Milestones and Special Occasions

What a wonderful, busy week it was! Two months ago, the NATE staff moved into our brand-new office building; and this week we had our official Ribbon Cutting and Open House celebration. When I was hired almost four years ago, there was already talk of building a new office, so it’s pretty awesome that it […]

I did it! I survived my fourth NATE UNITE tradeshow. As usual, it was a loooong week, but it was a good week too. This year brought us to Las Vegas, Nevada. I’ve only been to Las Vegas once before and it was just a weekend trip. This week gave me the opportunity to explore

Who else LOVES Valentine’s Day!? I might be in the minority, but I love it. I love, love. And I have the best Valentine there is. Every year, Dan gets me flowers for Valentine’s Day, and he always writes me the sweetest little notes along with them. I’ve saved every single one of them and

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