Lady Lumberjack
Finished out our fall axe throwing season tonight with a third place win in our region and top 50 in the nation!!!Who knew I had… [Continue Reading]
Goin' to the Chapel
Or should I say courthouse and we’re gonna get married!!! Yes, we did. Fifteen years ago, Tom Nikkola and I (without telling anyone) got married at the… [Continue Reading]
Sunsets are Proof
It’s been cloudy and raining pretty much every day since we moved into our new apartment. Which made last night’s sunset even more special, being… [Continue Reading]
Twenty-One Months Ago
On Tom’s 40th birthday, we learned of a little boy named Asher. We knew he was our grandson the moment we laid eyes on him…. [Continue Reading]
Lesson Learned
I just realized that Facebook has deleted all of my FB Live videos from the past few months. My #keto Costco haul is gone. My Mother's Day… [Continue Reading]
Boys & Band-Aids
“Stay right there Grandpa Tom,” Asher yelled, as he ran to the kitchen to get the Band-Aids. Grandpa Tom had stepped on a carpet tack… [Continue Reading]
Someone Helped You
Tom and I were recognized for achieving a new rank at our company's annual convention last week. It felt weird to me for two reasons, one,… [Continue Reading]
Flying Trapeze
They say you should “do one thing every day that scares you.” Surely this counts for a year of fear because this scared the shizzz… [Continue Reading]
Quiet Please
On the final day of the convention, we had an impromptu gathering at a local SLC restaurant before the closing party. We initially made the… [Continue Reading]
Man Up
When Tom and I met in the fall of 2002, Jacob and Brodrick were six and eight. In our almost 15 years of marriage, he has never… [Continue Reading]
Social Media Break
I took a social media break while at our company's annual convention. Which may seem weird all things considered. With four workshops to teach over… [Continue Reading]
Just Say No
My middle name is perseverance. Actually, it’s Rae after my father and grandfather. But, that’s neither here nor there. Growing up, any time I asked… [Continue Reading]