My husband Mike and I both grew up in Reno and have been dating for 14 years. That’s a lot of nights out, a lot of dinners and movies. We love to go out and explore Reno, but with kids, we have to decide what qualifies as a good enough night …
Read More »Breathe New Life Into Your Dates: Suggestions From Local Moms
Life as a parent can get hectic. If you’re anything like me, I usually feel like I’m struggling to keep my head above water most days, and by the time the weekend rolls around, I often dream about going to bed early with a good book instead of going out …
Read More »One and Done
I’m supposed to be 2 months pregnant by now on baby #2. My husband and I have always talked about having two kids. We have an 18-month-old girl now. I got my dental health in check and got in with an OB/GYN in town for a preconception visit. We had our …
Read More »3 Ways to Keep Your Marriage Hot During the Holidays
Dinner isn’t the only thing that needs to stay hot around the holidays. You can be married for all of ten seconds and fully grasp how hellish the holidays can be on your relationship. Your time, your energy, and your resources are going to everyone and everything other than your …
Read More »I Love My Wedding Ring
I got married to my high school sweetheart at 21. Almost five years later, it’s still so crazy to me that I’m married to him. Though so many things have changed in our lives in the past five years of being married the one thing that doesn’t change is my …
Read More »Risking Your Marriage By Doing Home Projects Together
When we first moved into our first house here in Reno, we lived in Damonte Ranch. The house we bought was brand new when we moved in and came with an un-landscaped backyard. For our first Christmas in the house, we had a professional landscape plan done and we set …
Read More »When Being Stubborn Saves Your Marriage
My husband and I have been married for 9 years. I realize there are lots of people who have been married a lot longer than us but I’m proud of us for making it to 9 years. It wasn’t always easy, that’s for sure. I sometimes admit to people that our first …
Read More »I Married a Pole Vaulter: Facing the Vault Side by Side
When I was a freshman high school girl, I used to watch this senior boy during practice on the track and field. He was a pole vaulter. If you’ve never seen a person in real life, not on TV while watching the Olympics, but in person, pole vault, it is …
Read More »Taking Him for Granted
How many of you ladies out there have taken the time to look at your husband? Have you taken a look at little details in his face, hands, hair? Do we take the time to really and truly appreciate him as we know we should? So many of us, want …
Read More »The Blessing and Curse of the Baby Moon
This weekend, my husband and I took a baby moon. Mostly, it was an excuse to leave the house for a few days and sleep in for the first time in FOREVER. But it was also perhaps the last chance at alone time as a couple before our second child …
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