If you’ve been following our journey for a while then you know that Thomas and I live in Northern California in the summertime (April through august) and Birmingham, AL during the other seasons. Thomas’s current job takes us out there while he works and helps operate a guest ranch – so we get to call […]

Today we spent some time settling in and then I pampered myself with an extensive at-home spa day  (see my stories for more) To end our first day here @thomasawtrey and some friends of ours grabbed pizza in town   Loving this little ranch valley of ours and can’t wait to spend our 4th summer […]

The inaugural “we made it to California” trip to In-N-Out  After a long flight and a late night, we’re on our drive to the ranch! Can’t wait to settle in, take a few deep breaths and make this place home again. California, we’re back and so glad to see you ☀️P.S. this sweater is the […]

We’re (relatively) not too far from San Francisco and we were already in Sacramento for a John Mayer concert, so we made the trip to see the shiny red bridge, the famous fog and a little more hustle and bustle than we’re use to at the Ranch. The trip was unforgettable to say the least. Who […]

Thomas and I are so so thankful that we got this sweet time to take in another great part of our country, to roam through vineyards, to learn new processes and to have an “adventure” that also offered more rest than we ever knew existed. Napa, we will see you again very soon. 

You may have seen it but we complete a road trip from Birmingham, Alabama to Etna, California and y’all, it was a blast! I highly recommend taking a few days to travel across the country and see our country – it’s remarkable!

There have been so many “favorite moments” of this summer but last night took the top.  One of my quickest friends, Mary Grace Baker, happens to be out at the ranch this summer at JH Ranch as well. Our friendship is fueled by our inspirations for each other’s life, encouragement of our dreams and giggles […]