As we do every year, we celebrated Thanksgiving at my brother-in-law’s house, but we had to have it a little later, on the 24th, Saturday, instead of the 22nd because my sister-in-law had to work. She is a nurse and we pretty well all know what her schedule can entail. And as always, my SIL
As we do every year, we celebrated Thanksgiving at my brother-in-law’s house, but we had to have it a little later, on the 24th, Saturday, instead of the 22nd because my sister-in-law had to work. She is a nurse and we pretty well all know what her schedule can entail. And as always, my SIL
A Downtown Asheville 4th of July...
July 6, 2018 in HolidayAfter the hubs was done writing his post about America’s Birthday on Wednesday, we decided to hit downtown for the 4th of July fun and festivities. We’ve been going to downtown Asheville for the 4th the past few years since I arrived here in...
Memorial Day: A Sacred Day of Remem...
May 28, 2018 in History, HolidayOn this day, as a nation, we take the time to honor those, who in times of great need, put their own life on the line and gave it up to preserve the special way of life we all take for granted, seldom looking...
Immaculate Chocolate Chip Gingerbre...
December 4, 2017 in Baking, Christmas, Holiday, RecipeDoing the extraordinary and breaking the norm was my inspiration for these chocolate chip gingerbread man cookies. Over the years of celebrating Christmas with my brother-in-law and his family here in the U.S., I have learned their Christmas traditions, one of which is my...
Happy National Coffee Day!
September 29, 2017 in Beverage, HolidayWhat makes this day special other than being Friday? I guess you already know! 😉 As a coffee addict or, as per the hubs, a coffeeholic, or whatever you call it, I deemed it necessary to celebrate today’s holiday and make a post about...
A Taste of a New York City Christma...
January 11, 2017 in Christmas, Holiday, WinterOver the week before Christmas, I was able to fulfill one of the promises I made to my wife back in the day before we got married, and that promise was to take her to New York City. I’ve been fortunate enough to have...
Christmas Wrap-up
December 26, 2016 in Christmas, Family, Holiday, Musings“Christmas is over, Honey… until next year.” That’s what the hubs told me last night before we went to bed. And when I asked him how his Christmas was, he replied…”It was wonderful!” 🙂 Our Christmas was indeed wonderful. Although I can’t think of...
Advent Calendar: A New Family Holid...
December 21, 2015 in Christmas, Family, Family Fun, HolidayHappy Monday! There’s 4 more days left until Christmas! I’ve been seeing all these DIY Advent Calendars all over the blogosphere, but I didn’t bother to create one for us because most of what’s in their Advent Calendars are things that I think I...
The Olde World Christmas Shoppe at...
December 14, 2015 in Christmas, Holiday, ShoppingThere are only 10 days left until Christmas!!! Are you done with all your shopping? I think I’m done with mine, but I’m surely not done wrapping them all yet because I am still waiting for the last package to arrive. I do hope...
