My Dream Vacation
Before J and I were married, I was working on a project that was extremely stressful. I told him that I wanted a beach vacation–”But not just any beach vacation. I don’t want to have to cross the...
View ArticleBeach-tastic
When Mr. Sandwich and I were planning our honeymoon, I was assigned to a stressful project at work. I told him, "I've never really wanted the traditional beach vacation, but I really want a beach...
View ArticleAnother New Theme
Much as I love the beach, and beach vacations (which surprises even me), I wasn’t loving that theme. Maybe this one will stick. So why am I surprised that I love the beach and beach vacations? After...
View ArticleSand Pail List
The latest issue of Better Homes and Gardens (and with that, I am officially my mother–or, since she read Woman’s Day and Family Circle, perhaps one of her close cousins) encourages people to make a...
View ArticleSand Pail List, Revisited
In May, I created my “Sand Pail List” of things I wanted to accomplish this summer. How’d we do? Let’s take a look: Going to the park We did go to local playgrounds, but not nearly as often as I’d …...
View ArticleHow Was Your Weekend?
Ours started a day early, kind of. On Friday, Baguette’s cast came off (huzzah!). What was her response to this development? Sock all gone. I got a foot! At the moment she walks with that foot turned...
View ArticleSand Pail List – What I Want To Do This Summer
Happy First Day of Summer, all! Last year I created my first Sand Pail List, and I think I can call it a rousing 50% success. This year’s list has some similar items, but with a few changes: Go to …...
View ArticleSummer in Santa Barbara
I wish we could spend the whole summer in Santa Barbara, but I really can’t complain about having a week there. While Kauai is our top vacation spot, it’s a little out of our reach right now. Three...
View ArticleSanta Barbara: The Good
Back again from Santa Barbara, which has become our summer tradition. It’s not that we aren’t willing to travel anywhere else, it’s just that Santa Barbara is so nice, and so easy–easy to get to, and...
View ArticleSpring Break! And Then a Bit More
This is Baguette’s first year in school, which means that we just had her first Spring Break. No, we did not take her to Mazatlan or South Padre Island or the Bahamas. We went to Mammoth with some...
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