Oh my sweet girl, how has it already been one whole year?
It feels like just yesterday I was in your room, arranging your mountain of books into piles of must-reads and favorites, imagining all the time we would spend...
Summer months bring warm weather, bbq Sundays, and trips to the pool. Growing up, we would pack our swim passes and towels and head to the local swimming hole. It was a simple pool, with two diving boards and...
Babysitters: They come in all varieties. There are the high school pros that have a constant rotation of families who pay for their Juice Stop trips and college savings accounts. Then there are the older vets who have extra time to...
There are a lot of firsts in life. Your first birthday, your first day of school, your first kiss. These firsts seem to slow down at some point, falling victim to routine and safety. Which is why I think...
The first job I had was at A Taste of the Big Apple, which was known for its New York-Style pizza and has since closed. That restaurant holds a special place in my heart, and I couldn't have asked for...
I will never forget the first time I took Sloan out to eat. She was 3 weeks old and I was three weeks into planning my life around a baby.
I was meeting a friend at Panera Bread, and as...
One of the first things I started thinking about after I found out I was pregnant was the nursery. Of course, being that we were in the middle of flipping a house , the basics needed to be finished.
My...
We did it. We made it through the holidays, the road trips, and the tables full of cookies. Now, we are left with copious amounts of leftovers and the long wit for warmer weather. In the past, I have...
Let’s be honest, the holidays are a whirlwind of emotions, travel, and burnt family recipes (I still can’t eat asparagus). On top of that, you add being a new parent and somehow you are still expected to make the...
It wasn’t very long ago that my days consisted of strong coffee and last-minute lunch dates. I had just married my best friend, and the changing leaves were welcoming a sense of serene bliss that I had never experienced...
