They tell you that time is going to go by so quickly and that you won’t believe it because it will seem like just yesterday. Well, they are right that time goes by quickly, but they are also wrong because it doesn’t seem like yesterday. It has gone quickly, but we’ve also grown and changed […]

Husband says it’s a good thing I took his advice and called Verizon [again]. They moved my “elible for renewal” date up, which means we’re now sporting these guys: Funny story with the phones. So I got the date moved up and called Kevin and said, “Do you believe in miracles? Meet me at the […]

Having a seamstress for a mother (or a mother for a seamstress?) is really awesome, but it’s also kind of nice to sit on the couch and hem a pair of pants myself with a good old bent needle and cheap thread. I just need a butter churn now, a calico dress, and a dirt-packed […]

As Emily and I set up the engagement photo shoot, we discussed locations or settings that would be unique to her and Brian as a couple. She told me that she is “not very creative”, yet her very next email suggested doing some shots near Kinnick stadium or on the tailgating hill where they first […]

Here’s an embarrassing story about me and the Tracy family. When Caren scheduled their photos, I put it on my calendar like usual. Suddenly, on February 19th, I panicked when I looked at my calendar thinking, “Wait, I have a shoot today?!” (I should’ve been clued in at this point since my shoots send me […]

Navy pants are so much more fun than I ever imagined. The outfit possibilities seem endless. (Note to branding: lining the inside with a navy/red plaid was brilliant! You got me.) When I go to restaurants (or until just recently, my mother-in-law’s house) with higher-than-normal tables, I have to have my husband push me in […]