It was the 3-year mark since Officer Jake Wallin was killed. While my husband wasn’t gunned down, I do know the soul-crushing experience of having your first responder leave for work one day and not come home. I saw an article for a workout in Jake’s honor at a local CrossFit gym. Though I am not in CrossFit shape, I signed
Read MoreMay comes with milestones. It’s my birthday next week.
Read MoreI love Mondays. A new week. A new month. Welcome to February.
Read MoreAs my first post on Croatia stated - this was a truly memorable vacation, but two of my favorite experiences were renting a motorbike on the island of Vis and exploring the stunning Old Town area of Dubrovnik. If you watched Game of Thrones, Dubrovnik’s Old Town is the backdrop of Kings Landing, a fictional city in the popular HBO series. It...
Read MoreIf Croatia is not on your travel list – now is the time to add it. What a beautiful country. Full of UNESCO World Heritage sites and the most beautiful coastal towns. The water is as clear and brilliantly turquoise as it looks in photos.
Read MoreWe had this quote in Adam’s funeral program. Some Days Never Come “Someday, I can take her on the cruise.” “Someday, I will have time to call and chat.” “Someday, the children will understand why I was so busy.”
Read MoreI broke my toe this summer. It slowed me down a bit, but I’m on the comeback now. Do not suggest a parent-kid softball game when no opponent shows up to play your daughter’s team and then play catcher with no gear. One fast pitch straight to my big toe took me out. I’m finally walking and running
Read MoreIt is hard to watch a friend become a widow. My journey to widowhood took about 30 minutes. Hers has taken 17 months. Different processing times. Same awful end result. The life you thought you had in front of you is over.
Read MoreBirthdays are always hard. We threw big parties. Adam cooked a lot of food. I feel his absence. Not just for me in all the planning and prep, but for my children. I hate that he is not here to see how much they have grown. It hurts my heart to know the young ages they lost their father: 6, 10, and
Read MoreIf you missed it, we took the train to Whitefish, Montana for a spring break ski trip. The train was so much fun and I loved it for a carefree one-day trek. We stayed in a village condo halfway up the mountain. None of us had skied Whitefish before so we had to get familiar with the easy slopes - find the greens and
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