The Beginning of Our Voyage

On November 15, M & I had a 5am flight out of Lambert International Airport & St. Louis received their first snowfall of the winter. While everyone else was shoveling snow, we were heading miles away to sunny Aruba, it was absolute impeccable timing. We arrived on "one happy island" ...

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Monday Drive: On Repeat

It's Monday - which means I'm ready to get back in the swing of things. I have big plans of being healthier, blogging more & writing out some goals for myself for the rest of the year. The new year will be here before we know it with new goals & challenges ahead, so I want to make sure I ...

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I’m Up Another Birthday (& Down 2 Cakes)

Yesterday was my 36th birthday. M woke up before me to make coffee for me  & "dolled" up a bagel with whipped cream cheese & strawberry preserves. He then asked me every five seconds if I was going to eat the bagel, so I was afraid to put it down for a second. After work, the "main event" ...

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The Battle of “To Do” versus “Someday”

Monday comes around so fast, the fun things I want to tell you seem to be only living in my head & I haven't written them out on paper. Lately, I feel rushed, like I have only an inkling of time to accomplish everything on my "to do" today list. Let's face it, I can't even get to the "someday" ...

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The Story of Home

What is home? Home is a place where meals are made & where we lay down at night to rest. It's a place where we can take off our makeup, put on our comfy pants & curl up with the people who we hold dear. But is it only a place? How is it that a road trip this weekend was a trip "home" to ...

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Living A Life I Enjoy – I’m So Grateful

Being grateful. Mindful. Giving grace & having patience. I think these are some of the ingredients for a happy heart. I'm at peace & living a life that I enjoy. I feel both comfortable & anxious at the same time. The good kind of anxious though, the kind where you get excited to see ...

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