The Last (Thanksgiving) Supper
by Aurora Bordeaux On Thanksgiving, perhaps against my best judgment for my personal well being, we hosted the hubs’s parents for a few days. I thought this would be okay. It mostly was. But...
View ArticleThings I Won’t Miss, Holiday Edition: Visits with Santa
by Aurora Bordeaux Every year, droves of eager parents line up at the mall and in outdoor shopping parks to plop their little ones on Santa’s lap and snap an almighty photo. Am I the only one who...
View ArticleCharminator the Labradoodle Visits Santa
by Aurora Bordeaux Last week, I wrote about having a childfree Christmas and how I would never miss being a parent around the holidays because I always thought visits to Santa were such a hassle. Then...
View ArticleCreating Childfree Holiday Traditions
by Aurora Bordeaux Winter holidays are different when you don’t have kids. As I wrapped up another year with the hubs last week, I wanted to come up with some new holiday traditions of our own since...
View ArticleChildfree Holiday Traditions, Part 1: The Superbowl
by Aurora Bordeaux I’ve never been much of a Super Bowl fan. It’s not that I hate America, it’s just that I’m not a good sports spectator. I like doing more than watching. Even back when I danced six...
View ArticleI Just Wanted to Say… Thanks.
Blogging is funny. One minute, you’re just some silly sap sitting alone at your computer sending words out into the nothing and trying not to indulge in your penchant for alliteration and bombastic...
View ArticleFamily Vacation 2013: I Got This
by Aurora Bordeaux Well, kiddies, it’s that magical time of year again… Mandatory In-law Vacation time! That’s right, it’s open season to resurrect last year’s hit Baby Off Board Series: Family...
View ArticleChildfree Fantasy Comeback: Homecoming Edition
by Aurora Bordeaux Well, peeps, it’s that time of year again. The time when green leaves turn colorful and crispy and our alma maters flair their siren signals to draw all graduates back in an effort...
View ArticleHomecoming: The Aftermath
by Aurora Bordeaux Remember how I was recently nervous about attending my university homecoming? Well, turns out I had nothing to fear outside the regular introverted terror of cocktail parties. I was...
View ArticleI’m the Only One in the House Who Isn’t “Fixed”
by Aurora Bordeaux Our Labradoodle, Charminator, was spayed recently, making me the only person in our condo who isn’t fixed. Bosco is fixed. Charminator is fixed. The Hubs is fixed. I feel a little...
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