Tom and I celebrated Valentines Day on Friday. Tom was in charge this year (we alternate who plans Valentines and our Anniversary each year). He had made a menu with seven different items I could choose from, and then we went and bought all the ingredients. (Which was a thrill in and of itself because…

They tore down the house across the street from ours this week. After a fire two years ago, a makeshift repair job, and then two Cleveland winters over a tarpped roof, it was irreparable and after a year looking dilapidated, the city posted its signage warning the owner (probably some investor from Texas) and then…

“The power of God is found in His attributes.” -Gene R. Cook “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy idea.” -Thomas S. Monson

Why is it that sometimes I wonder if I could post three blogs for one day, and other times I have seemingly nothing to say about an entire week? Hosted a girl’s night in which my friends Claire and Megan came over, Claire and I dyed our hair, mine a nearly unnoticeable one shade darker…

There couldn’t have been a better day for XX skiing than yesterday. It was warm, the sun was bright and the snow was a perfect powder. Thanks to Tom’s urging we got out of the house and spent a few refreshing, inspiring hours out in one Ohio’s beautiful metro-parks. (For those in the area, check…

I’m not one to remember Groundhog’s day, but we talked about it yesterday in my Italian class, learning marmota is  groundhog in Italian, and ombra the word for shadow. So anyway, I figured hey why not see what the little fella saw this morning. So. I appropriately went to www.groundhog.org, and this is what I…

Memorable moments from my week: (in no particular order) Feeling such a love for each of my students as I taught this week. Calling Anette Johansson, a Swedish song expert, hearing her call me Kjirsti (pronounced Sher-sti), and hearing that she was planning on compiling a potpourri of different Swedish songs for me to sing…

So, to be honest, I was a bit anxious about our paint choice. More anxious than usual, actually. I had wanted a more “mature” “sophisticated” look for our bedroom.  A color and style that when you walked in you would say, “Ah, the master bedroom.” But alas, that was not meant to be- and I’ve…

Throughout the years I have, surrounded myself with talented creative people. I hereby call on all those creative minds to help Tom and I with our master bedroom. Here’s the schtick: Tom and I have a gorgeous master bedroom, it’s large, has two huge windows, has a walk in closet and an attached bathroom. Everything…

One of the things I love about the New Year’s tradition is the setting of resolutions. I enjoy thinking of ways to change or improve, as well as new things to incorporate into my life. This year Tom did his New Year’s resolutions  a little differently. He broke them up into daily, weekly, monthly and…