You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

posing with the snowman.

the smell of christmas.

speedy gone-christmas.

hot mulled wine.

it wouldn’t be christmas eve without this simmering in the crockpot. the recipe is from my grandmother’s cookbook.

what a crafty kid!

yep, that’s a light bulb!

oh no!

the angry dragon is going to attack the travelers in the giant peach. what on earth will we do?

have no fear, for it’s only a diorama!

school christmas party + grades due =

what a punk!

nine years ago, today…

…I graduated with a degree in sociology and history, and a minor in women’s studies:

I threw a party at the restaurant where I worked, which has since gone out of business and is now the “Wing King Cafe”:

and what was later to become this little guy, took up residence inside me:

that was one busy day and truly the beginning of who I am today.