Breath of fresh air.

We’re finally home (ish) at my parent’s home. It feels amazing to be somewhere new, fresh, and just homey. The Christmas lights are still up (my dad has an amazing ability of putting up the most gaudy, awful lights and making Christmas perfect), the tree is still up, the decorations are up, and it almost [...]

The Ocean.

I spent yesterday morning running along the beach. The beach was always Papa’s favorite place. Over the past couple years, he’s only been able to view it from a parking lot near the shore because he was unable to walk through the sand. I ran through the sand. Sometimes it was soft and would trip [...]

Hi y’all.

Thought I should probably update you on what’s going on so you don’t think I’ve just jumped the blog ship and left you hanging. When we left my grandparent’s last weekend, Papa seemed okay. He was resting and comfortable and happy to be home. Apparently in the next day or two, he had a very [...]

A boy and his fish.

Over the summer, my parents, sister, and I took Sully to the Ripley’s Aquarium for the first time. To our surprise, he actually paid attention to the exhibits. We kind of expected him to look at the fish for about .02 seconds before deciding he’d had enough and start throwing his paci in protest. It [...]

I heart Porteen Gear.

I’m no professional photographer (snort). I mean, all you have to do is take a little looksie around my blog to see that while, yes, I adore snapping 9239483204 pictures of my child (who, duh, is the cutest kid in this world), I usually end up leaving them over or underexposed, blurry, and often with [...]

Oh, Frye Boots, how I adore thee.

Let me start by saying it’s been an incredibly rough weekend with a speeding ticket and my grandfather in the ER topping off the icing on the cake, but I’d rather not go there right now. Honestly? It’s a little hard for me to share with everyone how tough it is for me to watch [...]

Sully has a trike, and daddy is fun.

I often get asked how things are going now that Taylor’s home. How has it been with having a man in the house after it being me and Sully for so long? How is Sully taking it? How do he and Tay get along? Well, since it’s Thursday, and I’m cleaning house and trying to [...]

Some winners!

Winner of the Cafe Press Giveaway: #3, Mrs. 2LT! Winner of the PLUMP Diaper: #89, Shakeeta Williams Winner of the Buddha Bunz: #62, KittyCatie Congrats! I’m contacting y’all know to get your information

Time for some changes.

With Taylor being home from Deployment, there are lots of amazing, wonderful changes that I am so loving. There’s also the obvious change of a smaller paycheck and more taxes being taken out every month. Adjustment? Definitely. Especially considering the last time we made this much money, we shared a condo with a roommate and [...]

I need a date night.

Sully is truly my little joy. I miss him every night when he goes to bed. I look forward to seeing him in the mornings. I relish in our time together, and everytime he smiles, he lights up my entire world. I could spout tears just thinking about how that child has changed me for [...]

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