Milestones and Special Occasions

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! I absolutely love this time of year, spending time with family and eating way too much good food. It\’s a little weird that we are going to have a brown Christmas here in South Dakota this year – but I\’m not complaining! It\’s almost like a bonus Christmas […]

Those of you who read my blog regularly know that hunting is something I am still relatively new at. I didn\’t grow up doing it, never shot a gun until I was 25 years old, just never really had anything to do with it. Dan is an avid hunter and LOVES everything about it. It\’s

Happy Thanksgiving yall! I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday with good food and good people, and hopefully you get a few days off work to unwind and relax a little bit.  I’m going to keep it shorter this week, but I do want to share our Thanksgiving traditions with you real quick. It’s a

It’s that time of year again where Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and I like to take a moment to reflect on all the things I am thankful for this year. As always, I can’t say enough how thankful I am for my family. No matter what life throws at me – good or

Dan and I got engaged a little over a month ago now, and so far, the wedding planning process has been pretty exciting! I\’m starting to check things off the list in preparation, and today, I checked off a big one: I found my wedding dress!! With the wedding being less than a year away,

We’ve got another milestone to celebrate this weekend: October 8, is Dobby’s “gotcha day” and since we don’t know when his day of birth actually is, it’s also his unofficial birthday! I brought this handsome boy home four years ago this weekend, which just seems crazy that it’s been that long already. That also means

Happy fall y’all! It’s officially that season and I’m already seeing a bunch of leaves on the ground, which is fun. I love fall.  My birthday also landed on the first day of fall this year. I still love my birthday, maybe I’m not old enough to hate it yet? 😉 But it feels like it’s MY

This weekend is Swimming Through Life’s 5th birthday. That’s right – I’ve been blogging for FIVE whole years now! It’s kind of crazy to think it’s been that long already. Time flies when you’re having fun! I’ve shared a lot of stuff with all of you. Some of it good, some of it bad. Some highs, some

It was a big week! I’m an auntie again!!  My sister gave birth to her second baby on Wednesday. Her name is Tessa Ann Thooft and she is the most adorable little girl.  She was a little stubborn and in no hurry to make her appearance Earth side, as she was born four days past

We’ve got another reason to celebrate this weekend!! My favorite little man turns TWO! This little cutie stole my heart the day he was born, and he has yet to give it back. I’ve said from the beginning that I’m surprised by how much I love Connor, and he’s not even MY kid! And it’s