I want to be real. Being real isn’t easy. I’ve been backstabbed a few times that left long-lasting wounds and the scars still appear; more visible some days than others. There are a few people in this world who I trust explicitly, otherwise, I like to keep my guard up. Going out on a limb […]

Every show is amazing. There’s just no other way of saying it. I kept gasping and grabbing Kevin’s arm and saying, “No, that didn’t just happen. That’s not real!” Jumping rope in a pyramid of 12 people on top of each other, balancing and walking on large balls with a person standing on your shoulders, […]

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 […]