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6 Years Alcohol Free

I have officially been alcohol free for 6 years today. It is hands down the best decision I EVER made was to never drink alcohol again! I am so proud of myself, but mostly so proud that I learn from my mistakes. I’m just terribly sorry it took me so long to see that alcohol […]

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Sedona Memories & Firsts

I got back from Sedona late on a Wednesday night and Thursday unexpectedly was busy then I started my new job Friday and it’s been a whirlwind but it’s been amazing. I have not been busy like this since pre TBI. It’s a lot and all of February I’m training and it will definitely be […]

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Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023

It’s time to close out 2022 and begin a new year. I cannot believe it is 2023. That means I will be 43 this year, my son will be 18 and we will celebrate 6 years of marriage this year too. It will also mark 5 years since my TBI just 3 days after my […]

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6 Years NO Alcohol

Congratulations to my husband on 6 years no alcohol. Yup he has a beer in hand 6 years later, a Heineken 0.0% because at this point having NA drinks doesn’t bother him or make him want to drink, he just enjoys beer and having a NA beer while watching the game and that’s ok. What […]

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Happy October 2022

I realized I missed posting a few of our fun summer endings. Things have been busy since we got home after our Labor Day Trip to McCall Idaho with our great friends who live in Boise. We had an amazing holiday weekend with Ray and Brie and their fun kiddos. Jax was with us and […]

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5 year Anniversary Quick Road Trip

2 years ago in 2020 Covid canceled our plans to go out of the US so we did an Oregon Road Trip which led us to Crater Lake, but due to the local fires we really didn’t get to see Crater Lake. 2 years later we are back. This time for our 5 year Anniversary […]

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826 💙❤️💙❤️💙

https://youtu.be/blkWWQu-DUo Happy 5 year Wedding Anniversary to my amazing husband. 10 years together, 5 insanely hard years of being married but through those 5 years, which 9 months into our marriage I suffered a severe TBI and DAI, I can with 200% confidence that I married the right person and best husband I could have! […]

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4 8 26

I was looking at my countdowns and we have been married for 4 years, 8 months and 26 days and we got married on 826 which then became my number for my email and motocross racing. The 4 is for 4 years ago as of Monday I survived my accident and TBI and DAI. I […]

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I can’t Belize it has been 4 years

I say that as I am writing this from Belize. The main picture is about 20 minutes before my life changed forever. Our life. But I still have life 💚 I came here in December 2018, just 7 months after the day my life changed forever. I visited Caye Caulker on a cruise and knew […]

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Palm Springs

More to come but loved the open air airport, love the weather and grateful to be here. A little down time, R&R and a weekend of Therapy 3 years since the first time I attended one of Elyse Snipes amazing Weekends events. This time it’s in Joshua Tree 💛 Love how artsy and fun it […]