I’ve so enjoyed perusing through social media these past couple days. Images of smiling kiddos boasting homemade signs of their favorite things and current class year. Recaps from cousins of an amazing weekend spent with family and new friends. Honeymoon images from my newly wedded cousin and her awesome husband. So much happiness, so many smiles! Oh, how I love…

One day, what seems like a very long time ago, I steered my Blaze into the parking lot of a bare-bones restaurant off Highway 52 in southern Minnesota. I nervously opened the door and walked toward the entrance of the bar, silently repeating uplifting mantras and begging my conscience to be conscience as I met this unknown bride-to-be for the…

Sweet girly smiles in pretty pink dresses. Sunny summer mornings. Squishy baby feet and squeals of delight. Green grass. Loving glances. Peek-a-boo and sing-song voices… Mornings don’t get too much better than this. 🙂

It’s August. Say wahhhhhaaaattt?! I know!! The end of summer is upon us!! Once you start hearing plugs on the radio for the Great Minnesota Get Together, you know it’s just around the corner. School supplies are out in bulk {seriously, though. What is up with that?}. The sun is high, the time is short and we’re all about packing…