Happy New Year, friends and family! We thought that we’d take this day to share some exciting news with you. We’ve recently begun our greatest adventure ever… we’re adopting! This post has been a long time coming and I’m soooo excited to finally share some happy news about growing our family. Adoption has been on […]
The gift I didn’t receive this Christmas
My husband and I have been working on decluttering our home, as of late. And with that came a big realization: The last thing that we really need is more stuff. So color me thankful that this year, there wasn’t a lot of “stuff” at Christmas. We received mostly practical gifts that we needed, that […]
585 Days
It’s been 585 days since I’ve been in this space. 585 days. I’m sorry for leaving this space black. For just disappearing with no explanation, no sentiment, no warning. It wasn’t on purpose. Like most things in life that require a little discipline and motivation, I kept telling myself that I’d get back to it “tomorrow.” […]
Why We Can’t “Just Adopt”
When you open up about your fertility struggles with others, it seems like the most common question you receive is, “So are you thinking about adopting?” And the longer you try to get pregnant, the quicker that question turns into “Why don’t you just adopt?” The question usually comes out of a loving place… A place of comfort, […]
Doing
Watching the Minnesota Wild lose in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Womp womp. Laughing at New Girl on Netflix. It never gets old. Thinking how beautiful my baby sister looked at prom last weekend. Praying for patience. When I was in high school, I always told myself that once I turned 18 […]
Acting my Age
I think I’ve always been an old soul. I’ve always wanted a fulfilling, meaningful life and have worked hard to achieve that. To focus on the things and people and activities that matter the most. And part of that has meant doing things different and sooner than a lot of my peers. While people my […]