Saying Good-Bye to Bertha Haugen
Written September 30th. My mom said to cry and to write. I’ve done enough of the former, so it’s time to try the latter. In the 1890s, the Original Brita emigrated from Norway to live…
Currently 2.0 — Weddings, Blogging, and More
Smelling: Candles. While I did burn my Ocean candle and my Sand candle during the summer, I don’t really start to burn scented candles that often until fall. Right now my favorite combination is to…
Golden Travels: Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum
I’m finally writing more about our Labor Day vacation to Colorado and to Utah! On Labor Day itself, Dan and I headed to Golden, Colorado, which is just outside of Denver. We had been there…
Cinder & Ella Book Release Ball and Book Tour
This post contains Amazon affiliate links Have I ever mentioned how much I love Kelly Oram’s books? Our love affair started innocently enough, with a spontaneous purchase of V is for Virgin. And then I…
I’m Afraid of the Dark (and other irrational fears)
I’m 27. I have a college degree. I’ve walked the streets of Paris alone at midnight. I’m married. And I’m afraid of the dark. It’s not so much that I have a childlike terror of…

