Today I am rallying with my fellow local moms as well as thousands of women around the world who have been touched by one person fighting cancer. Susan Lean on me, when you’re not strong And I’ll be your friend I’ll help you carry on For it won’t be long ‘Til I’m gonna need Somebody [...]

What do two blogging friends do when they meet for the first time? Photo by Kristi (from her iPhone!) They find a place to eat, of course! And what do those two bloggers do when they order a dozen famously gourmet cupcakes? Well, if they are photographers, they take pictures of those cupcakes for 20 [...]

I haven’t been taking many pictures lately. In fact, I feel like I keep saying that. Week after week I find myself coming up empty when I go looking for “my best shot.” Today, tired and full of anxiety (which has been particularly bad lately), I cleaned my house to get ready for a non-time [...]

Earlier today, I drove 2+ hours north to meet up with one of my dear blogging friends – Tara from Feels Like Home. I spent some time with Tara and her family before heading up the road to hang out with my sister for the night. Here’s a little sneak peek at what I captured [...]

The only thing I’ll say about these senior pictures I took this past weekend is How in the world did this little girl I’ve know for a dozen years become so grown up and gorgeous? For more inspiring photos, check: 5 Minutes for Mom, High Impact Mom, The Bonafide Life, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, [...]

I’ve always been a very private person. Strange, I know, considering the fact that I now share so much of my life online for the whole world to see. In school, I always had one or two close friends. I knew and was friendly with many people, but I only opened up with a select [...]

I am home from Blogalicious Weekend and am trying to settle back in to normal life after an amazing conference. This is not the last you will hear about my incredible conference weekend, but I wanted to share a few pictures and highlights from my time there: Blogalicious brought out the silly in me: BTW [...]

Despite the fact that I haven’t even folded the laundry, not to mention done any of the packing for my big Blogalicious Weekend in 2 days, I am over-the-top excited. Early on Friday morning, I’m heading out to my 3rd social media and blogging conference of the year. Here are a few things I can’t [...]

On Saturday, I celebrated my 37th birthday. I still feel rather young, though every time I look in the mirror I realize that I’m not looking quite as young as I once did… I graduated from high school nearly 20 years ago. In another 6 months, I will have been married for 17 years. And [...]

I made it through the week blogging about my daily activities with Adventuroo! Friday was an incredibly busy day, but since it is BOTH well after midnight AND my birthday, I am going to be quick with today’s recap. I spent the morning and early afternoon finishing up a HUGE project for work. I finished [...]