About pages are traditionally boring (and this one is no different), but you came here to learn more about me, so I'll indulge.
I grew up in Salem, Oregon and left immediately after my senior year of high school, to attend college at Boise State University in 2005. Initially, I thought I’d go into Kinesiology (I really wanted to be an Athletic Trainer)—until I realized that wasn’t my thing (and that I suck at math), and quickly dropped out after two-ish years struggling to even make classes on time.
Turns out, while possibly the most expensive choice ever, it was one of the best decisions I ever made, because shortly after (in 2008), I met my husband Casey (on MySpace of all places 🙈). Life has a funny way of working itself out though, and after dating for a few years, we found out I was pregnant with our oldest daughter–it was at that point in my life that I re-enrolled back in college (this time at Lewis-Clark State College), and started studying something I loved—Web Development.
By 2012, things were moving fast. We got married, found out we were expecting baby #2, and packed up for Michigan, landing near Ann Arbor. I started working as a web developer at Perich Advertising & Design while also finishing my Bachelor’s in Applied Science that same year (because why not do everything at once?). Then in 2014, I joined Ghost.org working as a customer support engineer, and that’s been my home ever since.
In 2015, we decided city life wasn’t for us and made the move to Grass Lake, Michigan, trading traffic for a tight-knit community with great schools and Hallmark-style, small-town charm (I'm obsessed with Hallmark Christmas movies). It wasn't long after our move that we decided our family wasn't complete, and welcomed our last child in 2017.
Fast forward to present day: Apart from spending my days working remotely for Ghost, I'm in constant limbo trying to balance raising our daughters (and managing their hectic athletic schedules), while still trying to follow my own hobby–Photography. Life here is loud, busy, and full of surprises, but I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Why have a website?
That's a great question.
Historically, my record for creating sites and actually remembering to use them is pretty poor. That said, with my recent shift to reduce my usage of social media (because it's incredibly depressing as of late), this site will serve as an outlet to share updates on our family (and the girl's sporting events)–and it gives me a small outlet to vent opinions and share my photography.