Welcome to our newest series. In "Friday Favorites," our team will share a handful of favorite items. These can range from clothes to beauty products to recipes to books and anything in between.
As a person who tries to be...
Kids and chores. When is the best time to start?
I say now.
With more of us at home than ever, this is a great time to begin daily chores in my house. After a quick Google search, I came across...
My husband and I recently celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary.
When I think back on the day we said “I do,” there was so much in our future I could never have imagined: the perfect little faces of our three...
The front porch portrait and its appeal somewhat elude me.
Maybe I'm not sentimental enough; it's definitely the contrarian in me. These family pictures do fascinate me, though. I find myself wondering about their historical significance. If I'm being honest,...
In all the places we’ve lived, I’ve never really been one to join the neighborhood Facebook group.
Then we moved overseas and lived off base in a community where I did not speak the language. It was pretty much a...
Friday, June 26th marks the 5th anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, a landmark civil-rights case where the supreme court deemed marriage equality a constitutional right for LGBTQIA+ couples. By 2015 only a few states still had a ban on...
Welcome to our newest series. In "Friday Favorites," our team will share a handful of favorite items. These can range from clothes to beauty products to recipes to books and anything in between.
In the last several days, the outrage...
Date night takes on a whole new meaning with kids on the scene.
Gone are the days of impromptu happy hours and last-minute dinner decisions. Now, date night needs to be planned weeks in advance, and even then, it’s always...
As I write this, I am several weeks into social distancing/quarantine/isolation in response to COVID-19.
It is a surreal time to be sure. In fact, time itself has become an abstract concept. As I adapt to my new COVID-19 normal,...
When I was about ten years old I watched a house get taken apart and put on wheels.
I watched this from my grandparent's driveway. It was a historical home that for some reason someone decided to take apart and...
Welcome to our newest series. In "Friday Favorites," our team will share a handful of favorite items. These can range from clothes to beauty products to recipes to books and anything in between.
Typically I catch on to a trend...
If you’re like my family, the winter months are a time for hibernation and family bonding.
This year we’re even more reclusive with a raging flu season, a newborn in the house, and our first winter in six years. Let’s...
Military Lifestyle
Embracing a Memorable Family Life in Italy
Vicenza, Italy has long been considered one of the Army’s most coveted duty stations. As soon as I realized I would be married to...
