One of my most prized positions is my Grandma Soogie’s Cinnamon Roll recipe. I remember being a young adult, probably in my 20s, and realizing I needed to know how to make her famous rolls for future holidays when I would be doing the cooking. I asked her during one of my regular card playingContinue reading Recipe: Grandma Soogie’s Cinnamon Rolls
Breaking Thanksgiving Traditions
There’s a Thanksgiving tradition that got broken this year: we put the tree up early! Usually Kevin is highly against this, but a special arrangement was made since a) we won’t be in Hong Kong for the actually turkey day and b) we had a chance to have our Hong Kong cousins over to decorateContinue reading Breaking Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving Roundup
Thanksgiving is just under a week away. We are super excited for two reasons this Thanksgiving: first we actually have the day off. This will be the first time in our 18 years of teaching overseas that we get the holiday! Second, we will be with family! We are visiting my sister Mary in Shanghai.Continue reading Thanksgiving Roundup
Serial Roundup
I’m up to date! Are you? And I can’t wait until Thursday–can you? You’ve listened to Serial the podcast right? No? Well, talk to me in a week once you are caught up. Last Wednesday I listened to the first episode of this phenomenal podcast called Serial. Since then I haven’t been able to getContinue reading Serial Roundup
Nordstrom Gift Guide: For Gigi, an 11 Year Old Girl
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My Five ~ How I Go For It!
Just by looking at this picture from a post last year, I think it’s safe to say I’m a risk taker! Wearing leopard, blogging about it, living overseas, chopping off my hair…I’ve always just gone for it. Somehow it’s become a part of my make up. I constantly take risks, I embrace experience, and IContinue reading My Five ~ How I Go For It!
Nordstrom Gift Guide: For Vincent, a 12 Year Old Boy
We have just under 7 weeks until Christmas! I plan to write an extra post each week with a gift guide for various types of people you might be thinking of this holiday season. The fiirst up, a twelve year old young man–there’s one in my house named Vincent! Nordstrom looks like the way toContinue reading Nordstrom Gift Guide: For Vincent, a 12 Year Old Boy
Halloween Roundup
Tomorrow is Halloween! For a kid, Halloween is a pretty fantastic holiday–you get to pose as someone other than yourself, walk around and ask for candy to your heart’s content, return home exhausted but ready to organize, trade, and sample your abundance of goods. I have wonderful memories of Halloween from growing up. My momContinue reading Halloween Roundup
Day Date: Shanghai Eats
My trip to Shanghai to visit my sister was fast and furious plus fabulously fun. Basically I had all day with Mary on Saturday and we spent it either eating or shopping. Each café, restaurant, or bar we went to was really good. I would go back again and actually plan to when we allContinue reading Day Date: Shanghai Eats
An Essay: The Selfie Stick Stigma
Selfies (or should I say #selfies?) are a part of our life in 2014. The act of taking a picture of oneself may fade out, but for the time being the pictures are here, and they are happening by the second. (In a twelve hour time period, the selfie hashtag in Instagram increased by 292,588Continue reading An Essay: The Selfie Stick Stigma
Beautiful Bali: Part 2, People and Places
Bali is still beautiful! Today’s roundup of pictures highlights the people and places of Bali. We had quite a drive to get to our idyllic villa on the northwestern part of the island, but once we arrived it was worth it. We passed by a triplet of lakes, through continuous busy village life, and upContinue reading Beautiful Bali: Part 2, People and Places
Beautiful Bali: Part 1, Flowers and Food
Basically Bali is just beautiful. It’s not just the rolling steep mountains, the bright blue sea, and the basking beach sun that grab your attention. It’s also the details that the Balinese people apply to their every day life. All over Bali you will find design elements to emphasize nature’s beauty from elaborately displayed flowersContinue reading Beautiful Bali: Part 1, Flowers and Food