Issa: One Year

Issa: One Year

Dear Issa, Tomorrow you will be one year old.  This time 365 days ago I was almost two weeks past my due date, miserably pregnant, and praying to go into labor as soon as possible.  You can read your birth story here and here to find out the rest of the story. ...
Haute Travels: New York City

Haute Travels: New York City

  One of my favorite teachers in high school had a sign in her room with the famous Mark Twain quote: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”  That has always stuck with me over the years, purely because I think it is so...