Thomas and I were sitting at a coffee + ice-cream shop in Ashland, Oregon during our summer out west when the conversation started: “let’s get a dog!”  We saw something beautiful in starting a family (piece by piece) and in sharing responsibility bigger than ourselves. The search started right then and there, looking at breeds, […]

I remember the first time Thomas and I sat down and actually talked about what was going on in our bank accounts. My palms got super sweaty, we were eating wings and fries, trying to make it causal, and we just straight up talked about right now, how much we had in checking and savings. […]

…and the good news is, you can’t mess it up. “Whaa?!” I know. I thought it was crazy too until I started doing some reading and found some pretty cool stuff.  So, you’re either making the decision about what college to go to, what to major in, when should you graduate, should I take a […]

This past summer, Thomas and I had the privilege of being on a dating panel. We were asked questions by high schoolers about our dating experiences, engaged experiences and our so far marriage experience. Needless to say, we loved talking about love and each other. We realized that throughout the several times we sat on […]

Most of the time when people hear our story, or get to know Thomas and I as a family, they’re interested in our process and why we decided to move forward in engagement and then eventually marriage. My reasons for knowing he was the one were great for me, but by no means is this […]

There’s two different times when life will say, “no I don’t think so.” One is when you’re rejected and plans come to a screeching halt. The other is when you’re scooped from your rejection and life takes a screeching halt when a second chance pops up. Both have happened numerous amount of times in my […]

All I’m saying is at the end of this year, we will be professional movers. Let me just explain these past few months. Thomas graduated at the beginning of May from the University of South Carolina. A week later we got married (!!!!) and honeymooned in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. When we came home from our […]

    The most intimidating part of life for me is wondering if I’m doing the “right” thing. I’m not talking about making the right decisions but I’m talking about meeting the benchmarks set by the world’s standards. I often ask myself, “Wait, they’re applying for jobs? Shoot! I got to start applying too, I […]

This past weekend, Thomas and I got to spend time with my great uncle, Jim. A sweet soul that has now returned to where he was raised, Roanoke, Virginia, and now he wants to share it with us.  I’ve grown up visiting Jim in Roanoke but we’ve gotten to a point where we’ve found our favorites […]