Welcome to the World, Buster!

Dear Buster, As I sit down to welcome you to this world, suddenly, Simon and Garfunkel’s “The only living boy in New York” came on my playlist. And wouldn’t you know it…YOU were born today – a little boy – in New York City. As you grow up to get to know me, you’ll learnContinue reading “Welcome to the World, Buster!”

Writing A Good Story For 2015

Dear Avery, Today is the first blank page of a 365 page book…and I intend to write a meaningful one. It’s a new day, and a new year. It’s funny because the first day of a new year usually feels like any other day… except for this feeling of being renewed. I am a firm believerContinue reading “Writing A Good Story For 2015”

Family Memories: Lake Tahoe 2014

Dear Aves, Last week we spent the week as a family in Lake Tahoe, one of my favorite places in the world. Your mom picked me up from the airport on the way to the lake, and you were in the back seat, asleep. Every time I see you, you’ve changed, grown up so beautifully.Continue reading “Family Memories: Lake Tahoe 2014”

My favorite things… 2013!

Dear Avery, 2013 was one incredible year. Your Uncle and I were both promoted in our jobs, sold our first house and bought another, both bought new cars, traveled a lot, and introduced some new babies into our family and friend’s families! It’s been a year of extreme growth and pure joy. In that year,Continue reading “My favorite things… 2013!”

Home is where the Husband and Dog are

Dear Avery, Buying a new house is fun, exciting, exhausting, and a tad overwhelming. But making a house into a home is simply incredible. Putting your personal touch into a new place and making it YOURS is a very prideful thing and makes you feel so…grown up. You get to hang your accomplishments on theContinue reading “Home is where the Husband and Dog are”