Elle

Or Elle, as we know and love her here at home…it was so fun to have her HOME for the big day. I wrote about what I love about her back HERE, but here’s what we did to celebrate: Lucy, true to form, was very on top of the prep…

Yes two posts in a row about Wellesley, but we have a birthday girl today. I don’t know why I do this to myself…looking through old pictures of my children before their birthdays. In some ways it’s torturous to my mama heart to miss their little selves so much. Oh…

Last week these two got a pretty exciting piece of news: Carson got accepted from the wait list to a podiatry school in Florida that he had his hopes on. WOOHOO!!! They had a little less than twenty-four hours to make a pretty gigantic decision. They had been trying to…

My girls have fallen head-over-heels in love with film photography. They all took film classes in high school, learned the darkroom, learned the ins and outs of how it all works, the depth of the beauty it can create, and they LOVE it. This should be gratifying to me because…

On Friday Elle finished her last college final online, and became our first college graduate. WooHoo! She has some pretty proud parents: And also a pretty proud husband: There was no pomp and circumstance to mark that huge milestone. No big crowds, no special inspirational speaker in front of a…

Last week, after a series of “plan b’s,” my daughter got married amidst majestic red rocks and surrounded (but not too close!), by immediate family. …to the man of her dreams. …amidst a world pandemic. And it was one of my favorite days. There are still such beautiful things going…

…that’s what plan it feels like we’re on with getting these two married. I appreciate all the well wishes from readers here as well as from so many family and friends checking on us, sending love and concern for “what now?” The piles of beautiful invitations Elle lugged home from…

I sweet-talked my sister-in-law into coming with me to the city to scour fabric stores for the perfect fabric and lace for Elle’s wedding dress. Ok, I didn’t have to sweet-talk her, because she’s the BEST and was happy to help. Which is even nicer than you think because she…

My little girls and Max & Abby go back to school today. My Hawaii girls start up again on Wednesday (and leave tomorrow…boo!). It is a new year and so much has happened since I sat down to catch up on this little journal of mine. So much that I…

Welp, it looks like Elle’s best-laid efforts to wait until “later” in life to get married have been thwarted. …because these two are getting hitched: And she looks pretty sad about it, right? Ha! Sidenotes: –There is a good story that goes with this engagement including Dave’s sneaky maneuvering to…