September 2024 Family Update
Welp, Skylar is officially an Eagle Scout. She was very nervous about her Board of Review but it went great! I think she was in disbelief for several days. She kept saying, “Mom, I’m an Eagle Scout.” I hope we…
August 2024 Family Update
After getting home from Europe, I had a post-vacation hangover something terrible. I barely remember the first week of the month. But then it was all hands on deck to get Skylar’s Eagle Project finished before she started back to…
July 2024 Family Update
So. Much. Happened. This. Month. Whew. For starters, I celebrated my Pickleball Anniversary. It was last 4th of July that I first touched a paddle and had zero clue what I was doing. I’ve learned so much over the last…
June 2024 Family Update
Skylar kicked off the month with an incredible opportunity to attend a week-long aviation camp through the Sattler Foundation. They visited several different airports and locations around Middle TN and experienced everything from ground operations to simulators and even actual…
May 2024 Family Update
We wrapped up LAX season and the end of the semester with a trip to Top Golf with her teammates and parents. We had a lot of fun that night. I’m still beyond proud of how well Skylar handled all…
April 2024 Family Update
My car was still having issues at the beginning of the month so we had to abort our plans to travel to Arkansas with my cousin for our car camping adventure. Instead, Skylar and I trekked to nowheresville Kentucky to…
March 2024 Family Update
Hockey season has wrapped for the 2023-2024 season. We spent a final weekend in Jacksonville, FL and my niece, Avery tagged along for the fun. I was also responsible for another player who was traveling solo. I decided to put…
February 2024 Family Update
February means one thing at our house – Love Note Season. This will be my 9th year of leaving love notes on Skylar’s door every morning and it’s still one of my most favorite traditions. I finally made it to…
January 2024 Family Update
We did our usual tradition of ringing in the New Year with the Sloans. The saying goes that whatever you do on New Year’s Day is what you do for the year, so kicking off 2024 with tacos and margaritas…
December 2023 Family Update
We spent the first weekend of December in Alpharetta, GA for lacrosse. It was a fun tournament and a cute little city, especially Market Street. It was decorated for Christmas and felt like we were right in the middle of…