Holidays + Seasons

My son just finished his first year of college and is living in New York City this summer for an internship. One of the things I love to do when I don't see my kids for a long time...

Ah, the Peachtree Road Race. Even if you’re not a runner, you’ve almost certainly heard of this 10K that happens each Fourth of July in Atlanta. What began in 1970 with just more than 100 runners has evolved into the...

Passover -- also known as Pesach -- is one of the most important high holidays in the Jewish calendar. The week-long holiday commemorates the anniversary of the Jews' exodus from Egyptian slavery as it is explained in The Bible....

I don't know about you, but I've been so excited spring has arrived. I was so over winter. Mother Nature teased us for weeks with beautiful weather. One day it would be sunny with springtime temperatures and then the...

April Fools' Day has been celebrated in one way or another since as far back as 1582. Not everyone got the news that the primary means of telling the date had switched to the Gregorian calendar in the 1560s,...

I know, I know…Valentine’s is a commercial holiday probably created by a marketing mastermind to drive up sales for chocolate and roses. While I guess this thinking is not wrong, Valentine’s Day is as good of an excuse as...

It's time for a love fest for Valentine's Day! While I'll be shipping care packages to my college kids, I have found some unique Valentine's ideas for you to celebrate at home with your family or in your child's...

As of February 1st, my house will be properly decked out with a pink tablecloth, countless heart-shaped window clings, and the finest Valentine’s Day-themed napkins the dollar store can offer. Clearly, I’m more into celebrating than decorating. Even before...

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Today, perhaps this motto should include plague and politics! Seriously though, I know a bunch of people who would...

If you would have told me that this Florida native would have been able to survive and thrive in a city with snow for years, I would have called you a liar. For three years, my family lived in...