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North Carolina Beaches

Brenden and I have not gone to the beach in a few years but when we do go to the beach we always go to Florida beaches. This year, we got...

Mother-Daughter Trip to Chattanooga

This past weekend, my sister and I planned a Mother-Daughter trip to Chattanooga. We have talked about doing a number of these and never...

Two Down and a Lifetime to Go

Today is our two year wedding anniversary. Some days it feels like time is flying by and other days I feel like I am soaking up every...

Gibson's Love Day

About a year and a week ago, I was driving home from an adoption event with a tired pup in my back seat. He was curled up in a ball with...

Family Pets

Everyone knows I am a dog person but you may be wondering where did this obsession come from? My parents are also dog people. For as long...

5 Year Plan

I am a planner. I love structure. I love knowing what to expect. I am Type A... Obviously! For as long as I can remember, I have lived my...

San Antonio Girls Trip

One of my favorite weekends of the year is Martin Luther King Jr weekend. For the last few years, I have had this Monday off and it is...

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Cruising

In December, I went on my very first cruise. Brenden's Mimi gifted us a trip on a cruise for Christmas this past year. We had sooo much...

2018 New Year's Resolutions

As most of you know this is one of my favorite times of the year. The very start of a new year. After celebrating a birthday on New...

Recap of 2017

It's officially been two months since my last post and I apologize. I seem to do this every year during the last half of the year. Time...

Whirlwind of a Year

It's been well over a month since I last wrote a blog post. Usually my blog is like my journal. I use it to get things out of my head,...

Labor Day & Legacies

How was your holiday weekend? What did you do? Brenden and I took a trip back to my hometown to celebrate my grandmother's 85th birthday!...

Girls Weekend: Charleston Edition

Every year, my best friends from college and I pick a city we have never been to before. Our previous years have consisted of:...

Families are Difficult

Almost everyone you know has someone in their family who is a little different. They usually go against the grain, cause a lot of drama...

New York, New York

Oh New York! Brenden and I got back from our one year anniversary trip last week and we had a great time. We were both exhausted but we...

What Does FF Mean?

Dog rescue is one of those things that has always weighed heavy on my heart. I have always wanted to do something but could never find...

Fostering a Fur Baby

One of my other "Fundamentals of Life" are my fur babies! I do not know where I would be without them. They keep me happy when I am sad....

Fearful February

February was one of those months I did not know if I would survive. However, I am writing this on March 1st so you can see that I did...

Why I Live in Atlanta

In the recent months I have found myself defending why I live in Atlanta. I then think to myself... "Well, why do you live where you...

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