Two and a half weeks from now we’ll have a baby in our arms! Ahh this life is crazy. I just can’t wait to hear her cry and see her face. Waiting to see Jamie for the first time in 6.5 months and waiting to meet my littlest daughter all at the same time is killer. Sheer torture, I tell… Keep Reading
Strawberry Pineapple White Chocolate Cake Balls
For years, one of my absolute favorite summer treats has been a big bowl of sliced up strawberries and fresh pineapple. I love cutting up my fruit at night after dinner, mixing it all up in a big storage container, and letting the fresh fruit juices soak together before indulging the next day. It makes my mouth water just talking about… Keep Reading
Two Incomes to One: 6 Things We Did When We Transitioned from Multiple Incomes
This post contains my thoughts about transition from two incomes to one. My last day of teaching was two weeks before I delivered Hadley (November 2013), and we’ve been a one-income family ever since. In some ways the transition was much easier than expected, and in other ways we struggled with our new limitations. 6 Things We Did When We… Keep Reading
Easter Weekend 2016
Celebrating Easter was an awesome milestone for us because it was our last big holiday to celebrate without Jamie around to share in the fun. Doing things like Easter egg hunts and attending special church services really magnify Jamie’s absence for me, but we’re down to less than three months until he’s home for good, and that is something to celebrate! It’s all… Keep Reading
Dressing for Spring/Summer: Staples for Men & Toddler Girls
Last week I raided Old Navy and splurged on much-needed new wardrobes for Jamie and Hadley. Obviously Hadley needs new clothes every season as a rapidly-growing toddler, and Jamie just simply needed new clothes in the very worst way. Old Navy is my go-to for children’s play clothing simply because their prices are unbeatable while the styles are still trendy,… Keep Reading
Spring Cleaning: My Rules of Thumb for Decluttering My Home
Your random fact of the day about me: I get a huge high from cleaning out. I LOVE IT. I haven’t always been like this though. In fact, my obsession with decluttering and organizing only started about five years ago during Jamie’s first deployment when I was living in our tiny home alone unpacking and trying to find a place… Keep Reading
Slice of Life – 3/21/16
It feels so good to reach March 21st on the calendar. Though I knew this month was going to be so full of good times and seeing so many friends and family, I was also ready to get to the point where our “adventures” were over and I could 100% officially kick my feet up and take a bit of “me”… Keep Reading
My Sister’s Baby Shower
Saturday was all about my sister Jennifer as we celebrated her with a baby shower! She’s due with my niece Carly Grace at the end of May, and we are all ecstatic for her to get here! I already had a dream a couple weeks ago about what she’s going to look like, which must mean that my thoughts are… Keep Reading