The holidays can be such a crazy time.  And just as the madness begins to settle down, Chris and I celebrate our anniversary on January 19.  It always seems crazy to spend more money on gifts at that time, so we’ve come up with a different way to celebrate.  Chris and I each choose a unique charity (one we think the other will particularly appreciate) and we make a donation in the other’s name.  This year, when the devastation of Hurricane Sandy hit, we thought our anniversary donation would be much better spent going to the victims of Sandy.  This year, we also wanted to donate our time.  So we researched groups that were doing particularly great work and found Occupy Sandy.  We spent the day working in their kitchen in Bay Ridge which serves over 1000 healthy meals per day to residents who are struggling to rebuild their lives.   When we arrived at the kitchen, which is housed in a local church, it was bustling with volunteers.  There were local neighbors and small groups from schools and community programs.  People with all different backgrounds came together to help out.     They were working from donated food which […]