Today we went hiking with Kendra’s parents. Boris drove us all to Sumter National Forest in Walhalla, South Carolina to hike the Yellow Branch Falls Trail. One of two National Forests in the state,...
Yesterday there was a package resting on our front porch. Being so close to Christmas, I was excited for a gift! Alas, it was not addressed to us, but to folks unbeknownst to us...
I love reading to Addie. We read at least 5 or 6 board books each night before she goes to bed, and there are quite a few that we both love to read. I...
I know it’s true. My hand is always out. Why? Because I know that the $20 you spend on coffee each week could help change the life of one of my students. The high...
I was raised Irish Catholic. Every Saturday, my mom would take me and my sister to church and we would groan through the hour-long mass. Once a week, we had to go to CCD...
Jenn and I took the Outdoor Adventure Club orienteering today. And by the club, I mean Julian, the one lone member who braved the misty fog to compete in a meet run by The...
Last night, Kendra arrived home at almost 11pm after her second wave of Black Friday shopping. Though I was once convinced to go with her on her crazy post-Thanksgiving jaunts, Addie provides me the...
Today was unseasonably beautiful in Massachusetts. The temperature was in the high 50’s, and while many people were doing Black Friday shopping (my wife and sister included), my brother and I took Addie and...
Two years ago, I was giving thanks for the little baby growing inside of Kendra. Today, we celebrated our second Thanksgiving with Addie, though this year she was a much more active participant! She...
Kendra and I took Addison on a short hike in Harold Parker State Forest this morning. We drive by it everyday, yet we’ve never been. I can’t believe it took us this long to...