Mark and I went on our very first solo vacation last February, we took a cruise to the Bahamas and it was incredible. The food, the sunshine, the food, everything! We had the most wonderful time, and we got back on a Saturday. We spent Sunday unpacking and getting ourselves ready for the work week…

The most common thing people say about loved ones passing is probably “God always take the good ones first, huh?” So far in this life, I haven’t come across the loss of a loved one that has made me believe anything different. My cousin Tyler, at just 16. My saint of a grandmother, and most…

I touched on this a little bit in my last post, but something not enough people talk about is how fast time flies when you’re grieving. My last two posts were 6 months between each other, and if you’d asked me, I would have a said a month or two. I don’t entirely mean this…

My mom would have been 56 yesterday. It was the first birthday we celebrated without her. In the past, my Mom was always my favorite person to celebrate. It took very little to make her happy, I would surprise her with a milkshake, or some flowers, and she thought I’d hung the moon! This year…

No one talks about the first piece of good news you get after losing someone. Yesterday, I found out that Jenny and I have been featured in Voyage MIA Magazine regarding our small business, JC Bakesmiths! Woo hoo, right? Yeah, I would have thought so too. Except the first thing I thought of when I…

This passed weekend happened to be Memorial Day weekend. Quickly I would like to thank those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, and may God bless our fallen heroes, and those currently serving. Mark and I took a quick trip up to Rochester, NY (where most of my family is from) for my…

This past weekend was Mother’s Day. The first Mother’s Day without Mom. It was a feeling I have never felt before, watching everyone post pictures with their Mom’s, and seeing everyone out and about celebrating, knowing I will never get to celebrate my Mom again. It was quite literally soul crushing. Every year, my Mom…

After losing Mom on 2/26/2023, things have been a roller coaster, as you can imagine. We are in a weird place right now, we want to move forward and get used to this new “normal” of life without this amazing woman, but moving forward means moving forward without her, which none of us were ready…