• Family,  Fun

    Our Dating Story

    Joe and I have always been passionate about having a healthy marriage and relationship. The funny thing is that our dating story is kind of complicated, long sorted tale! Wayyyyy too much to put into writing in one blog post. Maybe one day I will do a series in parts of anyone is really interested, or we will record it in video form. But for today, I am going to share the condensed version along with 1 thing we both are thankful for and value about our dating journey, and 1 thing we both would change if we could. Leave us any questions you have after reading because we will…

  • Family,  Fun

    Meet Cute

    Happy Wednesday, friends! This week my mind is whirling with topics to discuss and share with you all, but I want to get to know each other a little better and start with the story of how Joe and I met. If you read our first post where I gave short introductions of the two of us, you may recall that we are pretty opposite of one anther in terms of personality. You may wonder how our paths crossed, and how we started dating and ended up getting married?! Well, how we met all starts with my twin sister, Erica. It was the summer of 2004, we were 17 years…

  • Family

    When Your First Baby Starts Kindergarten

    The day your first child starts kindergarten is a big day. It’s a significant transition for everyone, and comes with mixed emotions. Our son, Jackson, started kindergarten this past August and I wrote some thoughts about it. I sat down to journal a few weeks ago and these words just came out…maybe my fellow moms out there can relate. 💛 __ Five years flew right by. Whoever coined the phrase “the days are long but the years are short” uttered the most truthful words about motherhood I’ve ever heard. I can close my eyes right now and see Jackson as a newborn in my arms, staring up at me with…