Usually, by the time I get to this point in December, I’m already starting to feel the letdown of Christmas being over. I know, I know, that’s kind of lame when Christmas is still a week out, but sometimes, I’m so excited about anticipating Christmas that when it gets this close, it almost feels like …
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" really should be our anthem this holiday season. The song was written in 1943 for the film, Meet Me In St. Louis, and actress Judy Garland was the first to sing it. In the movie, she sings the song to her little sister on Christmas Eve because their family …
I love Christmas, so you’ll have to forgive another holiday-themed Saturday Six. (There will be one next week, too, so consider yourself warned!) Yesterday on my way to work, the radio station was doing their daily brain-buster game, and the question was, “Fifty percent of people surveyed list this as their favorite holiday activity.” I …
Whether you're giving or receiving, gifts can be one of the sweetest parts of life. Today I'm sharing six gifts that hold happy memories (complete with a few vintage photos!). Snowbabies ornaments. When I was in 8th grade, we took a school field trip to Frankenmuth, MI. I can’t even remember why we went or …
I love the day before Thanksgiving. It's one of my favorite days of the year. I can remember this as far back as early high school, when my aunt and uncle took us to Red Wings hockey games for a few consecutive years on the evening before Thanksgiving. We’d have dinner at Pizza Papalis in …
I love Halloween. I love the idea of it being the one night of the year when the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest. Do I actually believe it? No, not really. Do I like watching scary or horror movies? Nope. Do I like the idea of evil and the undead and …
To celebrate Halloween, here's a little short story I wrote a few years ago for the writers' group I was in, inspired by an All Hallows' incident from my childhood. Hope you like it! Mom said I had to wear a winter coat and long johns with my costume. It wasn’t the first time. I’d …
