Is it spring yet? Hint: No. No, it is not. I woke up to a frosted windshield on my car this morning and begrudgingly went for my scraper. Hopefully, this is the final time until much later in the year. Lately, I've been very enthusiastic about learning some traditional cooking skills. For a while now, one …
Off Social Media, Starting a Compost, and Wedding Planning
Today is March 6, 2019 and that means that it has been just about 64 days since I (finally) made the decision to hit pause on my social media accounts. It's sad, but this is the longest that I have abstained from social media since opening my Facebook account in 2009. So far so good. I …
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Bring on the Traveling!
This past month has been really exciting. My calendar has been filling up with trips and to-do's. I have booked three Airbnb stays, reserved a rental car, and I spent a lot time considering whether or not to fly and when to buy. Ultimately, I decided against air travel for the year. I love flying, so this …
5 Things I Know to Be True About Myself
2019 is a year of big events for my immediate family. My father is retiring from the military after 33 years. My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage and I am getting married. I REPEAT! I AM GETTING MARRIED! HOLY COW. Here's our save the date and one of the many reenactment pictures my …
In a Good Place
January 2019, aside from one majorly unfortunate event, has been the best month I have had in a long time. It's a bit odd how in spite of something really difficult, things can turn around completely for you emotionally. I've found perspective through the audiobook I've just finished listening to, Wild by Cheryl Strayed. I saw …
January Blues
2019 is definitely a new season. Over the last couple of weeks, I've been nursing a broken heart. Not a broken heart in the romantic sense, but mourning rather the loss of some dear friends whose role in my life has evolved. That's vague, but that's all I can really say about that. I am …
Hello 2019
It is officially 2019. I unexpectedly decided just a few minutes after midnight on January 1st that I was going to be ditching social media in the new year. I deactivated Facebook and deleted my Instagram app. These are the only two social media outlets that I use regularly. My cousins slept over for …
‘Tis the Season
Christmas is a week away! That is absolutely insane to me. Life has been moving very quickly for me. The Christmas season is doubly busy for those in ministry. Over the last few weeks, I've taken a few days off for a staycation, we've had a snowpocalypse, and I was out sick for a few …
Christmas Memories
Maybe your entire extended family is super tight-knit. Maybe you guys get together once a year and you all get along swimmingly. Maybe nobody in your family has ever spoken as long as you’ve been alive. Maybe you’re like me and one side of your family used to do all of these big gatherings and …
My Thanksgiving Holiday
Hey guys! I hope you all had a marvelous Thanksgiving. I certainly did, and because of that, I've decided to share a post with you that's a bit more personal and diary-style. I had the pleasure and privilege of having two family gatherings over the last week and enjoyed both thoroughly. So without further adieu, …
