When I originally thought of Branson, Missouri, I'm not going to lie- I thought of a vacation destination for white haired folks who wanted to see redneck country shows. You know, the Midwest's Vegas of sorts. Turns out, I was slightly wrong. While the town is definitely known for their country shows (that probably could be seen as slightly redneck)-it is also smack dab the heart of the Ozarks, and let me tell you, it is GORGEOUS. The rocky country side, the "mountains" as my family from Texas c[...]
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TACO BOUT A PARTY!!!! I'm a bit of an obsessed planner. I look on Pinterest for months, and in this case, well over a year for ideas. When I was still pregnant with Lucy, I was pinning on a secret Pinterest board, ideas for Lou's first big party. And you know what happened? A month before her birthday I changed themes. It was originally going to be a luau- how cute is that? Lucy's Luau?! Well, it was Fiesta time in Texas over Lucy's birthday and I just had to incorporate some Te[...]
This day, one year ago, Chase and I became parents. I can't say the birth story is very exciting or dramatic but it was just perfect. Here is our tale of how we became a family of 3! The evening before, I had been experiencing some prelabor twinges, so we went for a walk in the park hoping to speed things along. I woke up at 3 in the morning and could tell it was the day! Chase and I timed the contractions at home for the next few hours- by 5 am, they were[...]