I'm not sure doing a trail relay was ever on my bucket list, but either way, I've marked it off any old list of things. I can say with confidence this was the toughest thing I've ever done mentally, and physically -- I've seen worse, but as far as DOING, this is it. The best... Continue Reading →

What feels like another lifetime ago, Rylan taught me a little lesson about assumption. I'll never forget sitting in the dining room at the Dairy...he wrote this on a sock "Ass-u-me" and he said "when you assume something you make an ass of yourself, it spells it, say that out loud..." I said "ass uh... Continue Reading →

These photos of you, this is how I will see you forever. Young and ignorant to the challenges of adulting and life in general. No one who loves you will ever want to see you unnecessarily struggle a day in your life. I say "unnecessarily" because I believe some struggle is important. I hope you... Continue Reading →

Lately I've realized the internet and technology has really brought to light how small the world is. I used to travel with family and run into someone my mom knows a thousand miles from home and think "you know EVERYONE don't you??". Fast forward to the present day and I can surf facebook to notice a friend... Continue Reading →

Every vacation I take I use it as a time to reflect. I rarely have something heavy to think about, more or less I have a million small things to think about. This year marked some changes for me. Professionally I gave up the business of photography. I just did my last wedding just before vacation... Continue Reading →

Sweaty palms, my brain won’t shut off. I hardly slept last night, and I can hear my heart beat over Travis talking. Inside I keep saying: I’m just going to get over it, and it’s not a big deal, I’m not the worst one out there. Outside I joke: I will feel okay if I’m... Continue Reading →

When I was a kid things were different. This was before helicopter parents and the internet. It was before cell phones and even pagers. The street lights were my curfew and we weren’t afraid. We played kick the can and hide and seek for hours with the neighborhood kids. We wandered around freely without a... Continue Reading →

What do I love? I love the smell of the rain after a long stretch of sunshine. I love the buzz of the hummingbirds fighting over our bird feeder. I love the way Elvis stares at me endlessly like I am probably the most amazing human in the world. I love when my nephews text... Continue Reading →