It’s…TWINS! Puppies that is 😉 This September we welcomed two Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies to the Laxo family. Named affectionately for the mischievous Weasley twins (hello fellow Harry Potter fans), Fred and George have already weaseled their way into our hearts. After infertility, losing two pregnancies, and deciding to move forward with a childfree […]
“Ten years from now, make sure you can say that you chose your life, you didn’t settle for it.” ― Mandy Hale The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass Think about your life in the future. Imagine that everything has gone as well as it possibly could. You have worked hard and succeeded at […]
“Anybody who travels knows that you’re not really doing so in order to move around, you’re traveling in order to be moved.” – Pico Iyer On Saturday morning, October 15th, I hit the road for the last time. I was almost home. After the past few days’ events, I was feeling even more grateful […]
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?- Mary OliverBefore, I was an achiever. My #1 strength in strengthsfinder, I was always working towards something. When I reached my goal (which I always did, finding ways around the roadblocks, when I fell, picking myself up to try […]
We live vicariously through adventurers, explorers, parents of the most adorable and apparently perfect children, and the people who inspire us through social media. For me, this happens primarily within the beautiful world of Instagram. Insta-moments, experiences that are captured perfectly through a cell phone camera, run through a simple filter or two to enhance […]
When I close my eyes, I can see it again, the brilliant red sky at sunset deepening the rich, vibrant, striated rocks around me. My car following the curves of the road, every new angle making my heart swell even further. Overwhelmed by the beauty before me, the natural wonder I was driving through, tears […]
We crave a tight-knit social network, people who see your true self and accept that self wholeheartedly. When you find this, you’ve found your tribe. Some are lucky and belong to many tribes – family, a group of friends from college, work colleagues. Others might have none. When I told Ben I was working on […]
Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune, Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms, Strong and content I travel the […]
