Throughout our marriage, Matt and I have been on and off successful at going out on formal “dates.” For our first year of marriage, because of completely opposite work schedules and a lack of extra money, we didn’t make too much of an effort to do the whole restaurant-and-movie combo much (but because we were …
Baby Raven: One Month
Hard to believe that we’ve all survived one month already, but here we are, and I’ve got to say– This baby gets cuter every day. (But I’m a little biased.) Quick Stats: Height: about 22″ Weight: 10 lbs. Eye Color: blue (and we think they just might stay that way) Clothes Size: She’s starting to …
My First Mother’s Day as a Mom
Yesterday was my first time being a mom myself on Mother’s Day. And you know what I decided it was like? You know when you first get married, and you’re super conscious of the fact that you have a new last name? And that, despite that fact, sometimes, when you’re not thinking about it very …
Four Years in Numbers
4 years of marriage, 2 college graduations, 7 vacations, 6 jobs, 1 marathon, 8 church callings, 2 apartments, 5 major purchases, and 1 perfect baby girl. It’s been a blissful four years together Matt, and I can’t wait to see what “numbers” are ahead of us for the next four years — Here’s to eternity …
Yesterday Matt Graduated & I Wore Real Clothes
For months, Matt has been telling me that he would absolutely not walk at the commencement ceremony at his graduation. And for months, I thought I was fine with his firm decision to ditch out on tradition and stick it to “The Man” (I figured I’d just make him dress up in the cap and …
Gallbladder-Less and Surviving
It’s true, folks—you can actually, legitimately live and survive without your gallbladder firmly in place, dishing up extra bile to your kidneys (or whatever the heck it does). I’m living proof. It’s been an odd week, though–there have been stitches to get used to, some interesting trips to the bathroom (TMI?), and a lot of …
A Surprise ER Visit + 4 More Things
Remember how I haven’t done a little 5-things-update for, like, months? Well, I figured it’s high time I’d better fix that, so here you go: 1. Five days after giving birth to Raven, I started having these odd chest pains. Sometimes they would just be dull and heavy–like I had a baby sitting on my …
Inspiring Mothers from Classic Novels
Since becoming a mother myself, I seem to be keenly aware at all times of the mothers all around me–I marvel at them in the supermarket as they wrangle with four small children, I nod in sympathy as a bleary-eyed mom attempts to shush her wailing newborn as she straps him in his carseat, …











