I sit here on the day after Christmas, thinking about our yesterday---Christmas Day when the kids are 15 and 12. Compared to past holidays, this one was quiet. We didn't go anywhere and no one came here--it was just our small family, at home, on Christmas Day. ( We were just in NYC, last week)....
rain amazing thunder and lightening storm that went on for hours last night and being cozy at home for it new shoes surf for Sawyer and Aaron a two day work week before a mini-vacation granola with yogurt, honey, and blueberries a week at an interesting conference in Tampa with work friends new lens for...
Around noon today Sawyer mentioned it was International Surf Day and we needed to surf--NO MATTER WHAT! The conditions on the Gulf coast were non-existent and even on the east coast they didn't seem much better. But, Sawyer wanted to surf and I was happy to get out of town where laundry piles and yard...
The surf gods have been smiling on the west coast of Florida lately and Aaron and Sawyer couldn't be happier. I was getting texts from Sawyer during the day, begging me to pick him up and take him surfing. Of course, I didn't do that, the waves weren't that good, but they did hit the...
We had nothing to do today and I wanted to just stay home--make progress on business stuff, blog stuff, video stuff, and house stuff. I had some recipes I wanted to test and some business stuff I really need to work on. I was excited for a day to sleep in and just be....
Today was a hard day to find gratitude. I have been fighting with Aaron--not really fighting, more like just not talking. I feel uncomfortable at home because of various clutter and messes that need to be tended to, but I don't seem to have the time. It is likely some sort of funk that I...
There is excitement in the air over here because the surf report is showing surf this weekend. Surf on the Gulf Coast is rare because the Gulf is pretty protected but when the surf does hit, the surfers tend to come out in droves. The waves in the winter usually correspond with cold fronts moving...