Vanessa Rae Romero
Dear Dad
Last week you gave us a scareBut with some tender-loving careYour heart is on the mend We all knew it wasn’t the endYou’ve got fish to… [Continue Reading]
Happy Easter 2019
We were blessed to have our little buddy Asher this weekend. Took him to an Easter egg hunt at the park yesterday as well as… [Continue Reading]
Cheers to You
The sun is shining and it’s +70 degrees F in Minnesota. This is one of my all-time fave spring/summer after dinner drinks. Caffeine-free Zevia Cola… [Continue Reading]
The Only Place I Want To Be
I was laying in bed with Asher last night — he was long asleep and I was just drifting off. Tom came in and said,… [Continue Reading]
Crying Over a Game of Dominoes
The other morning I found myself sitting at our dining room table crying over a game of dominoes. I wasn’t sad per se. Well, maybe… [Continue Reading]
Goodbyes Always Make Me Cry…
…and saying goodbye to the yellow brick road was no different. Elton John put on a fantastic farewell show in Minneapolis as part of his… [Continue Reading]
Sixty-Hundred Dollars
“I love my grandma sixty-hundred dollars to the moon and back.” -Asher, 4 yo We spent our Valentine’s Day together playing Nerf guns, trucks, and… [Continue Reading]
My Top 10 Amazon “Buy It Agains” for 2018 That Are Not Boring
207. That’s the number of Amazon orders we placed in 2018. It doesn’t include the orders we placed for groceries and other “must have them… [Continue Reading]
I May or May Not Have BO
Hello, I’m Vanessa. I once had someone tell me they did not like my purple hair, said it was for the birds. My nickname is… [Continue Reading]
If I Only Had Seven Good Years Left
I am about the same age today, that my mom was in this picture. She had seven “good” years left before the symptoms of Lewy… [Continue Reading]
What Are You Doing for Others
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?”” — Martin Luther King, Jr. I don’t know about you, but sometimes… [Continue Reading]
Beauty from Ashes
Our (court) order includes a holiday schedule. We get our little buddy on Christmas, they get him on Christmas Eve. When you say it that… [Continue Reading]
Mugs Matter
I love a good mug. Handle has to fit at least two fingers. Three is even better. Purple takes it to another level. However, what… [Continue Reading]
Just Say No
As of late, I’ve had several conversations with friends who are so overwhelmed because they can’t say no. I get that it feels good to… [Continue Reading]
Thanksgiving Blessing
On Thanksgiving, it’s only appropriate to share my favorite mealtime blessing, courtesy of my dad. “Father, Son, Holy Ghost, bless the one who eats the… [Continue Reading]
Lady Lumberjack
Finished out our fall axe throwing season tonight with a third place win in our region and top 50 in the nation!!! Who knew I… [Continue Reading]
Goin’ to the Chapel
Or should I say courthouse and we’re gonna get married!!! Yes, we did. Fifteen years ago, Tom Nikkola and I (without telling anyone) got married at the… [Continue Reading]
Sunsets are Proof
It’s been cloudy and raining pretty much every day since we moved into our new apartment. Which made last night’s sunset even more special, being… [Continue Reading]
Twenty-One Months Ago
On Tom’s 40th birthday, we learned of a little boy named Asher. We knew he was our grandson the moment we laid eyes on him…. [Continue Reading]
Lesson Learned
I just realized that Facebook has deleted all of my FB Live videos from the past few months. My #keto Costco haul is gone. My Mother’s Day… [Continue Reading]