Hi, friends.

2022 came in like a warm blanket of ongoing 2020 didn’t she? Warm because, hi… where’s the dang snow? And 2020, cuz also hi… our little pandemic friend.

Today, as I was cleaning out my iPhone photos preparing for a fresh new 13, I came across this screenshot I swiped off the Gram. While full of colorful words (sorry fam), the message is important. It was an early 2021 reminder to myself as I, along with many of you, were shaking our heads wondering what the heck just happened with 12 months of our lives. Minimal photos. Limited experiences. It was, and in some cases still is, taking a toll on our mental and physical well-being.

As I look back and share with you some joyful moments of 2021 as we all look ahead into 2022, I am inviting you to move ahead with the daily reminder to live. Experience. BREATHE. To take the photos. To make time for what is good in life. To soak it in and experience every experience for what it is, and enjoy everyone for who they are.

A look back at 2021.

Spring fishing and evening rides.

40th Birthday fun for Jess

Lake of the Ozarks with the girls.

Michigan, Oklahoma and Nashville

Fall Hikes

Hardy, Kane Brown & Iowa Football

Bonfires, Friends, Fam, and Cats

And forever chasing sunsets.

Cheers to living 2022, and embracing all that she gifts us. Wins, losses and everything in between.

And keep chasing those sunsets. They bring the promise of a new day.