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friday favorites

friday friday friday! after a whirlwind of a week, i am so happy it’s friday. we have virtually zero plans this weekend, outside of football being back. our family is ready for pizza friday, watching the us open, and the farmer’s market this weekend.

friday favorites

friday friday friday! after a whirlwind of a week, i am so happy it’s friday. we have virtually zero plans this weekend, outside of football being back. our family is ready for pizza friday, watching the us open, and the farmer’s market this weekend.

friday favorites

friday friday friday! i am so happy it’s friday. i had a big category presentation today to report out on spanish wine, specifically albarino. it was a lot of prep, but i presented, felt great, and i’m so happy to relax the rest of this weekend.

so here’s to the weekend, pizza nights, good wine, and all the things i’m loving this week.

2023

in so many ways, i felt like this year pushed me to every limit. with the amount of changes in our lives, i had many moments of feeling a little bit unsure of how to pull it all together, a little broken. then i would wake up on the other side and realize that we did it all. but we didn’t even just survive. we may have thrived, learning our family dynamic, making incredible memories, and bonding in the most incredible and special way. every time i felt over extended, exhausted, pushed to the brink, i also realized that comes with being present in the moments i wished for over the years.

eight weeks later...

despite our exhaustion, our overconsumption of coffee, and nightly wine ritual, our family has never felt more us. everyone has fallen into our new place; even on the most manic days, we end the night snuggling on the couch letting maya “read” to us. i couldn’t imagine any moment of the day without bubba, and the fact that he came early meant he just wanted to be with us sooner. i’ll snuggle him for every extra second i have with him.

life lately

while this chapter of our lives feels like it came on outside of any plan that we had, we’re finding the joy in starting earlier than we thought, giving ourselves grace as we acclimate, and remaining grateful every day for both of our healthy babes.