>i think i want to put all my ideas in one blog.. regular life happenings, my spiritual growth and my weight loss journey. i definitely haven't been updating like i "should". i got off of the workout and eat healthy train over our break, vacation, whatever you want to call it. looks like i gained … Continue reading >merging ideas

>these past two weeks have felt like a blur. only a few days left with my husband before he gallivants off to the other side of the planet. i have no idea when i will see him again. it could be two weeks, two months, however long the army decides to take to process all … Continue reading >soon to be a world apart.

>the past few days have been so fun. friday evening i got into phoenix. aaron picked me up and we drove to flagstaff. we stayed at the springhill suites marriott that i got on priceline for $100. we woke up and were on our way to the grand canyon early. it was a gorgeous drive. … Continue reading >rollin’ with the changes + vacation in az

>i woke up this morning to a warm breeze sifting through the open windows. while i had the fan on, getting ready this morning i was a little warmer than usual. i got ready for church, walked outside to my car and i had a preview of a hot sticky summer in illinois. i was … Continue reading >pre-summer in IL and ode to things already missed

>I have this thing where I feel like I need to be doing something productive 24/7. It started back in high school when I had Christmas break with a ton of homework to do (mean teachers, lol) and I felt guilty for not doing it. Since then, I've just felt this feeling of restlessness when … Continue reading >Restless.

>This is a picture of Gabby, me and Tammy shortly after we ran. We all did great and Tammy even had her best time and she had never run outside before! The Lord did an amazing thing because she wasn't sure she'd be able to race because of her cold. God is good!I finished #559 … Continue reading >My first 5K!

>The year I turned ten was an eventful year. My dad's brother Blake and his wife Brenda (who happens to be my mom's sister) and their two boys Bryan and Brad lived in the Phoenix/Mesa area in Arizona. That year my uncle passed away unexpectedly, not that we ever really expect it. That was April … Continue reading >Arizona spurred my love for travel.

>January - Aaron flew back out to AZ the 3rd. That sucked - we knew it'd be three full months until we saw each other again (spring break/Easter)Leah had her accident.. she broke her hip. I believe that the Lord spared her life, and for a really good reason. She slid on the road and hit … Continue reading >Year Two: Third Installment

>For some reason in the past week this apartment has felt more like home. My whole life I've had this idyllic idea of what home is.. it's more of a feeling than a place. You feel comfortable and at peace there. You make a family there. You laugh and sometimes cry there. You can clear … Continue reading >Defining "home".

>September - Aaron came home for his four-day Labor Day weekend. We had a cookout on that Saturday. It was so hard taking him to the airport.. we knew we'd have almost three months before we'd see each other again (Thanksgiving).School kept on truckin'That's all I remember.October - What a long month! Considered either him coming here … Continue reading >Year Two: Second Installment