Cape Cod, Part 2: Exploring the Tip of the Peninsula

This post is the 5th part of a 2-week series about my recent vacation in New York – although during this time, I was actually in MA. There’s something serene about waking up in the early morning with the clear, unobstructed, blue sky and gentle lapping...

Cape Cod, Part 1: Hello Provincetown

This post is the 4th part of a 2-week series about my recent vacation in New York. During our visit to New York – and after my sister, aunts, and cousin left – my brother treated us to a 3-night stay in Cape Cod which was a 5-hour drive from New York. We...

NY 2009, Part 3: Girls’ Night Out and a Celebration

This post is the 3rd part of a 2-week series about my recent vacation in New York. During Jessi’s baptism, I met more of Ivy’s aunts and cousins. (If I haven’t mentioned it before, Ivy belongs to a really large clan.) Her family is amazing. You know...

NY 2009, Part 2: A Family Reunion

This post is the 2nd part of a 2-week series about my recent vacation in New York. I love family reunions – and this visit to New York is a family reunion. Never thought my siblings and I would end up being scattered – My sister and I live in Illinois, my...

NY 2009, Part 1: Jessi’s Christening

This summer, my two daughters and I spent two weeks visiting my mom and my brother’s family in New York. Allow me to indulge as I share my experience in this 2-week series, starting with my niece’s christening. The main reason why we flew to New York was...