she’s a sound sleeper, so after 2 hours of deep REM sleep, she’s awake by 5 am. it feels good to get a little head start on the day, she always thinks. a quick 5 mile run, a shower, some professional development, goal setting, journaling, emptying of the dishwasher, watering the plants, feeding the dog, [...]
School's here and ready or not those sweet kids (sometimes crazy) will be heading down the halls and off to face their little worlds. This weekend in the shop we had a fun little keychain craft in hopes to send them off with something a little special. Moms and dads and grandmas and friends [...]
Over vacation I read a book about chasing your dreams. I loved the book but when I finished, I was left with this frustrated feeling I couldn’t put my finger on. Then I realized, I haven’t met my goals and my dreams are too big....let me explain.
I wrote a little about this topic in a previous post. But after being freshly home from a 7 day trip to Colorado, I thought I'd talk a little more about it. With my family living in Mississippi, which is a 12 hour drive from us, our kids have traveled a decent amount. They both [...]
I always joke with my husband that I was the first to ask him out. We met in college and I immediately fell hard for him and while waiting for him to finally tell me his feelings, I worked up the guts up to ask him to a service sorority formal (where the girls ask the guys). After all of that work, it ended up being canceled due to a snow storm. I think he knew by then that I was into him and he asked me out on a date. Fast forward 11ish years and 3 kids later, we still love to date each other. I’ve learned that it doesn’t always have to be planned out or anything fancy, our main goal is to reconnect and come back together. We have a few favorite date night places but when it comes down to it our purpose is to spend time talking and knowing what’s happening in each of our lives and hearts.
This past weekend was our third annual Summer Progressive Dinner. Our neighborhood holds one in the summer and one in the winter each year, starting three years ago. Here's how the night usually goes: We walk from house to house, starting at appetizers. We move on the hour and head to the main course. This [...]
The family and I staycationed last week, in order to tackle building a new fence. We figured the kids would benefit from a place where I could contain them or send them when they are a little too chaotic. My husband headed up the fence building, recruited his buddies to help and I did my [...]
