A Celebratory Weekend Part 1
The weekend began in Dover with a belated 17th birthday gift for Laura: green gardening attire! She and her boyfriend, Stephen, — with help from... Read more
Category: Family First
17 Years
Dear Laura, I remember June 2, 1992 like it was yesterday. I raced home from Mrs. Young’s fourth grade class to hear the news of... Read more
Mother's Day Weekend
This Mother’s Day weekend we visited my dear friend, Quinn, her beautiful little girl, Kennedy, and her husband, Dave. We drank pink lemonade, chatted on... Read more
Spring on Locust Lane
It may not have lasted more than four days, but we did have beautiful spring weather for the annual Blue/White football game here in Happy... Read more
Man Date
Not only is Nick living with the wrong Rowlands right now, apparently he’s going on dates with him, too! Last week my fiance and my... Read more
A Life Worth Celebrating
Grandma Wiley passed away last week. She died peacefully in her bed, surrounded by family. It’s exactly how she wanted to go. Fortunately, I had... Read more
The Holidays Are Here
The Rowlands’ traveled to Hoboken for Thanksgiving. We enjoyed the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (from the fourth row, courtesy of Andrew!) and woke up at... Read more
Looking Back and Looking Ahead
During the first weekend in October I returned to Dover for High School Homecoming festivities, and I realized that no matter how many years pass,... Read more
Another Moving Weekend
No sooner did Nick arrive back in Happy Valley than we had to pack and leave for New Jersey. (But not before he signed some... Read more
Sister Bonding
Laura came to Happy Valley last weekend! Since I typically spend my weekends with Nick, and she’s a teenager with a busy social life, we’re... Read more