Milestones and Special Occasions

If you’ve been paying attention to local news this week, it’ll seem like my parents are celebrities! I’ve seen their faces pop up on quite a few local news posts and it’s pretty cool. My mom was in the news because last week she was awarded as the South Dakota Family Doctor of the Year […]

This week was a bit of whirlwind. I spent most of it in Florida for work – it was busy, but it was also a nice change of scenery, and a lot warmer! I was sent to Orlando to represent NATE in a booth at the BICSI Winter 2026 Tradeshow, and I’ve known for a

Happy New Year, y’all! I’m looking forward to all 2026 has in store, and I’m hopeful that it’ll be even better than 2025 was. I’m not typically one to make New Year’s resolutions, and I’ve never chosen a word to represent the year ahead – but I think I might change that this year. After

Merry Christmas all! I hope everyone was able to enjoy a day or two off of work and spend time with loved ones. Our family Christmas isn’t until next weekend – so our Christmas was pretty low-key and relaxing. Dan and I spent the day with my parents, eating good food, napping, and watching the

Last weekend, Dan and I ventured to New York for a wedding. We were only there for two full days, so it was a quick trip. The wedding itself was on Friday, and I knew ahead of time we would likely have some time on Saturday to see a little bit of New York. Everyone

This Thanksgiving looked a little different. Due to family illness, we didn’t actually get together for the day like we usually do. It was still nice to have some time off at home though. And Dan and I got to get out and do a little deer hunting. Opening weekend was a week ago and

I’m back this week with a couple more things I’m thankful for to gear up for Thanksgiving.  First, I want to say I’m thankful for all the friends I’ve been lucky enough to make in my life.  My run club friends are some of the best. I look forward to running with them several times

I was again struggling to come up with something to write about this week. I’ve had a lot of thoughts and feelings heavy on my heart lately, and I get so hyper focused on things sometimes, it’s hard to make space for other stuff.  I was talking to Dan and again asked him for help

I hope everyone had a fabulous and fun Halloween holiday! It’s fun to see all the costumes and get some sweet treats, but to me, the real fun starts the day after Halloween. Because it’s officially Christmas season! You better believe our Christmas decorations are going up this weekend, even if my Grinch of a

So, I know I just wrote a blog about Dobby a few weeks ago, but we’ve got a milestone coming up in a few days that warrants another post. 🙂 Dobby’s “Gotcha Day” is October 8, and this year marks SIX full years with my best boy! Seems absolutely wild that it was already that