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A girl and her golden

I guess I need to change my blog name. In November 2024, Tyler and I added a dog to our family. An English Cream Golden Retriever named Gryffin. Yes, we are millennials. Yes, he’s named after Gryffindor from Harry Potter- also yes he has the Gryffindor harness and all the Harry Potter Bark toys. It…

A tale of Garfield and Gadgets

My mom and I visited my grandfather last weekend. It’s around a four to five hour drive for us both ways. Distance doesn’t matter when someone means so much. My Papa is 86 years young. He lives independently in the house he had built in the 80’s on a little less than three acres. He’s…

A good friend is a connection to life – a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.” -Lois Wyse

I’ve heard if you’re friends for longer than seven years that your friendship is for life. I knew of Ivy and had met her several times throughout my life before we really connected in 2017 (seven years ago). We’re actually relatives. Per her own speech at my wedding “Long story short, I’m Lindsay’s cousin, but…

“Shine Bright”

“Lindsay’s back” said Samantha, my hair stylist of ten+ years as she was blow drying the bangs I’ve been trying to grow out for God knows how long… To be honest my relationship with her has lasted longer than most of my jobs, friendships, and every single romantic relationship. She knows more about me and…

Reflections on a Vintage Skirt

“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles”- Audrey Hepburn Vintage has been a large part of my style since college. Wiggle dresses, swing dresses, wool skirt, sweaters, Malco Modes petticoats,…