Grief feels like chronic illness. As I watch Chris (and myself) try to live a life without Ellie, it so often parallels my own chronic illness journey. So much happens behind closed doors that no one sees. Entire days are lost to extreme sadness. Only I see Chris cry. Only I see how grief affects him every day. Ellie would have graduated from high school tomorrow. We sent Hank to prom, but Ellie wasn't there to go too. What you don't see when I post Hank's prom photo on Facebook is what it...

April 18, 2026 was absolutely the best day of my life. I always thought it was cheesey when people would talk about their wedding day in this way, but now that I've had a wedding I'd have to agree with those folks! I never imagined that I would be well enough to enjoy a traditional wedding, but I was and I did! I've posted lots of pics to give you a feel for the day. We could not have had a more perfect day for the wedding--when planning an April wedding, we didn't expect that we would be...

So. Much. Has. Happened. Life has been busy and full since my last post in June of 2025. I realized I haven't popped on to update on my blog, so here's a little catch-up. On October 10, I turned 50! Chris and I were in the Finger Lakes (our happy place) celebrating when he proposed to me on my birthday. When we thought about when we wanted to get married, we landed on the month of April and decided to plan a wedding in six months! We made the best decision ever and hired a wedding planner who...