Merry Christmas from After The Alter! I hope you and your family have the very best day! Today I will be opening presents, eating lots of food, drinking lots of wine and enjoying family and friends. Probably will watch "A Christmas Story" 3 times over the course of the day, but what is Christmas day [...]
I am a person that has a horrible time with change. In my world change is bad...bottom line. I get that change is a part of life, but it's definitely a part that truly scares me. One big area where I find change to be bad is during the holidays. Growing up, Christmas was such [...]
As I write this, I have just sat down after running around like a crazy person getting packed up for my trip to Pennsylvania to be with my family for the holidays. Recently, all my trips out of town have been weekend trips, but since I will be gone from Tuesday-Sunday, with many different types [...]
I am sure all of you are pretty tired at this point of me telling you how much I love Christmas time, but guess what? You are going to have to hear about it again. Christmas is a holiday that is full of traditions in my house. Some may say that I am stuck in [...]
When I was a little girl I truly believed in Christmas and all the magic that surrounded it. Santa brought the Christmas presents, Reindeer flew, and my Christmas letter flew up the chimney each year for Santa to read. The Captain picks on me to this day for believing in Santa past the third [...]
After the Alter is a blog about my "life after the alter" meaning after being married, and the changes that go with it. I am a mom to a beautiful boy and girl who are the stars of this blog, and a little Pomeranian named Tinkerbell. I LOVE being married to Captain Awesome, and here I share stories of my life as I learn how to be the best wife and mom I can be, and all my crazy thoughts along the way.