When my older brother announced that he was moving to North Carolina…amongst the sadness (they were moving from TEXAS to North Carolina…you know how I feel about Texas y’all!) I just knew that I would have to plan a road trip this Summer with the kids to see and explore this beautiful state! A couple […]

Once the warm weather comes and I have some more free time than usual in my schedule, I always seem to end up with a LONG list of books that are on my “I really want to read this” list.  This Summer has been no different! While I completely endorse the use of the library […]

I can remember it like it was yesterday. It was towards the end of my Senior year in high school and the teacher was talking to us about our plans and asking us what we were going to do with our futures. I was just shy of 18 years old and although I knew what […]

(Let me just preface this by saying that while I am VERY much in love with my dog…I never would have done anything for his birthday had I not had an 8 year old daughter who REALLY wanted to do something special for his birthday!) 1.  Haley (my 8 year old) LOVES animals.  I mean […]

He is the one who officially made me a mom. The one who first taught me what I know about how to maneuver through this crazy thing called motherhood. (And then Haley came along and made me quickly realize that I knew NOTHING!) His heart is golden. He is brave and strong while still having […]

I am a really lucky woman. I know what I have and I know how fortunate it I am. And I spend time daily just looking at my life and feeling oh so blessed. These two (plus Cooper of course!) take up a space in my heart that simply can’t be occupied by anyone or […]

I have to be honest here. By mid January I am DONE with this snow.  This year in particular, I am just ready to welcome Summer, in all her glory, with open arms.  On Saturday morning, there was a fresh blanket of snow on the ground when I woke up.  A month ago I would […]