Time away

This past weekend my husband and I drove to Milwaukee for their annual Summerfest. The fest is right off of Lake Michigan and a huge outdoor area with food, music and great views of the city and lake. They have a range of music, from free shows to huge headliners like Florida Georgia Line, who we were lucky enough to see. While Milwaukee is about an hour and a half away from us and we were only going for the afternoon/night coordinating the weekend was a huge ordeal. Time away from our kids doesn’t happen often but it’s definitely important for our marriage. I really believe in family time but it’s easy to lose sight of marriage time with busy working lives and two young children.

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Manic Monday

My next post was supposed to be about the surplus of pictures I have accumulated since becoming a mom and fun ways to display them, but today happened instead. To be frank nothing out of the ordinary happened today to make it a hard day, but I think it’s important to be as authentic as possible. I, for one, am tired of the overly curated blogs only showing the best moments of motherhood. To me that does a disservice to mothers looking for support because it’s just not how it is 24/7.

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