This week marks my seven-year anniversary of moving to North Carolina! While it may seem like a bit of a random anniversary number to celebrate, this milestone makes this the longest I have ever lived in one place. North Carolina wasn’t a “love at first sight” situation to me, the way Austin (the city I […]

All of our summer plans are packed into the last two weeks of July! Filling out our whiteboard calendar with more than just the days of the week felt so satisfying. I’m holding this all in open hands, knowing how quickly things can change nowadays, but as of right now, we have visits from my […]

One of my favorite summer traditions is attending a Fourth of July parade with Emily and her family. I found myself feeling pretty bummed that this would be our first time in three years missing out on the parade and, more importantly, some sweet time together on this festive holiday. Happily, we found a fun […]

TGIF, friends…and after a busy week, I’m literally counting down the hours till our traditional Friday pizza and movie night! We had a bunch of late evenings this week, mostly due to Miss Azelie’s four-month sleep regression, but also due to the prep and execution of a mini shoot Emily and I did! If you’ve […]

As you may remember, my word for 2020 is JOY. And while this year has looked so different than I had anticipated when I chose that word, there has been so much joy in this year…even (especially) when it felt the hardest to find. The world feels heavy right now, for good reason, but I […]

I’m writing this intro while sitting outside at my favorite coffee shop and it feels SO good. This morning, Dave essentially kicked me out of the house for some alone time–my first time out of the house solo since Azelie was born, and my first time physically into a building (other than church and the […]

Last week, I renewed my position as a Beautycounter consultant for the third year. As I have each June since I first joined, I mulled over the decision a little before moving forward. I’m not a beauty blogger or an expert by any means, so I often feel a little insecure about sharing beauty things. […]

I feel like I’m starting to get a hint of what this summer is going to look like. It may not involve summer camps, playgrounds, or museums, like last summer did…but our neighborhood pool is officially open. We’ve had a few friends over for social-distanced evenings under the twinkle lights on our back porch. We’re […]