Sometimes it takes me a bit of time to truly be on vacation… why is that? Maybe I hold too much of where I just left to open myself to the new place… It’s the best when you feel settled… sleeping is normal again and you feel so relaxed. While away you start to remember … Read more
Julien’s first family outing was something to remember… we went blueberry picking. What a fun adventure. It was just perfect. We set out one morning out east to a little farm. It was so quiet and still… peaceful! You could hear the bees buzzing… the breeze wooshing the trees. My parents met us out there … Read more
The end of the school year… came and went… or should I say… stayed and went… dragged and went… whew! Is anyone else still dizzy from all of the fun!!!? I don’t remember being a kid with this much end of school year excitement,… do you? I remember my mom bringing a couple of boxes … Read more
Somedays I daydream about living on a farm… a simple life… I know I know, farming probably isn’t the simplest… maybe a “farmhouse” with a beautiful garden and a handful of chickens, a horse, and tons of basil and flowerpots full of geraniums on every window sill… five cats and two golden retrievers… my kids … Read more
Camping can be so fun if you let it… for us it’s a nice time to just unplug, unwind, and get dirty! I think my favorite part of camping is just seeing how happy our girls get… that quality time preparing our site and just figuring things out together. The way they learn how to … Read more
For me childhood is about being outside freedom and in the fresh air… childhood is about grass stains and berry juice dripping from your elbows. Today is Earth Day and I thought why not write about nature, fresh air and heck, some strawberries! A few weeks back we met some sweet friends at a nearby … Read more
Charleston was such a nice surprise… We had no idea about a sweet little town called Charleston and I can’t stop recommending it to people. Charleston is amazing and quaint and beautiful! Every place you turn feels different and you get a feeling of nostalgia every corner you turn. It’s old and of course reminded … Read more
Asheville is amazing to us! It is beautiful, quirky, real, and natural! It’s hard to put in words how I feel while visiting Asheville… I feel like I can be myself there… I can talk to a shop keeper about life and children growing up and know that she too is genuine when our waitress … Read more
Sometimes the simplest times with those we love the most are the times that fill our hearts to the rim…This summer was magic! It was fresh air, flowers, belly laughs, roadside picnics, swimming, honey, campfires… this summer was beautiful!
sometimes I wish I could blink and just be on vacation in North Carolina… hiking in its magical forest with my magical girls holding my sweet fella’s hand! Yes, I am still catching up … blogging about this past summer and all of it’s sweetness… life is busy sometimes.. and slowing down and blogging helps … Read more