Dear Sweet Six Year Old Braxton, It’s finally happening. The inevitable, impending changes I dreaded happening for so long. You’re growing up. You appear older. When I check on you at night, your face appears older. Your long legs stretch the length of the bed, and your sass…
Every year since my son start forming coherent sentences, I have recorded the things I have found comical and worthy of saving because as a mother, I want to remember these things forever. And also, my oldest is pretty darn hysterical. For those who know him, you’d probably…
There’s no denying that Fall in Michigan is stunning. The smell of crisp weather, the glorious colors radiating from the trees and the beautiful sunsets make Michigan a Fall-stop must. Fortunately for me, I live in Michigan, and Fall is by far my favorite season. Sure, it means…
I am the proud mom of two boys. Two very cute, very energetic, head-strong little boys who are equally a mix of their daddy’s attitude and pure masculinity and their mamma’s sass and sweetness. I often get asked what it’s like to raise boys, and I immediately visualize…
Beckett turned two on the 29th, and we celebrated his birthday with friends and family with a taco TWOsday theme. It was fun throwing together items for the party, and thankfully Amazon provided most of the decorations at an affordable price. For snacks, I decided to not do…
I want coffee in bed with you before the kids wake I want to cook with you in our kitchen while sipping our favorite wine I want inside jokes I want deep conversations at 1 o’clock in the morning I want to lounge in sweats and enjoy a…
Dearest Beckett, Where have the last two years gone? It seems like just yesterday, I was fighting contractions and a labor very different than your brothers. I had been sent home from the hospital, not yet quite dilated with escalating contractions. I was frustrating, and I was tired….
At the end of July, I was able to travel to Milwaukee for a work conference for a few days. This was only my second time to the city, and again it did not disappoint. There was a ton of great food, drinks and beautiful views to take…
It’s only been 4 months since my early-stage breast cancer diagnosis, 3 months since my bilateral double mastectomy, and I am less than 1 month until my final surgery. Not much time has passed since my diagnosis up until today, but it’s safe to say that this experience, this life-altering, eye-opening,…