Mom With A Map

Living my best life in remote Wyoming.

Fly fishing has my heart. And I'm convinced I should have been a cowgirl.
No wifi. No schedule.
A table that seats 20+. A bell that rings when the meals are ready.
The dreamiest front porch view.
Re-living my former camp life as an archer (though not as good as I once was!)
Old friends. New friends.

Refuge is the closest thing to heaven on earth.

Last summer we were sitting in an MLB ballpark talking to another spectator who commented on how insanely lucky we are to live in the heart of spring training. It hit us though, we travel all over the country to visit ballparks...but last season, we didn't even make time to go to one game in our backyard. Not one. Spring training falls right in the middle of Miller's own baseball season and our lives are just busy.

This season, we decided we had to make it happen. We squeezed in 4 games- which is 4 more than we had time for. But I'm so thankful for all 36 innings!

Highlights included:
• Miller's favorite player, Ozzie Albies, back from the WBC in time to crush the Yankees
• Great seats at all 4 games (thank you Brent!)
• All Braves games, but at 3 different parks: CoolToday (Braves), Charlotte Sports Park (Rays), and Lee Health Sports Complex (Twins)

And now we count down until the regular season kicks off. We've already booked our tickets to a new-to-us stadium...any guesses where we're heading?
Hint- there's a strong Tennessee Vols connection!

Super thankful for these crazy days.

Baseball is in full swing (pun intended.) I'm not even sure sailing has a season, but we're in it. And both kids are pushing hard to finish school before May....though technically MG doesn't have a choice if she wants to graduate from her dual enrollment program.

Mary Grace took a quick trip to Chicago with friends. Those pictures are hers to sort through. But my Aunt sent me one, so that feels like fair game to share. She also finally received her admission envelope from Miami, an oddly exciting moment for a kid whose parents already paid the deposit for attending.

Both kids played instrumental roles in our church's 'Student Takeover' Sunday. Swig is our new obsession (IYKYK!) Miller continues to love guitar and spending time with his friends. He's consuming more protein these days than I would have ever thought humanly possible.

It's been a busy season of work for both Brent and myself, especially when you count my unpaid roll as Miller's full time cook and Uber driver. We were excited to squeeze in a George Birge concert in Sarasota with some friends. After our big night out, it was somewhat disheartening when both kids arrived home even later than us. I guess that's where we are these days!

If it was possible to freeze time, this is where I'd push pause. From the outside it may look a little chaotic, but I absolutely love this busy season where all my favorite people are living their best lives!