Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Thank you for making this space such a special thing for me—I’m grateful for your reading throughout the year! Wishing you joy, love, and peace in 2018.

¡Feliz Navidad! (& Friday links)

Last night will certainly stand out as a holiday highlight for me—we attended Hudson’s first grade concert! Parents and other dedicated fans packed the room and raised their smartphones high while we watched the 60 or so children sing and sway. There was, of course, “Feliz Navidad,” but they’d also memorized Spanish translations of “My Favorite Things,” “Frosty,” “Jingle Bells,” “Dreidel” and others. It was delightful! There were definitely a few yawns on stage as it got closer to the end—nearing bedtime for those six-year-olds—which made Aron and I laugh.

Today, our family arrives from Germany—Aron’s sister, brother-in-law, and their two boys—and everyone is so excited to spend time with them over the break. I get to go off for a manicure and pedicure with the ladies on Saturday morning while all the boys (and Skyler) do… well, I don’t know. But we’ll all decorate cookies when we get back!

And then it’s Christmas eve! Visions of sugarplums and the jolly old elf.

I definitely haven’t watched enough holiday specials. It’s going too fast! Speaking of which, I did just re-watch The Holiday and Little Women (1994). Any favorites? I’ve been told I need to watch A Christmas Prince.

Pass those suggestions along and here are some links of note in the meantime… 

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Photo Storage: Backing up Your Memories

Somewhere I read that all of us combined take more photos in one minute than ever existed in total 150 years ago. And I wouldn’t be surprised if that figure has gotten more dramatic since then; InfoTrends projects that we will take 1.3 trillion photos this year alone. I know that sometimes it feels like I have that many of my own.

So what does one do with all of these memories? How do you keep them safe? It’s a question that comes up often. Here are some suggestions…

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