I walked through this door over four years ago. OK, not this exact door but you know what I mean. The one where alcohol no longer serves me. No Alcohol Beyond This Point. Hands down, the very best decision of my life. How is that possible? Simply because I can be...scratch that-- I AM better … Continue reading On Quitting and Gaining
Days, months, years fly by. I'm reminding myself again of the importance of slowing down and taking the time to write things down. Write them down here, a journal, anywhere, but just somewhere. I want to be able to recall them at all of their ages, phases and stages growing up. Our days are packed … Continue reading Grateful for three sons.
Somehow, 10 weeks of summer break flew by, just as it always does, and here we are at the beginning of a new school year again. The summer was spent at many baseball tournaments near and far, from Pensacola to Oxford, AL to the All Star World Series in Baton Rogue, Louisiana. The boys went … Continue reading First Day of School
We made some memories in 2024. ♥️ And, we are all so excited for this new year and exploring even more in our new town. Here is a bit of our year in review (since we didn't do Christmas cards this year!). Last year included lots of fishing, baseball, kayaking, paddle boarding, crabbing, sunsets, bike … Continue reading 2024 New Memories
It's been a few years now since I made great changes to prioritize my own health. After years of inconsistency; some seasons of running and half marathon training, lunch hour power walks, little weight training outside of lifting babies and toddlers, and allowing my health to take a back seat, it became time, time to … Continue reading My Kinda Barre
Well it's been over a month since we have moved to Gulf Shores! We are loving our new home, the location and experiencing so many new things together as a family. Here I am recapping our first few weeks and sharing some photos too! July 8th was officially move in day. We had movers who … Continue reading Coastal Living, Part 1
As Josh and I are adapting to, or even beginning to understand what life is like with a pre-teen, I find myself looking in the rear view mirror and missing our babies. Whenever meeting someone, at a new job or what have you, when I get to the part where I share that I am … Continue reading Parenting a Pre-teen, a new phase
life, love & little boys 