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Trying to Embrace the End of the Eras Tour
A little over two years ago, I fought Ticketmaster and was one of the very fortunate ones to score Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour tickets at face value. Unless you live under a boulder, you’re well aware how iconic the Eras Tour has become…but back then, when we bought the tickets we had NO IDEA what we were in for or what the Eras Tour would become.
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Trying to Live By the Golden (election)Rule
I stayed true to the Republican Party, even when it wasn’t staying true to me.
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20 Years of Marriage and Counting…
Its hard to believe its been 20 years since our wedding day...
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Trying to Do Better in 2024
As 2023 was winding down, I started thinking a lot about what I did well throughout the year, and what I could do to try a little bit harder. It became blazingly obvious to me – I’m either on fire or I’m not. There is very little in between. When I left my job in May, my goal was to fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a writer. Reality is, I didn’t write at all – for MONTHS. Life was crazy, we had a lot going on, and I wanted to focus on my family. Writing was not a priority. I decided writing would happen when the kids went back…
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The Official Epic Story of Us-California Adventure Part 3
Welcome back to the third and final installment of the epic tale of our most adventurous family vacation to date! So far we’ve covered flying to California, our time in San Fran, Monterey, whale watching, finally stepping foot on a Pacific beach, dinner with friends, and our arrival in Hollywood. If you missed out on the first two episodes, you can check them out here and here. We pick up the story with our first full day in LA… Day 6: Monday – Los Angeles Monday started with a tour of the Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank -it was one of the few things we booked ahead of our trip.…
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The Official Epic Story of Us-California Adventure Part 2
I’m back with episode two of our California vacation! When we left off on the last episode, it was Friday and we had just hit up Costco in Seaside, California for some needed supplies – namely bottled water! I can’t stress this enough – if you are going on a lengthy vacation – go to Costco and buy water! You will save a TON of money! (That is if you have a Costco membership, otherwise Target, Walmart, or any supermarket would definitely save you $$!) Anyway, now back to the vacation details! Day 4: Saturday We started Saturday by grabbing breakfast at The Butter House in Seaside. The wait was…
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The Official Epic Story of Us-California Adventure Part 1
I'm a total day dream believer and I envisioned this trip for years. We finally made the dream a reality with the Wiker Family vacation of 2023. It, quite honestly, exceeded all expectations!
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Trying to Remember Gratitude in the Midst of Chaos
Last week got heavy for me. As I looked back over the posts I wrote shortly after Heather’s death, it began to weigh on me again. And while I feel it is so important to make other’s more aware of suicide and its devastating impacts, I also cannot let those consequences pull me down. While my intent was to keep posting things, life got a little busy and a little subconsciously I stepped away from posting. I thought about it a lot, but didn’t do anything beyond that. The title of our blog is my life’s motto, I will try a little bit harder every day to achieve my goals.…
