On Saturday, Kevin and I loaded our pre-sweaty selves and some watermelon into the car and went to the North Liberty baseball fields to watch my little brother, Payton, play in the all-star tournament. Isn’t he cute? He’s really proud that he’s taller than me. Doesn’t take much, dude. He’s #2 on first base below. […]

This is my best friend. Aren’t I the luckiest? When I decided that I wanted to do a simply styled bridal shoot, I knew it had to be her. She’s been married almost 3 years now and her dress still fits like a glove; a sexy glove. When I asked her if she’d do it, […]

On Friday, I didn’t have any plans yet for the weekend. People asked, “What are you doing for the 4th?” Um…I dunno. But things fell into place and the weekend turned out to be busy and relaxing all at the same time. My best friend Sara called me on Friday afternoon and wondered if I […]

I’m off kayaking today, but I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July!!!

I tried out Groupon and I hate it. There, I said it, haters. It ended up saving me exactly zero dollars and cents. I have officially hit 100 miles for this year and 500 miles since I started using my Nike+ two years ago! To celebrate, I got new [much needed] running shoes. I have […]

I had a dream about Uzbekistan last night. It was magical. I could smell and taste and touch. The colors were brilliant and the streets were alive with marshrutkas, honking and weaving about. My dream was not from 5 years ago, but present-day. My Uzbek sisters were grown and they had not one, but two […]