One day, I get this random text from a new friend of mine asking me if I wanted to go roller-skating. Roller-skating. As in I haven’t done that since 1996 roller-skating. I had no idea they even still had rinks anymore. I remember loving this activity as a child and was heartbroken when they converted our little town 2002 roller rink into a flea market, which now today is a Target. My initial reaction was to laugh maniacally as if I would ever be able to skate again. We’re ta

Since moving to California, our holidays back east alternate between Thanksgiving and Christmas. This year, turkey day was spent in good ole Cali, far from the arms of our loved ones (and my Nanny's traditional stuffing). It's not always easy being "alone" on holidays; but that was the beauty of this year. We weren't. We've come a long way from that very first Thanksgiving here, where only three months after settling in, we spent the day fighting back tears at a distant (but