Author Archives: Elisha
One and Only Palmilla
Our 26th anniversary surprise trip to make up for the one we missed last year. One and only was a perfect choice. Continue reading
Amazing Gracie
The loss due to kidney failure of our sweet amazing Gracie. Continue reading
Ahi Tuna Burgers with Wasabi Mayo and Oven Fried Potatoes
I don’t miss meat very much. I was never a big meat-eater, so giving it up a few years ago was really easy. But I did miss burgers. Not the meat so much…I liked the big, fat, juicy tomatoes, lettuce, … Continue reading
Easy Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps
*This post is recycled from my old blog, Busy Mom’s Journal. About five years ago, I watched the movie “Food, Inc.”, and promptly lost my taste for meat. I made J watch the most heartbreaking parts with me, he had … Continue reading
The upside of the Empty Nest
Getting over the hump, three years after the start of our empty nest. Continue reading
An Empty Nest…again
This morning I walked into my kitchen and saw this. And started crying. It was completely unexpected, just like it was when I went to a farmer’s market in the fall of 2012 and teared up when I spotted the … Continue reading
Lessons from my First Tough Mudder
What I learned from my first Tough Mudder Continue reading
Why I cried during Tough Mudder
Why I cried during the Tough Mudder. Continue reading
We’ve been back in Nashville for two weeks and I am happy and exhausted. There are awesome things about spending large chunks of time in the places that make me happy, like Colorado and North Carolina, but I have to … Continue reading
Five Tips for Easing the Transition to an Empty Nest
Before I became a mom, my entire life was wrapped up in my career. I couldn’t imagine why women would get off the work train, just to stay at home to take care of a kid. What did they do … Continue reading
Aspen Empty Nest 