Holidays

First Easter.

April 19, 2012

I got really excited about Easter this year when I realized that I could put together an Easter basket for Meret. I know it’s silly, but I just loved getting an Easter basket as a kid, so making Meret’s basket was definitely the highlight of my Easter. I wanted to host a family gathering and [...]

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Christmas highlights.

December 31, 2011

To be honest, I was a bit of a Christmas dropout this year. Did just the obligatory stuff, and that was it. But despite being tired and overwhelmed, this was a really good Christmas. It was such a joy to watch Meret have her first taste of the season. It was wonderful to see family [...]

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Thanksgiving in Mexico.

December 2, 2011

We returned on Monday from our sixth annual Baja Thankgiving camping trip. My idea of a holiday: camping in our van on the Sea of Cortez. No electricity, no phone, no internet. Rudimentary running water and a tiny kitchen so we can shower and eat well (my aunt and uncle have a small travel trailer [...]

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First Halloween.

November 2, 2011

As it turns out, Halloween is way more fun with a kid, even if the kid is six months old. I decided at the last minute to make Meret a costume, and we had a lot of fun showing her off at different Halloween events. Some scenes from her first Halloween: Visiting the pumpkin patch, [...]

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