I love November. 

Starting with our wedding anniversary and leading to Thanksgiving, a Turkey trot, lots of food, lots of family, and then decorating for Christmas. It went by too fast. And I’m still full. 

November 2025

Happy Halloween.

Another month has come to an end, and my favorite time of year has kicked off in full force. Fall, the changing of the leaves, and a creep toward the new year.

October 2025

Another month comes to an end. And, I suppose it’s fitting that it’s raining. October is here. 

September went by in a blur. We celebrated the first year in our new home, we joined a Fantasy Football league with friends, we had good food, good drinks, and I listened to so much good music. This streak of Motion City Soundtrack, to The Starting Line, to Thrice, AFI, and then Yellowcard is pretty ridiculous. We’re spoiled and we deserve it given the state of everything else in the world right now.

September 2025

August has reminded me that I need to take more photos. The month came and went and I’m flipping through and seeing lots of cats. We did a lot of things, and I was very bad at documenting it. The rose garden sure was cool though. What I’ll probably remember most? It was hot. Every day hot. Too hot. So very very hot.

August 2025

July, a month where I scroll back through photos and realize we did a lot and I didn’t take enough (or very good) photos to document it! The summer heat is unrelenting. The vibes? They’re not bad, considering – you know – everything. 

July 2025

June delivered a Turnstile summer. Sunny weather. Hannah’s birthday. A visit to Hannah’s mom’s new puppies. Some great music pulsating throughout (and I know we’re just getting started). Onto July we go…

June 2025

May’s grid addition is a whole lot of running. Hannah convinced me to sign up for a 5K as part of this whole be healthier/improve cardio kick I have been on. Only goal was to finish and to not embarrass myself. I feel pretty good about the results; the sun got to me a little on the last mile.

May 2025

April has come and gone. It was another month where I kept at this whole jogging thing and set a new PR in the mile and 5K. More records were listened to. Mark’s book was great. The cats did cat things.

April 2025

March represented one more trip around the sun. I got a little older, maybe not much wiser. I’ve been spending the month trying to improve my cardio health, so that means I’m jogging more and the birthday treats probably only offset that a little bit.

March 2025

Another month has come to an end.

February brought the cold. We saw snow. We saw “feels like” temperatures that were just cruel for the Pacific Northwest. But the last few days have seen the return of the sun.

Cats, records, beer. Not a bad month.

February 2025

January: the month that refused to end.

It was cold. 
Most days had multiple absurd news push notifications, because, well, you know.

But we’re still here. 

I’m trying to spend this year not falling back into bad habits of doom scrolling and feeling like I need go know everything all the time. I’m letting myself pick and choose, and trying instead to focus on what I can control. Getting back into a daily workout routine, spending time with family and friends, listening to music, enjoying coffee and a good beer. 

January 2025

I kind of can’t believe December has already come and gone. And with it, we’re on the precipice of a new year.

But December was full of warmth, comforts, and the presence of loved ones. We decorated the tree for the first time in our new place and began a bunch of new traditions I hope will continue for many years to come.

The cats sure enjoyed themselves.

And there’s the bow on 12 months.

December 2024

November remains undefeated.

A month of celebration, friends, family, and the leaves turning a perfect shade of red and gold.

It’s cliche, sure, but I’m reminded of how much in my life I have to be thankful for.

November 2024

That month sure went quick. 🎃

October was spent continuing to move into our new home, finalizing unpacking, ordering and putting in new furniture, and making the place feel more like “ours.” The little touches of absurd nerdery helped. We took some time to visit pumpkin patches, attend my sister’s annual Halloween party, and I (shocking, I know) even found time to spin a few records. We’re one dining room table delivery and a window covering install away from being pretty much done with the move. And I’m really looking forward to things settling down and finding a routine again; especially as we move into my favorite time of the year.

October 2024

A lot can happen in a month.

We officially packed up and moved out of the city at the start of the month and have spent the last three weeks unpacking and trying to find a new semblance of routine. Moving was stressful and bittersweet. Saying goodbye to the condo and where the last 12 years of my life have been spent was hard. But, just the same, falling in love with the new home and all the space we now have has been well worth it. And waking up to the view? Pretty special. Getting used to the quiet and not having the ever present hum of the city has been interesting. And slowly getting things setup again so they feel like home has taken just about every spare second. But we’re getting closer and my office space got completed this weekend. More to do, lots more to do, but we’re well on our way now.

September 2024