A Sip of Sakki

A year ago today I lost my beautiful mother very suddenly to cancer. It’s a day that will forever be ingrained in my memories, and even still the details are so vivid of the night...

Hashimoto’s: I have an Autoimmune Disease

I mentioned in my 2018 year in review that one of the things I was nervous about was my own health. January 1st I went to see the phlebotomist to give away some blood for the typical...

This is a very long story, because my mother didn’t want us to say anything publicly while she was alive. If the title didn’t give it away, my mother recently passed from this...

One Year Later

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Hashimoto’s: I have an A...

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Love and Loss: The Death of my...

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Jun 27, 2021

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Cuppa Tea Cupcakes

My sister is getting married in September, and today we hosted her bridal shower with lovely friends and family. As the maid of honor my only real duty was to head up organization and the usual pitching in financially and day-of for setup–but I just have to be an over-achiever. So, knowing that she wanted a Victorian-esque feel to her wedding, we went with similar for the...

Aug 16, 2019

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TERRIFYING: Mother Nature in all Her Glory

This weekend was supposed to be the annual Timeline event at the Schuyler Flatts Memorial Park in Menands, NY. This is our favorite event that we’ve done the past few years, and the people there are always top-notch. We really look forward to this one. Oddly enough this week Pete and I just could not get motivated to do anything for it. We didn’t want to pack, we...

Aug 10, 2019

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