A Less Magical Christmas Season

Our annual trip to the Carmel Christkindlmarket didn’t go as planned this year — but the detour reminded us what family traditions are really made of.

Worst Purchase of 2025

While shopping at Sam’s Club today, we wandered past the washers and dryers. I paused, looked at one of the models, noted the price, and said out loud, “I wish we bought this instead.” And just like that, our worst purchase of 2025 came rushing back.