12 Years and Counting

12 Years and Counting // The Little Things We Do

Today I have spent a little more than 40% of my life with this man right here. 12 years…144 months…626 weeks…4,383 days…you get the idea. It’s a long time. But you know what? I still like him and life together doesn’t feel like a drudgery. {Photo by Coeur de La Photography} We started dating 12 […]

weirdly in love.

We all have our quirks. Mine is a mildly obsessive need to sit on a certain side of restaurant booths and not being able to sleep unless I know every door in the house is shut. I also hate squirrels and moths and sing endless show tunes on road trips. Craig’s quirks include: a compulsion […]

marriage = hard work. marriage + a kid = exponentially harder work.

Seriously people…marriage is hard work. It’s not like I expected it to be a cake walk or anything. We did pre-marital counseling and read like a bajillion books, but it’s still been nothing like what I imagined. It’s so much better than I ever thought possible, but also SO much more challenging as well. Intertwining […]

the heart of a mother.

I know that with everyone writing about the tragedy that occurred in Connecticut last week you’re probably feeling totally inundated with everyone’s thoughts on the situation, so feel free to skip over this post if you’d like. But, I basically just needed to put my thoughts out as a way of processing for myself and wanted to share […]

dear husband.

Reason #583: Why I love my husband…. He gets real excited about us having matching Sperry’s and makes us stop to take pictures of our matchy-matchy feet in the middle of restaurants. Dear Craig, You are cute.  And I love you. Happy Valentine’s Day…..even though you hate it.  Don’t worry….I promise I’m not just saying […]

people are my favorite.

I love people.   {photo via weheartit} It’s the reason I got a degree in social work.  I just love being with people.  I love sitting with them and listening to their stories unfold over cup of chai.  I love that everyone’s stories are different and unique and have helped to shape them into the […]