Relatable Experiences

They say life is full of ups and downs and this week was a pretty good example of that roller coaster ride. It was both a wonderful week and an absolutely terrible week. It started with a little day trip to Tyler on Sunday for my niece\’s baptism. Molly and Tanner asked Dan and myself […]

Change. It\’s something that happens to everyone all the time, no matter what stage of life you are in. It\’s inevitable, it can\’t be avoided, but that doesn\’t mean it\’s always easy. Whether it\’s a small change like maybe you want to start getting up 30 minutes earlier every day or something like going from

Oofta it definitely feels like winter now! These last couple weeks have been down right chilly and it’s been a bit of an adjustment. We were so spoiled with mild temperatures and little snow through December and the first part of January, I thought we might have a nice winter! But unfortunately that’s not usually

This week, I want to talk about something that I’ve always struggled with for as long as I can remember – and I KNOW many of you reading this have too. And that is my constant need to want to be liked by everyone. I am a people pleaser by nature, and I’ve always felt

Happy harvest season y’all! It’s been a dry summer, so it’s starting a bit earlier for some, including Dan.  It’s going to be a busy couple of weeks and I’m not going to see a whole lot of him until he’s done, which always sucks, but luckily he can still answer phone calls from the

Happy September, y’all! It’s crazy to think we’re almost ¾ of the way through the year already, but I’m also super excited to get into Fall and cooler temps. I LOVE this time of year. Anyway, this week I want to talk about something that has been weighing on my mind for some time now. 

I’m going to keep this blog short and sweet this week!  I’ve been spending a lot of time with my family over the last few days. Spent all of Wednesday evening with my run club family at the Hump Day 5k, and Connor is here for a long weekend so I’ve been spending every evening

Alright, I’ve gotta get something off my chest this week because it’s been something I’ve been thinking about for a while and maybe I’ll feel better once I’ve written it all down.  It seems this week that between talking to my very pregnant sister and hangin out with my little nephew; watching shows and listening

First of all, I just want to give a quick shout out to all those who either gave me grilling advice or sent me some yummy grill recipes last week – I appreciate it!! I tried one of the new recipes this week and I’ll give myself a B+. I hope to just keep getting

Y’all it finally feels like Spring!! We went from a blizzard one week to 80 degrees the next, and while it was a little wild, I’m so happy to get outside and not freeze!  It was especially nice to get out and run without a dozen layers on. The early morning runs it was still