that brown house

to share a bit of our holiday cheer with you on this rainy (to which mom retorts with a chuckle, “i thought it wasn’t supposed to rain in california!”) christmas eve, here is a snapshot of our tree:

also, i received a lovely christmas surprise yesterday! a neighbor from the house in maryland that i […]

last month when the ceiling lights shorted out we played quite a bit of phone tag with the electrician who rewired the house. because of the timing, it was much easier to “borrow” the contractor who was working on a friend’s attic renovation than to wait for our electrician. however, the electrician did […]

the first table

yum!

erica v. the bird

we like it when guests match the appliances…

the second table has the most wonderful cranberry sauce ever

cake & pie — oh my!
many thanks to erica & brian (the photographer), eric’s parents & brother, brian’s grandparents & cousin, my mother, christia & her eric, and elaine for making eric’s and […]