How do you capture eleven months in one blog post? And how do you share experiences from a week long trip on a boat in just a few words? By now, you’ve learned that my sister-in-law and I are part of the Sisterhood of the Patterned Pants and since last March, have worked our patterned tails off to build a… View Post
Charlie (and his kind-hearted nature) share a birthday with Martin Luther King, Jr. and so this week and today we are reflecting on him and his long-lasting legacy to this life and the civil rights movement. So today – and always – we choose love. We choose to live a life filled with creating meaningful relationships and bridging the gap… View Post
Birth || One || Two || Three || Four || Five || Six || Seven Shared this on my Facebook page last night and fitting to start this letter: Ten years ago this month, a surprise pregnancy ended and I was overwhelmed with grief. Two years later, on January 15th, I suffered yet another loss and I was not confident I would ever… View Post
Whether you’re InstantPotting, Crockpotting, or just looking for a recipe for the stovetop, this is SO RIDICULOUSLY easy and delicious that your crew will be clamoring for more. I made the brown rice in my InstantPot (equal parts water and rice, manual for 23 minutes – perfection!) and then made the Curry on my stovetop. SO SO SO simple and… View Post
What happens when the expectations for our life don’t match up with reality? What’s the takeaway and how do we begin to adjust our expectations so that we can find common ground between the two? Life seems to be this ebb and flow of expectations and reality checks and the way we handle those adjustments are sometimes the true indicators… View Post
I was asked to be part of the Netflix #StreamTeam and share posts each month based on my experience. We are longtime Netflix users and cannot wait to share our experiences with you! All opinions are of course are own! A new week and we are full swing into the New Year, so I decided to collect a few of… View Post
Happy Saturday! One of the things I’m trying to do better this year is MEAL PLANNING! I think this will help me stay on track with my health goals AND save money in the process. So this weekend, I sat down and created a flexible meal plan for the week ahead and will adjust based on our schedule and what… View Post
Around 200 years ago, when Jim and I first started dating, we were planning to celebrate one of our early Valentine’s Days. Beauty and the Beast was being re-released with special showings at the IMAX at Navy Pier. Larger than life, we spent the evening enjoying one of the greatest tales as old as time – young and in love…. View Post
While driving yesterday, my almost 17-year-old niece saw a billboard advertising the movie Hidden Figures and mentioned that she wanted to see it. What better time to catch the newest flick than that night? After scoping out times, we headed out to see this 1960s set flick surrounding the space race. Based on a non-fiction book by the same name (authored… View Post
It’s no secret that we have a teensy tiny obsession with all things Disney. The happiest place on earth always seems to exude happiness and it is amazing how each time we go – we are more and more enamored with the World that Walt Disney created in the Florida marsh. It is the magic of the place, the moment, and… View Post
birth (story || pictures) || 1st Birthday || big TWO || Three || 4 || One Whole Hand To Jackson Dean, Six. That curious age where suddenly it requires two hands to show someone your age. The age where suddenly you aren’t grasping that chubby little five and you seem to have grown into a little man overnight. Oh how boring our life was six… View Post
I was asked to be part of the Netflix #StreamTeam and share posts each month based on my experience. We are longtime Netflix users and cannot wait to share our experiences with you! All opinions are of course are own! As the clock ticked over to 12:01 am CST and we celebrated our Netflix New Year’s Eve Countdowns (we chose… View Post