There are two causes to celebrate on this Friday morning.  Just about one year ago on October 19th, 2015, I wrote my first post as Oakland Momma.  I introduced myself, and shared my early morning trip into the fog of Mountain View Cemetery.  Since then, my blog has grown, changed, taught both myself and others, and it has shown me that of all things I can write about, what I love most is to share stories about Oakland.  The second cause to celebrate; in three days I turn forty.  While for some it may be a number that has come and gone, and for others it seems to be in the distant future, for me it is the present.  While it seems like a big number, a number I sometimes see looking back at me in the mirror, I am eager to take a giant step forward into the next decade and can’t help but wonder what it will bring.  Time truly does goes by fast.  On the one hand, daily life can be exhausting and days can creep by; yet on the other, when it comes time to put the Christmas tree up again each year I am blown away … Continue reading A Celebration…with the Necklace of Lights