Last night my mom, dad, Audrey and I went out to dinner to celebrate Audrey’s 31st birthday. Yes, her birthday was a week earlier, on May 23, but it fell on Memorial Day weekend, and it was a pretty jam-packed weekend at that, so the birthday dinner was pushed to May 30. It’s funny that Audrey wrote a post just [...]

Audrey turned 31 on May 23, and I thought I would share 31 things about my beautiful big sister to celebrate her special day. Some of these things you may already know; others you may not. Enjoy! 1. She knows I’m a day late and a dollar short for everything – including her 31st birthday post – and yet she [...]

If I’m walking like I just learned to walk (come to think of it, it’s not a matter of if at all), there’s a good reason for it. My legs took me on a 26.2 jaunt on Sunday from Providence, RI to my hometown of Barrington, RI – and back – for the Cox Providence Marathon, my first-ever marathon. I [...]

On Friday, January 30 my baby girl, Ryder, turned 7! I remember celebrating Ryder’s 1st birthday like it was yesterday. I cannot believe how fast these years have gone by. And I cannot even begin to adequately put into words the love I have for her. My baby. My little girl. My sweetness. My 7-year-old! Here we all are, singing [...]

One thing I love about having a lot of siblings is that it yields a lot of nieces and nephews. And together we all get to do really fun things. Four years ago, in 2004, my parents decided to get tickets for all of us – all 15 of us, at that time – to see the Radio City Christmas [...]

No matter who wins, I think it’s pretty cool to share my 28th birthday with an election so historic, one that has impassioned the masses. My second most important vote today? A vote for ice cream cake!

Tomorrow I will be 28 years old. To some, that is young. To others, it is old (I know it was to me 10 years ago). I’ve always tended to look at my age in comparison to others in my family. Not as a good or bad comparison, per se… just as kind of an interesting, anthropological (if you will) [...]

Nine years ago, in 1999, Audrey and I headed to New York City for the summer. I had just finished my freshman year of college and was taking a course at NYU. Audrey was going into her senior year of college and interning for The View. We lived in an NYU dorm, in a suite with two rooms and a [...]

Dear Alexander, Three years ago today you came into this world on a gorgeous early Fall day in New York City.  From the first moment I held you in my arms, I have adored and loved you as this little bundle of energy and joy. You always have a big smile on your face… and you are always up to [...]

Audrey’s oldest son William turns 4 today. I cannot wrap my mind around the fact that the little guy I touched in Audrey’s belly here: … and whom I held for the first time here: … is now a smart, witty, happy, funny, big 4-year-old kid: Time has a way of flying by, doesn’t it? I am so proud of [...]