Take the Photo

Oh, my friends. I had a bit of an epiphany a few years ago, as I was turning 42, or maybe it was 43. I was looking for a photo I remembered taking with friends on the day that we first met in person. When I found the picture, all I saw was my youth. I laughed and then sighed. I remember the first ti…

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Western New York & Niagara Falls - 2018 Summer Road Trip

Spending our summer driving across the United States with 3 kids, 2 parents, 1 fifth wheel and a whole lot of excitement. We made it to Niagara Falls at last! This is the farthest point on our long road trip and we drove over three thousand miles to get here. We will be leaving western New York in t…

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Western New York

Six years ago, I met up with my friends Mesiedy and Rebecca in Western New York. We rented a little house in East Aurora and did as little as possible for a week. Sometimes travel plans are filled with nonstop activities and other times, it's nice to plan nothing. And by nothing, I do mean not…

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Portland, OR - August 2017

Almost a year ago, I visited Portland with my friend Christi. We wandered through stores, restaurants, and neighborhoods to our heart's content.  Powell's City of Books won my heart before we walked through the door. Christi was a saint of a friend and humored me as I wandered through all th…

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Two Handed Coffee

Inspired a couple years ago by a desire to slow down more often and hold a cup of coffee with two hands while visiting with friends; I’ve been hitting pause on the daily routine and taking a bit of time for myself with people that I enjoy. Every so often, I’ll send out a text inviting a handful of f…

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New York City, NY - June 2106

This was my first trip to New York and it was perfect from start to finish. I met my friends, Meseidy and Rebecca , for a long weekend, and Meseidy planned it all beautifully! We did our best to eat our way through the city and we celebrated our last night there with dinner at Blue Hill New York . Sev…

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Remembering Joan Hayes

It hurts, friends. It hurts so much. Losing a friend is never easy. It shouldn't be. Friends impact our lives in countless ways, and really great friends take a piece of our heart with them when they are gone. I'm a better person for having known Joan Hayes. She was a wonderful friend, and …

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