Being married has taught me some things that I don’t think I could have learned any other way. Strange behaviors and strange information entered my life the day I was officially married to The Mister. We have been married for 8 years and I have learned a lot in that time. We have had many ups andRead more
Thirteen years ago, I was a very different person. If I could go back, let’s say 15 years, I honestly don’t think I would change a thing about it. Fifteen years ago I was in college, making really poor choices, doing really dumb things, but I still don’t think I would go back and changeRead more
As we start to settle into November, I am always reminded about being thankful and having an attitude of gratitude. The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I remember the first time I read that verse, I thought, “Wow, IRead more
brave adjective 1. possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance. I’ve never thought of myself as a brave person. Most of my life I have lived in fear – fear of failure, fear of what others thought of me, fear of my past, and fear of the future. Those are just a few things thatRead more
A couple of weeks ago, The Mister and I set out for Austin, TX to attend a food blogging conference called BlogHer Food 2016. It was awesome! Two days learning lots of new things, making new friends and eating good food. After the conference was over, we had two more days left in Austin. AsRead more
It’s National Pumpkin Day! So, naturally, I had to post this. Fall is my favorite season of the year. In the Valley, we don’t get to see the beauty of changing leaves the way most of the US gets to. We just go from hot & humid, to cool & rainy, and then hot & humidRead more
I wasn’t feeling too great on Wednesday morning, and everything in me did not want to get out of bed, but I knew that if I didn’t I would just lay in bed all day. Personally, when I’m sick, I only allow myself so much time in my actual bed. For some reason, the longerRead more
Two weeks ago, I got to mark something off my bucket-list. I got to attend a food blogger conference! I got to attend BlogherFood16 in Austin, Texas. It also happened to be our anniversary weekend. We’ve been married 8 years. WHOA! Yea…it was a pretty epic weekend for us. We made some fast friends whileRead more
My life is over. My beautiful wife, Leslie, joined a CrossFit gym a little over a year ago, but that’s not why my life is over. I’m super happy, excited for, and proud of her. She has accomplished so many things in the past year that she never dreamed possible before. And her squats areRead more
For those of you who don’t already know, God has provided all the funding we need to pay for our flights, and accommodations in Costa Rica. We now just need to buy the supplies we need to GO like waterproof clothing, shoes, bug spray, ect. We have been getting ready to GO to Costa RicaRead more