Dear J’Aiden, A little more than a week ago, you turned 8 months!! EIGHT. MONTHS. I keep thinking that as I say it over and over that it’ll sink in, but…nope. I still can’t believe it. I have an 8-month-old. Seriously little dude, WHERE IS TIME GOING?!? I honestly feel like this past month was […]

My Dearest J’Aiden, I kept going back and forth with myself trying to decide if I wanted to write this particular letter to you, but in the end I felt it was necessary. Over the past couple of days, hate has been on full display. What happened in Charlottesville was just the latest installment in […]

Dear J’Aiden, I can’t believe you’re 7 months today! Between your multiple road trips, you taking your first flight and starting solids, you had quite the adventurous 6th month! I don’t know why it seems as if time is flying. Perhaps it’s because…well it is. I know you can’t read this yet (though at the […]

Dear Journal, Over the past few months, so many of my friends have become mothers. I’ve celebrated with them, co-signed with their struggles and cheered them on…we are each other’s support system.  As I sit back and enjoy all the ups and downs the motherhood rollercoaster takes me on, it fills me with so much […]

Dear Journal, June 3, 2016. I remember it like it was yesterday. We had just gotten back to Alaska from our month long travels to Virginia, D.C. and California. The night before, we ate, drank and cheered on my beloved Golden State Warriors as they took Game 1 against Cleveland in the NBA Finals. I […]