Backstory: A couples months ago I posted about working out and how I’ve started to really actually enjoy it over the past year. Then July 24th rolled around and Xav decided that it was time to fulfill his long time dream of running an obstacle race (with me). The only problem was that the Michigan […]

The Spartan Beast

Xav and I “officially” discovered Parks and Rec (the TV show) several Thanksgiving Days ago on our way to a family lunch… but it wasn’t until our honeymoon that we became true fans. On one of the days, we were planning to hit the road early and go to the dunes before it got too […]

Our Andy and April Trip

Words can never describe her influence on me or the immense privilege it is to be her daughter. She is beautiful and kind, she feels deeply, thinks intelligently, loves fully, and serves endlessly. It seems prescribed to write these things on a day like today… and I wish that weren’t the case because my mom […]

Mother’s Day

As I have been sharing on Instagram, this styled Elopement was the perfect way to expel some creative energy and get hyped for this new photo season! It came together so beautifully at the last minute thanks to my amazing team of boss babes (@MaggieGallo and @ColetteHarmon). I wanted to try to pull this off […]

The Greatest Showman Styled Elopement

I broke out my notebook this morning and opened up to my 2018 goals and mantras page. How have I already forgotten so many of them? Why have I been so ungrateful when one of my few goals was to take time to be thankful? Why do I keep trying to do things in my […]

Two Goals for Today

So much of my life looks like me trying to do something that I think will be good or helpful  and proceeding to make things more difficult. (Like last week when I hit the garage door opener right after Mark had hit it. I thought I had opened it… when really I had closed it. […]

Nanny Diary

It has been a while since I loved a non-Marvel, non-comedy movie. I tend to know what I like and stick with that. For movies that means it’s either superheroes, comedies, or old classics. I saw a trailer for ‘The Greatest Showman” a few months ago and I told Xav that I wanted to see […]

Why You Should See ‘The Greatest Showman’

Welp here goes nothing! It’s been 9 months since I last posted on my blog… 17 drafts have come and gone since then as I have been attempting to figure out what to post that I will want to go back and read later. I share most of my blog type posts over on Instagram […]

2017

Winter is usually my least creative time of year and I normally don’t do much to inspire myself to keep taking photos during the freezing months… but this year I wanted to play with my new camera and I didn’t want to wait for spring.  So, in the beginning of February, I daydreamed up a […]

Beauty and the Beast Styled Wedding

I’ve been waiting for something to say, but there are no “right” words that have come to me to explain the heartbreak, doubts and immense number of questions that have messed with my mind for over two weeks. Norm said in his sermon what I’ve battled with in my heart… when we face a tragedy, […]

Broken