returning to training after baby.

Well, here we are, wrapping up the fourth trimester. It’s been the slowest fastest time! I’ve taken postpartum pretty conservative, and while that’s been the right choice for me – c-section recovery is no joke – it’s been incredibly hard watching other women basically…

10/23/2021

welcome to the world, jackson.

photo by my talented sis 💕 One year ago today – October 14 – we transferred the embryo that would become Jackson. It’s been the longest fastest year, and I still can barely wrap my head around he was once a tiny embryo and…

10/14/2021

our long weekend on burntside lake.

At the end of last summer, Nick and I escaped the city for a getaway on Burntside Lake near Ely, MN. It was the first – and last (travel, I miss you so much 😭) – time we’d been out of the city since…

10/08/2021

my newborn essentials.

Hi there! It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything – does anyone read blogs anymore? – mostly because I haven’t raced since October 2019 (😭) and haven’t really been inspired during this seemingly never-ending pandemic (please get vaxxed and wear a mask!). But now…

09/17/2021

currently: january 2021

Hi! It’s been awhile. I think we can all agree that last year was weird, and while things are far from normal right now (can people just wear masks and strictly social distance for a few more months please?!), I’m finally feeling a bit…

02/16/2021

we did ivf and we’re having a baby(!).

If you’d have asked me a year ago what 2020 would look like, I certainly wouldn’t have said most of it would be spend social distancing thanks to a global pandemic. But I also certainly wouldn’t have said it would involve three failed rounds…

02/12/2021

our long weekend in big sur.

After the past two ridiculous Minnesota winters, I told Nick the only way I could continue living here was if we escaped at least once to warmer weather. And while this year’s trip to Big Sur wasn’t tropical, it was warmer (no snow!) and…

03/24/2020

what i’m loving: february 2020

In this series, I share my favorite things from the past month – the podcast that’s playing during my commute, the book I can’t put down, what I’m wearing on repeat. Here’s what I loved in February. Now tell me: what were your favorites…

02/28/2020