Hey hey, Tuesday! It feels like this week is going extra slow and I know it’s because I’m mentally already in vacation mode (whoops), but I have to admit – I’m packed! That never freaking happens this ‘soon’ before a trip and I’m over here patting myself on the back. Everything I’m taking to Iceland and for two weeks in… Continue Reading
My Favorite Quotes
Happy Monday, everyone! I’m in a really good mood, because this week Dane and I are leaving for vacation with some friends of ours! Woohooo – but! Before all that can happen, we’ve got a full week of work, life and of course – blog prompts. I’m back today with the first prompt of week THREE of my September Blogging… Continue Reading
6 Inexpensive Date Ideas For When You’re Trying To Save Money
Thank you JaM Cellars for sponsoring this post. Looking for JaM Cabernet and Butter Chardonnay near you? Check out their easy-to-use Store Locator! Just pop in your zip code and the wines will be waiting! Dane and I try to make sure we have at least one date night per week in our house. Our day-to-day gets pretty busy for both… Continue Reading
My Earliest Childhood Memories
TGIF! Anyone else feeling that way? This week has been a blur, because I’ve spent most of it tracking all the crazy hurricanes happening around the country, at my desk wrapping various projects (one I’m super excited to share in a few months or so), getting ready for our trip next week and making plans for our last weekend on… Continue Reading
How I Would Spend $1,000,000
It’s Thursday and we are on the downhill slide to the weekend. Hurricane Olivia has been hanging around Hawaii bringing lots of wind and rain, but thankfully nothing too major. I’m sending love to all my friends on the East Coast whose lives have been completely uprooted thanks to Hurricane Florence. I’m back today with my 9th prompt of my… Continue Reading
5 Celebrities I Find Attractive + Why
Happy Wednesday, everyone! I’m back today with my 8th prompt of my September Blogging Challenge – hard to believe we are halfway through week two. If you missed my blogging challenge announcement post, I’ve been feeling a little bit uninspired by blogging and social media and I wanted to bring it back to where it all began…little old me behind… Continue Reading
![I grew up in a town so small there isn’t a stoplight. There is a tiny neighborhood grocer, a pizza shop, a post office, community pool and a big park and everyone pretty much knows everyone.
Growing up I couldn’t wait to spread my wings and soar to a big city; I dreamed of a fancy apartment in a high rise surrounded by noise, stores and hustle. But as I get older, I realize there is something truly special about my hometown, the people in it and the feeling I get returning. I’ve spent almost two weeks here with my parents and it has never been more apparent to me that our branches can only reach high if our roots run deep 🌳 [amazing hydrangeas from my mom’s garden]](http://scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/340a2a5246aaaa7289699b844e2b86be/5C55B3B0/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/42512063_906037559600431_5061911736563751230_n.jpg "I grew up in a town so small there isn’t a stoplight. There is a tiny neighborhood grocer, a pizza shop, a post office, community pool and a big park and everyone pretty much knows everyone.
Growing up I couldn’t wait to spread my wings and soar to a big city; I dreamed of a fancy apartment in a high rise surrounded by noise, stores and hustle. But as I get older, I realize there is something truly special about my hometown, the people in it and the feeling I get returning. I’ve spent almost two weeks here with my parents and it has never been more apparent to me that our branches can only reach high if our roots run deep 🌳 [amazing hydrangeas from my mom’s garden]")
![4 adults, 8 bags, 1 large snack satchel, hundreds of miles in the car, enough coats, vests and rain gear to stock an REI, more soup than I’ve ever eaten in my life + the adventure of a lifetime 💜🇮🇸 The first of many Iceland recaps is live on my blog [direct link in bio]](http://scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/ae247e8f4f2aebf61054d1ae43f44e9e/5C5B7CAE/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/41837592_373150519890913_8795332496027909799_n.jpg "4 adults, 8 bags, 1 large snack satchel, hundreds of miles in the car, enough coats, vests and rain gear to stock an REI, more soup than I’ve ever eaten in my life + the adventure of a lifetime 💜🇮🇸 The first of many Iceland recaps is live on my blog [direct link in bio]")