the end? A few happenings going on in our family this month… Two of my little brothers moved back (from NYC and Thailand), to Utah where four of our kids live. I have LOVED seeing these pics come in of…
Today I am so grateful for history: those who have gone before and made so many sacrifices so that we can live the way we do, and also for college kids who became family for me and Dave so many years ago❤️ Isn’t it crazy to look back and realize how things have unfolded over…