Well, that was a rough one. This past Friday was Arie’s first birthday. Instead of the normal ‘how can I have a 1 year old already’!? It was more, ‘how is Eric not here for this!?’ I was already struggling Thursday night, and then when I woke up on Friday it all went downhill. Do… Continue reading Arie’s Birthday

I hate bugs. Hate them. I don’t do many outdoorsy things (like camping…shudder) because of, you guessed it, the bugs. The most outdoorsy I get is the screened-in-porch where I sleep at my parents cottage. At the top of my list of most hated bugs? Spiders. Even typing the word, legit gives me the shivers.… Continue reading Bugs