Let’s be honest, how many of you cringe at the thought of having to spend time with family over the holidays?  The stress.  The drama.  It can tend to put a little grinchy-ness into the Christmas spirit.  Thankfully, I absolutely love our family Christmas get togethers! First and foremost, they are usually pretty low-key events! [...]

Santa is kind of one of those hit or miss events. I’m pretty sure my mom has pictures of me screaming as they tried to get me to sit on Santa’s lap with my siblings. Thankfully we have not had to deal with the screaming child freaking out at the thought of sitting on Santa’s [...]

Wow! The week of Christmas! Are you thankful it’s finally here or, like me, are you kind of freaking out that it’s here already? Yeah, it’s no secret that I still have a ton of things to do before Christmas Day — shopping, wrapping, baking, packing. But, despite my every growing list of things to [...]

Congratulations to the winners of the $25 The UPS Store gift cards: Mary Ann Linder, Jessie Mayer, Elaine, Paula Caudil, Julie L, Carol W, Claudia, Kelly DelRosso, Janet F, and Veronica L. You should have each received an email from me this morning. Please respond to that email to claim your gift card within 48 [...]

With so much talk of holiday wish lists and gift guides floating around online, the topic of “the worst gift you ever received” is usually not far behind.  It can be fun to compare our worst gifts with those around us in hopes of getting a good chuckle out of it all.  I remember receiving [...]