A huge shoutout to my parents for doing the majority of the work on Dolly’s IKEA kitchen! They deserve more credit than I do. Without their help, all the parts would probably still be sitting in our garage…
20 Things That Happen When You Study Abroad
This quarantine has given me a major travel bug — or maybe just a “get-out-of-the-house bug.” Anyone else? I actually ran into…
9 Month Baby Update + Everyday Favorites
WOW, so much has happened in the past few months. I feel like it’s almost every day that Dolly Jean makes a new sound, crawls faster, or…
Loving Your Husband Well + Date Ideas
Whether you’re a newlywed or seasoned spouse, I feel like many of us feel we could put more effort into our marriage…
6 Month Baby Update + Postpartum Thoughts
Dolly Jean is rolling around all over the place and eating real food, with bananas and sweet potatoes being her favorites. We drove…
Finding Rest
You’ve probably heard of people having a “word of the year” instead of New Year’s resolutions, which is exactly what this is. I’ve done it for the past…
2019 Yearbook
From traveling Europe and moving out-of-state (twice), to pregnancy, birth and all the firsts of growing a family; 2019 has been…
You Were Made For This
I wrote the first part of this while I was pregnant and never finished it, but I want to share it today, because I still catch myself…
3 Month Update + Newborn Must-Haves
Dolly Jean is now THREE months old (and some change). She’s no longer considered a newborn, which is so bittersweet to think about…
Dolly Jean’s Birth Story
I didn’t have a birth plan. I knew I wanted an epidural, but I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with labor and delivery, since this was my first baby…
Third Trimester Bumpdate
Somehow this third trimester has flown by, but also felt like forever at the same time. Between putting our new home together…