Let’s face it, reality TV shows are anything but real. Everyone knows that. But when we heard about the new show on E! about professional sports WAGS (wives and girlfriends), many of us felt moved to represent what it’s really like to be married to a pro athlete. So I tweeted some friends and offered up the hashtag #WAGSinRealLife. A few girls jumped in and started sharing funny…
I have lived a life of waiting. Probably even more so as the wife of a professional athlete turned professional coach. Waiting for the next call-up. Waiting for two lines on a pregnancy test. Waiting for healthy babies to be born. Waiting for our first house. Waiting for my husband after ballgames. Waiting for stability. Waiting for health and healing. I used to get stuck in the waiting. And to…
There are moments in the life of my family that I sense a need to step away from the noise and truly be present. So I’m unplugging this weekend, and the only reason I’m telling you about it is so I stay true to my word. Feel free to call me out if you see me online anywhere in the next few days. ***** Before I go, here are a…
Did ya’ll know I’m a photographer?! I knew the stars would be bright in Montana this summer and couldn’t pass up the opportunity to photograph them. So before leaving Arizona, I tagged along on a night sky photography shoot with my incredibly talented friend Justin. In the dead of night on the Salt River, he patiently explained the basics and before long, I had captured this: And this. …
Happy Friday! I thought I would share some of my favorite things from the week. I hope you have a refreshing weekend. And remember…It’s okay to be happy with a calm life. Worth checking out: Stunning Vintage Photos Found in Thrift Store This makes me want to go thrifting. ***** Worth listening to: This week’s episode of This American Life – The Problem We All Live With Right now,…
We had our first broken bone this week. A freak accident on the trampoline (while talking about how we should totally buy a trampoline for the kids for Christmas. Uh, maybe not.). And so we have been driving to and from town, in and out of doctor’s offices, trying our best to keep our little guy comfortable. And while this was not the ideal way to spend a week of…
A few years ago, Twitter decided to stop showing Instagram photos directly in the feed. These days, when you share from Instagram, all you see is a description and a link. And because Twitter is becoming much more image-heavy (tweets with images get 18% more clicks, 89% more favorites, and 150% more retweets*), you want to be able to engage followers with actual photos instead of links. There is a…