100 acres. 100 acres of pure, indefinable heaven. All of my teenage years were spent migrating away from there, reaching desperately for freedom, for somewhere bigger and faster and more. “I have to show everyone! I have to be the person who picked her life up and started brand new, somewhere, ANYWHERE that isn’t here.” […]
What Sets Your Heart On Fire
My parents have always pushed me to chase my dreams, and that’s all they pushed me toward. I think only now am I realizing just how rare of a support system that was/is to have. When I went to college (completely my decision), I got to go to the one that I chose, and I […]
Hoop-Dee-Doo
“Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-doo!” Everyone in the restaurant was swinging their napkins around, laughing at the horribly cheesy jokes told by the comedians at the dinner show. It was only appropriate to be there with my Grandpa, given his love for clever, quick-witted, especially cheesy jokes. We were in Disney World, far from our first visit. Every […]
The Grief of Change
I’ve never done well with big changes. It makes me very anxious and I’m never comfortable with how long it takes me to get used to things. This change, though it was the biggest of my life, I was ready and excited for. I was 9 months pregnant with our beautiful baby girl, she […]
A New-found Love
Just over a year ago on June 22nd, my husband and I welcomed our beautiful daughter, Porter, into the world. A lot of people say that when your children are born, you realize you didn’t know what love was before then. I never thought that could be true because I knew love long before […]