My Personal Life

I always love Fridays, especially the Friday before a long weekend. And this Friday is even better because...I get a month-long “weekend!” Yep, today is my last day at my current job, then I have a nice long break before I start my next one. I’ll be taking a week to wrap up blog projects and stuff around the house, then we’re off to Europe for three weeks! I’m super […]

I mentioned in this post that I recently went on a backpacking trip with my husband and a couple of our friends…and it was amazing. It was only the third backpacking trip I’ve ever been on, and for sure the hardest, with the most spectacular destination. I wasn’t particularly excited about some aspects of the trip beforehand (going to the bathroom outside, with no toilet?! ewww) but in the end, […]

You guys, it’s AUGUST. Does anyone else feel like this summer is just flyyying by? Normally, I’d be sad about that--summer is my favorite season--but this year we’re going to Europe in September, so I’m kind of okay with time going by fast until then. I’m still planning to enjoy every last bit of summer, but it’s nice having something to look forward to in the fall. Speaking of enjoying […]

Hope everyone had a fun long weekend! Crazy to think we're already a week into July, isn't it? Now that June's all wrapped up, I thought I'd share a few of my favorite Instagram photos from the month. Peonies... reading at the beach... ...and donuts and coffee (almost every day--whoops). My niece turned one and had the cutest birthday party--including this pretty balloon arch. I went to a peony farm (well, […]