There are some people that come into your life and just change it, that’s Vera Sweeney to me. She is my best friend.  The kind of friend I have talked to (I’m not kidding) about 10-15 times a day for the last 2 years… that’s her to me. Today is her birthday.  She turns 21… I mean, 34. I wanted [...]

I always wanted to be a mother.  Always, always, always. When I was 2 1/2 years old, my mom and dad brought home the best gift in the world for me… a baby sister. That little baby girl, Janie… was my precious little package, I took care of her with my mom with every chance I got. For the last [...]

Does it amaze you that kids find the most joy and happiness in both the B-I-G things and the little things? Take this past Sunday, for instance. Audrey and Matt’s 4 boys were registered to run in the Kids’ Races of the CVS/Caremark Downtown Providence 5K.  Barry and I showed up very early to watch the boys get ready to [...]

It’s my BIRTHDAY TODAY! Oh, yes…. the big 33 years old! In honor of my birthday, I thought I’d put together a little Happy Birthday Fashion and Beauty FUN! Who needs actual cake? Here are some of my faves…

Today’s my birthday! 33 years old. God, I love my birthday! I’m just one of those people, even at the age of (now) 33, that still counts down from May 1st all the way through May 23rd waiting for “my” day.  It’s still that exciting for me! It’s funny, last night I set my alarm for 5:30AM thinking, “I want [...]

There are days I’m stressed out. There are days I’m too busy to even shower! There are days I wonder where the hours have gone. It’s not all my days, but there are those days. And then there are days like today. It wasn’t a special day. It wasn’t a holiday. It wasn’t an anything day. And it’s day’s like [...]

My grandmother turns 86 years old today! 86 years old… that’s a lotta’ life! To celebrate my Grandma… I wanted to share 86 things I love about her… because she’s one of my #1 girl’s in my life! 1. Her love of fashion. 2. How she always signs her cards to me… xoxo Grandma (I think that’s where I get [...]

Today is my Benjamin’s 4th birthday… I cannot believe he’s 4 years old today. He’s a BIG boy. When William was 16 months old, and Alexander 4 months old, I found out I was pregnant. It was mid-February, 2006. I remember being shocked by the news of my pregnancy… shocked, surprised and very, very excited. Another baby! We were ecstatic, [...]

One of the most amazing things our family did this past 2010 was go on a Carnival Cruise together. It was absolutely-positively incredible and remarkable for us all! We had time together as a family in beautiful tropical places… it was heaven on earth for us! Carnival will always hold a special place in my heart because it was the [...]

Honest to God, I feel foolish for being so nervous and stressed about the boys’ party. I don’t know why I was. I’m not a type-A person at all, but for some reason I was totally trying to over think the party for the boys. I wanted to make sure there were games and a plan and fun had by [...]