Welcome, Sweet Violet!

#1 in the Year of Babies for 2013 is miss Violet Elizabeth, born to my bestie, Brooke, and her hubs, Troy, on Thursday, May 30!! Brooke and I have known each other since 5th grade – two years shy of 20 years (crazy! Are we really that old??!).  Sometimes we were best friends, sometimes we […]

Happy Happy Heart

Hello friends! No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth after my vulnerability breakdown.  It did take a lot out of me and then a weekend filled with holiday travels lead to some away time from the old lappy.  But I’m back today, more joyful and grateful than ever. I was able to […]

Two-Year Wedding Anniversary!

Two-Year Wedding Anniversary!

Dear Spirit: Thank you for true, deep love. Love that stands by each other despite all hardships. Love that encourages and doesn’t tear down. Love that allows for silliness and lots of laughter. For blessing me with this love that’s shared with my husband, today, on our two year wedding anniversary, I deeply, deeply thank […]

RIP Geckie and Welcome Draco

  Our sweet little gecko died on Tuesday.  I’m not exactly sure what happened.  I just don’t think he was getting nourished right.  He was still a baby when we got him, so we knew he may not make it. I was so so sad over this little guy. For reals.  Cried off and on […]

Stronger and Happier Than Ever

Ok, so despite my initial freak-out when not getting a teaching job, this little break I decided to take this semester is so starting to prove to be well worth the extra $10K in student loans I took out to make it happen.  (Hey, it’s for my academic and spiritual growth, so it’s priceless, right??) […]