A Pagan vegetarian wife and Jewish omnivore husband makin' it work!
Yeah yeah, I know, bad blogger and all that. It hasn't been for bad reason, though. Between the Board of Directors for my company visiting for part of the week, an audit shortly after that, and several other things to juggle, it's just been a madhouse here! I'm thankful for a brief breath of air, but it's short-lived as we prepare for this week: In-laws came into town yesterday, family wedding on … [Read more...]
We got a letter last week from the HOA about our "dead foliage" in the front yard. Apparently, the HOA was none too pleased that, in a fit of boredom, Matt decided to rip up a few of them and leave them out to dry, ha. So we took advantage of that letter and the nicer weather yesterday by revamping half of our front yard... and by "we", I mean "I", as he readily admits that I'm the brawn to his … [Read more...]
I got this article in my email this morning and thought it was just too adorable not to share. :) Many thanks to the Huffington Post for this! Some might think meditation is for the Buddhists, but it turns out, it's for the lemurs. Photographer Sebastien Degardin caught this lemur meditating with his legs crossed and his hands on his knees at the Parc Paradiso nature reserve in Mons, … [Read more...]
Finally, after years and years of bothering him, we gained a new addition to the family! Shiny, ain't she! My level of excitement went through the ROOF when it was delivered to me at work early last week, but I didn't have a lot of time to play with it. Only a couple days before we got it, Matt and I bought Nikon D5100 for Dummies, and I have yet to get through more than a few pages. … [Read more...]
It has been quite an eventful week! Matt and I had a good chunk of time off this past weekend (I had a four-day, he had a three-'n'-half-day), which was spent frolicking around Maryland and generally having a great time. I got to meet another internet friend this past Thursday! Bethany (Beatnik Betty) and I have been LiveJournal friends for ages. Seriously, I don't even remember when we became … [Read more...]
Still not feeling 100% better today -- some of the symptoms are over and done with, but I can't seem to shake these nauseous and exhausted feelings. It was so bad that I had to miss last night's Yule ritual, which I anticipated but was still rather upset about. We did go to Matt's family's Chanukah dinner on Saturday, though! It was a wonderful time spent with extended family, and I'm so happy … [Read more...]
One of the greatest perks of living in a coexisting home are all the holidays you get to celebrate! I know that I've experienced more Jewish holidays since Matt and I have been together (has it really been 6.5 years...?) than I ever thought I would, and because of my background and current spirituality, I get to see how the old melds with the new. It's been a real whirlwind. Since we do … [Read more...]
I said something about my beef yesterday. First off, STFU; you all have dirty minds. Second, I came across this today and laughed way... too... hard. I have a feeling I'll be using this one often. ;) … [Read more...]
We hosted Thanksgiving at our home this year, and I admit it was an absolute madhouse! My cousin and his family (six people total), Matt's coworker and his wife, and our former neighbor and his daughter all came over, so we had 12 people to cook for. And boy, did we cook! I wish I had captured pictures of everything we made, but I only got a few before people started to arrive and the … [Read more...]
This was probably my favorite part of the whole trip. I’m trying to remember as much as humanly possible from our tour; there was just so much information! I hope y’all enjoy this virtual tour through the home and are someday able to see for yourselves. :) The House of Seven Gables was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne (as you’ll remember, the namesake for the hotel at which we stayed!) and … [Read more...]
