Love + Marriage

I'm learning to accept the truth - my husband and I are going to always have two views on parenting. Don't get me wrong we are a united front and have the same values on parenting. Of course it helps...

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Be sure to support your local OC bakeries for all your sweet tooth needs. In this Mom's guide to the Best OC Bakeries and Cookie Shops, you will find ways to help you...

I’m turning the big “Three-Oh” this year and it has me doing all kinds of introspection-y type things. I don’t hate or dread getting older; in fact, quite the opposite. You see, I’m like a fine wine – I just...

When I married my husband we were living in Los Angeles.  Both of us commuted to our jobs, but that's what everyone does.  My commute was a little over 45 minutes while his could be as easy as 15.  Then we...

As moms, we all know that date night is something that probably doesn't happen as often as it should.  Date Night is not something to take lightly, which is why we are so excited to bring you some of...

I understand saying that I never wanted to have children is a strong statement. When I was a kid I assumed I would have children because that's what you do right? And then in my early 20's I thought I...

My first date with my husband was during the opening weekend of THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN. The movie theater was packed and we still bought tickets to watch the movie in the front row. I met him the night before...

Like many families, the weekends are all about fun activities to do together. This Saturday was no exception. Thanks to a mommy friend, I decided to take my brood to an art class where my three-year-old could get as...

An open letter to all the moms who silently grieve: Dear those of you silently hurting, Years ago there was a campaign in the mental health profession to help the “Silent Grievers”, at the time this referred to children.  The campaign...

I recently found myself yelling at my kid. I know you have probably yelled at your kid. Frankly, I’ve done it more times than I’d like to admit.  But about a month ago I yelled like I have never yelled...

  My husband and I decided to go on a date night. Actually the church we attend offered free babysitting so we really couldn't NOT go.  In theory, date night sounds awesome, right? You get to spend a few hours without your...

I just had a handyman come to give an estimate on how much it would cost to REMOVE those pretty slide-out drawers from my pantry and replace them with shelves. He looked appalled at my kitchen pantry renovation idea....

Should we do it? My husband and I thought it would be a *stellar* idea to have our second child right away. After all, why would we think otherwise? As ridiculous sounding as this may be, our first child was...

When a new year approaches, it is hard not to look back at the past year and reflect. What did I accomplish? What did I do with my time? I have to say that I feel like I wasted...