Offseason. Every year, we pack up the family, ship the car(s), and move to a new city while my husband trains for the upcoming football season. Yes, we drop everything and follow Jeff to a foreign city for a month. Truthfully, It’s one of my favorite times of the year. The logistics can be tricky; […]

Truth be told, traveling with two is only slightly harder than traveling with one. There’s a ton more “stuff” but it’s doable! Mind you, my oldest is 2 months shy of her second birthday and my youngest is 3 months old. He’s still pretty predictable thus easier to travel with. My daughter on the other […]

This is the final post in the traveling with baby series. To catch up on the other posts:  PART 1: Packing  PART 2: The Flight By now, you have smartly packed your bags, endured the flight, and it’s time to enjoy your trip. It might be tempting to spend a day recuperating but you have made […]

There are no tricks or hacks; just a bunch of ideas that worked for one family or another and lots of prayer. According to experts, we did everything wrong: We woke her up for a flight as opposed to leaving during her typical nap time We let her crawl/ cruise around the airport during a […]

  I knew this would happen. We knew free agency was approaching, and we knew it would be a little hectic but we vowed to take it all in stride and roll with it. Of course all that went out of the window as soon as the phone started ringing. It didn’t help that we […]

Hey guys, Now that season is over, our little family is in the middle of our “Off-Season Tour.” Our tour is complete with stops in Scottsdale, Dallas (My Hometown), Chicago (Jeff’s Hometown), Colorado Springs, and finishing it off with a bang in Hawaii! I will still be updating the blog from the road though, don’t […]

“If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it”  I was dreading writing this post. Jeff suffered a season ending bicep injury this past weekend against the Titans. I remember Jeff pulling himself off the field and being examined by the head trainer and team doctor. I remember them wrapping layer upon […]

During my however long blogging hiatus, we also managed to get away on our Surprise Honeymoon! I honestly had no idea where we were going until we showed up at the airport. I can’t believe it actually remained a secret considering he told everyone; I mean bellhops in Chicago, servers in Dallas, and pretty much […]

I have been all about family lately. I cherished my last days with Jeff before he left for training camp, hopped on a plane to Texas to visit my parents, and ended up in Louisiana for a family reunion. Not enough time (or wi-fi) to get a post done. All that aside, I’M BACK and […]

This past weekend, I felt my first wave of wedding stress. it had to come at some point, right? We made the trip to Texas primarily to visit my family but also to attend to some wedding details. If you have read some of my most recent posts, they revolve around weddings. It’s that time […]

This post is long overdue! So last time I checked in, Jeff and I were moving, flying to Texas, and getting settled into our new home. As promised, I have a couple more pictures of the home to post! Jeff’s Pride and Joy: His television and surround sound system. Marissa’s Pride and Joy: The KITCHEN! […]