For my family growing up, the kitchen and kitchen table were the heart of the home. My parents both love to cook, so even after the divorce we’d eat pretty much every dinner as a family and talk about our days.
I didn’t understand why they made such a huge deal out of eating together at the time. But in retrospect I realize it wasn’t all that common to sit down to a homemade meal with one or both parents and siblings every night–but it was definitely invaluable for our relationships.… Read More »
When E got the call that he’d gotten his dream job last fall, we couldn’t have been more excited. E was employed, and we were California dreamin’! All the work that moving across the country would entail hadn’t occurred to us yet, and the reality didn’t actually sink in until we in the thick of planning our move in April: how do we find an apartment when we’re living 2,000 miles away? Do we need a renter’s insurance policy? Why is shipping SO expensive? We don’t even have that much stuff!