Embrace 2018

It has been more than a hot minute since I’ve set my fingers to firing off wisdom and wit on the world wide web. Since September 2016 to be exact. But I’ve got all of these thoughts swimming around in my head and you, lovely readers, get to bear witness to my musings. Every year…

Welcome, Child of Love

Earlier this month among the trees, in the presence of God and man, we dedicated our son. Surrounded by family and friends, we promised to cherish and nurture Rory throughout his life, to guide him and to respect and support the choices he makes, to do our best to raise him to take his place…

The End of an Era

Well, that’s it. Friends is over. Ten seasons in the span of my nine week maternity leave. And as I watched the final credits roll in the darkness of 3 am, I let the tears fall. At first I was crying for Joey, who had to say goodbye. And Chandler and Monica for embracing new…

Life & Love {and other mushy things}

I cannot help but feel overwhelmingly blessed after a weekend of parties, surrounded by people we love. On Friday, we welcomed over 50 people into our home for our Halloween Housewarming Party. After four months of waiting, hoping, and praying we finally closed on our house – 30 days later we moved in. Since then,…

Reset.

I dropped my iPhone in the toilet once. And on the ground several times since then. As a result, my on/off lock screen button lost its ability to function; therefore my phone is perpetually on. Like all electronic devices, phones need to be turned off every now and then. Reset. I believe the same is…