Stubborn. Opinionated. Tough. Ridiculous. Frustrating. PITA…pain in the ass. All words that I hear weekly from friends, family, doctor and nurses. I’m the type of person that lets the sniffles turn into pneumonia because “I’m fine”. I preach to my teams daily about being an advocate for their people. I’m an advocate for my husband…

Each morning E and I make the 40 minute commute to his school and then I make another 25 minute commute to work. It’s not a bad drive and most stretches of the drive are gorgeous. As the season changes, we now leave in the dark and will soon return at dusk. The drive is…

This morning I was up at 3am. Mind racing and tears in my eyes. I laid there for two hours with the same depressing thoughts that have plagued my mind for weeks. It’s been a rough few weeks mentally to be honest. Very dark thoughts and a heart so full of sadness I’m sure it…

This last weekend we had a visit from my cousin Suzette and her incredible husband Greg. Suz hasn’t seen my parents and siblings in over 40 years due to family politics. Bringing them all together was so very special. We looked at old photos, watch old videos of family now gone and got caught up….