Day 24: Hope Against Hope (a post for Clemson and non-Clemson fans alike)
WE'VE JUST RETURNED from a weekend in New Orleans, a long haul trip we made to watch the college playoff Sugar Bowl between my beloved Clemson Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide. It was a high expectations matchup between the two contenders in last year's high drama...
Day 23: Love, everlasting
It was December 26th before I noticed it, this little something something about our Christmas tree. No doubt this is because a bit of my attention was drawn to the slew of presents beneath it, the wonder and excitement of the promise held by each and every package....
Day 22: Big Little Things
When it's the day after the day after Christmas, and the gas logs suddenly won't light, and the HVAC compressor goes out, and downstairs sewage pump stops pumping. And with absolutely no fanfare at all your thoughtful friend walks over and hands you a steaming cup of...
Day 21: The Time After
I woke up this December 26th thinking about the aftermath. The piles of boxes and torn wrapping paper. The dirty dishes. The no-holes-barred celebratory calories quite literally encircling my waist. Even my heart felt heavy, the realization coming fast: Today my girl...
Day 20: Merriment and Awe
FIRST COLLEEN ARRIVED, our sweet New York friend here to spend the holidays with us. Then we dashed through the soft rain to Lisa and Joe's for some merriment and a house so beautifully decked the Biltmore would stand in awe. I mean, this is their tree. It was a...
Day 19: The Cranberries I Will Never Not Make For Christmas
I came upon this Stephanie Dietz recipe for Bourbon Cranberries back in 2011 and it was such a revelation I posted about it then. But y'all. It bears repeating. Cranberries. With Bourbon. Need I say more? ROCKING (BOURBON) CRANBERRIES 4 cups fresh cranberries 1...
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