I am fortunate to be surrounded by amazing women who coach, encourage and lift me up. I am so blessed to have so many amazing girlfriends I can turn to at any time, and I try to never take it for granted. Of course, I also have the most incredible sister in the world that… Continue reading {Just Be You}
This post has been on my heart for a long time, and I hope it will encourage other single women. With it just being Valentine’s Day last weekend, I felt that it was an appropriate time to share. Thanks for letting me bare my heart with you. Read on for more! We live in a… Continue reading {From the Heart}
This past week was crazy busy (what else is new in my life?), but it was full of so many wonderful things! Last Friday was our annual all day marketing conference for AMA Iowa, the Experience Event. It was a fantastic day of AMA-zing (see what I did there?) speakers focusing on our program year… Continue reading {An Epic Weekend}
Last week I hosted the third annual Friendsgiving at my house with many of my close girlfriends. And it was absolutely fabulous! In case you haven’t heard of it, Friendsgiving is a newish tradition in which friends get together to celebrate the holiday. We loaded up on food, drinks and lots of Olive Garden lasagna.… Continue reading {Friendsgiving}
The past few weekends have been crazy, crazy full and have been such a blast! Fall is full of so many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, and my weekends have been packed with lots of activities all while enjoying time with my girlfriends. In the past month, my dear friend, Andrea, took me and some of… Continue reading {Life in Des Moines}
It has been way too long since I have blogged, so I have to apologize for being so silent on here! The last month has been crazy busy with starting a new job and taking over as President of AMA Iowa, which hasn’t left for a lot of free time to just sit down and write.… Continue reading {Life Lately}
I have always lived life with the perspective of the glass being half full. Living with this mentality translates into many more moments full of joy that may look otherwise if my perspective was different and the glass was half empty. You can’t always control your situation, but you can always control your perspective! In Thessalonians… Continue reading {Embracing Joy}
As I sit down and relax for the first time today, I cannot stop smiling. Today was my 29th birthday, and it was an absolute celebration! It truly has been birthday week! It started Monday night with a party with my co-workers, continued into Tuesday night as my bible study girls celebrated me and capped off my… Continue reading {A Day of Celebration!}
This past weekend I made the trip to Northwest Iowa for a few big events! The biggest event I went back to celebrate was my (gasp!) ten year high school reunion. I can hardly even believe it! It also happened to be Tulip Festival, which worked out quite nicely as I was able to see… Continue reading {A Weekend Back Home}
Last weekend I took a road trip to Chicago to celebrate St. Patty’s Day with my girlfriends! It was so fun to be back in the city and spend time catching up with some very dear friends. When I arrived in the city Friday night, my girlfriend, Emily, and I kicked off the weekend at… Continue reading {St. Patty’s Day Chicago Style}
Iowa Farm Grown 