Hey, friend! Long time, no blog. But it was for a good reason! Well, it's a reason at least. For the past 2 weeks, my family and I have been living our absolute best lives living on a cruise ship, stopping throughout Europe. Josh and I initially wanted to go somewhere just the two of us for our 10th anniversary, but we quickly realized we would be miserable without our babies. So, the five of us, four grandparents, two uncles, and one aunt made our way across the Atlantic to

If you're a faithful subscriber to this blog, first of all: thank you. But also, I'm sorry for bombarding your email with four posts this evening. It's been a crazy busy week! In fact, it's been a crazy busy decade! But there's absolutely not one thing I would change about it because for the past 10 years, I've had the honor of being married to the best person I know. This past Friday, 10/24/25, Josh and I celebrated our 10th anniversary. When he asked me months ago what I wa

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