We took Alice to pick out her first pumpkin and get her first pumpkin doughnuts and cider. It was freezing cold, and there was a little rain, but we powered through and had a great time. Well, Tyler and I did. Alice probably had no idea why she was so cold and her eyes wouldn’t … Continue reading Pumpkin Patching
My sister and brother-in-law are living in Ireland and we were BLESSED to be able to visit them last month. Ireland is a gorgeous country. The sea, the forests, the hills, the doors, and everything between is beautiful! The first couple of days we spent exploring the coast, a couple beach towns and some of … Continue reading
I wanted Tyler’s first Father’s day to memorable. The most obvious, and best in my opinion, way to do that was to take ourselves and our 2 month-old baby camping. Continue reading Father’s Day
I don’t think I need to go into detail about what a convoluted experience it is to have a baby. I think trying to explain the emotional part of it is something I would be terrible at. Instead, I wrote down some real thoughts that either traveled through my real brain or really came out … Continue reading 9 Real Thoughts, 1 Week Postpartum
There is a phrase that I see every once in a while, regarding one’s significant other. “I can’t remember what life was like without you,” or “I can’t imagine life without you.” Or something similar. You know what I mean. While I find those things cryptically sweet, I’ve realized I really don’t hold those same … Continue reading With and Without You
Dearest basketball, That is what Tyler so affectionately calls you these days, as he (and I) can still hardly believe that you’re actually a tiny human. No offense, but are you real? It seems easy to imagine you actually being here: growing up, playing, being weird. But it feels impossible to imagine that the you … Continue reading Dear Basketball,
Today was one of the days in which I checked several (okay, four) things off my to do list and then couldn’t quite get myself to keep going. Or maybe I didn’t want to keep going and so I told myself that four lines on the list was plenty to justify telling people I had … Continue reading Get-upped-ness
I wrote this sometime last year out of the need to get it out of my head and am just now summoning the courage to share it. Our story may not seem particularly difficult. But I think that is why it needs to be said. And I’d like to preface this by saying that a … Continue reading Can I? A letter to my past and future self, from my present self.
I think it starts around the time you become incredibly self-aware. All you see is you and your problems and you also think you can see how everyone else can see you. And with that self-awareness comes your awareness of everyone else around you. You compare and barter with yourself deciding what pieces of other … Continue reading Un-planning
Maybe it’s because strawberries are our favorite fruit. Maybe it’s because you can’t beat that mountain view. And maybe it’s because it’s on our “where we fell in love” list. Or maybe we’re too lazy to find a new rodeo. Whatever it is, we haven’t missed Strawberry days since we’ve been together and now we’ll … Continue reading Strawberry Days
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