Chiconky

 This cat. I’m just obsessed with the both of them so much. I grew up with a lot of cats, and I've always considered myself a dog person...

 I have been overwhelmed lately with gratitude for all kinds of things, both the small glimmers and the big things. The last few weeks have ...

NINETEEN! Eli is now the same age as I was when C and I started dating. I simultaneously love it so much, and it's such a trope but I ca...

  Sydney Sunshine. My sweet girl, who has been 15 since the day she turned 3. She remains the most strong-willed, outspoken young woman I...

 My dad used to say, frequently, "Our ancestors did not survive by running or swimming away." He meant it in that some people are ...

 When we first moved to California, my mom started talking about taking a trip to go see the Winchester Mystery House. We never made it and...

While it wasn't a full blown camping trip, it was a day spent in the dirt next to water and that's about as close to heaven as I get...