There’s a lot of reasons to own a business, but taking time to be with my family was always a huge one. It’s not easy to plan a trip – and it can be tough when you’re planning it with friends, but I was SO thankful that Mike and Loren included us on their Portland […]

I love getting to meet people and see how their lives grow and change. I met Meredith in high school. Then, in another life, I sold her her wedding dress. After that, she called me about 8-ish years later to take her family photos. And now, two years later, we’re doing it again for this […]

I’m a fan of anniversaries of all kinds.  Don’t you check your TimeHop and Facebook Memories every day? I believe that Jimmy Eat World was right – if you stick around, nostalgia really won’t let you down. So on a day like today, my business anniversary, I have to say all the things that I […]

I am a romantic. My type of romance is in the day-to-day rituals of love. Giving me space to recharge alone while also joining me for weekend camping adventures. Knowing when I need you to tap me out and when I need you to push me harder.  Being supportive and calling me out on my […]

Here’s the thing about owning a business: it’s legitimately very hard. We’re always caught up in ourselves, our own businesses, our own lives, and sometimes it’s hard to see the forest for the trees. It becomes ALL-CONSUMING and we don’t know how to get out of it. Our friends need us, our families need us, […]

There is something about the beach vacation that can feel like the epitome of family fun.   I think it has to do with hardly wearing shoes and the way a sandwich tastes after a full morning on the beach.  You stay up a little later, play absurd card games, and cram together on couches. […]