10. Have a big yard for my kid and dogs to plan in

As of July 27, 2017 I can scratch this one off my list of goals! My husband's new job has brought us to North Carolina.  While we haven't actually purchased a home here yet, the house we are renting in on half an acre.  We have a large fenced in back yard for the dogs…

My Goals #20: Buy A House (Progress at Last!)

I realize it's been a long time since I've written but fall has been incredibly hard for me.  At the end of August we lost our pregnancy which was devastating.  We decided to shelve any potential plans for baby #2.  At the beginning of October we lost my grandpa, who I was very close to,…

32. See the Pandas at the Memphis Zoo

  When I was 22 years old I promised myself that I would take a vacation every year.  My parents never travelled with us when we were children, in fact, I remember only one vacation my entire life, to Six Flags when I was about 11 years old.  I started traveling with friends when I…

Our Maybe Baby: Volume 1

Five months ago, my husband and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary which marked the beginning of us trying to conceive.  At that point I was excited, hopeful, and optimistic about our family's future.  But after five months of trying and no pregnancy it is hard to be anything but frustrated. Sometimes frustration seems like…