by Amy | Dec 30, 2013 | Holidays, My Family
I want to share a tradition with you. On the last day of the year, I like to spend some time remembering what happened. Not glossing over the details, but really breaking it down, month by month – highs and lows. The best is to do this out loud with someone...
by Amy | Dec 20, 2013 | Holidays, My Family
Dear Santa, As you know, I’m Jewish, but that’s never stopped me from sitting on your lap at the mall. So I’ve made you a list, and I hope you’ll check it twice. And when you’re done here, please visit my platonic boyfriend Adrian over at Dad or Alive and check his...
by Amy | Nov 21, 2013 | Holidays, My Family
“Hey, you got turkey in my latke!” “Well, you got chocolate gelt in my cranberry sauce.” “Mom!” Get ready for a holiday showdown, because for the first time in 125 years, Thanksgiving and Chanukah are starting on the same day in November. This coincidence of the...
by Amy | Oct 20, 2013 | Halloween, Holidays, My Family, Parenthood
As a mom, you look forward to so many firsts: first smile, first word, first “I love you.” First candy binge was not on my list, but it’s coming. It’s coming fast. Last Halloween, I took my almost 2-year-old daughter trick-or-treating for the first time. She was...
by Amy | Nov 1, 2012 | Halloween, Holidays, My Family
Never take candy from strangers. No running in the street. Don’t feed the animals. No trespassing. We keep our hands to ourselves. Happy Opposite Day from Carriage Before Marriage.
