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Most of my time this week has been spent with Kai. On Tuesday, he and I went out for a sibling snack adventure. We spent a few hours reflecting together on our RYLA experience and our goals and thoughts going forward. It was so awesome to share the experience of RYLA with him and now…

Wednesday marked the first time I’ve forgotten/been unable to post since this blog started so here’s my recap of RYLA and the days after in it’s entirety. RYLA led to many long nights after crazy busy days but I wouldn’t change the experience for anything. RYLA 2023 was one of the best I’ve ever experienced.…

I don’t know why I thought the middle of the day, the day before RYLA and Grand Lake, was the time for a volunteer gig but we did and we had an excellent time despite the hectic-ness. We volunteered with the Action Center, an organization who’s focus is helping people become self sufficient around life’s…

Last week I talked about being stressed and doubting I was doing enough, this week I sent an email to the wrong country and still ended up with housing for a trip out of the country. It’s crazy sometimes how life knows better than you and I’m so grateful for the Rotary network that helps…

This week has been a little stressful and not for the usual reasons. Despite getting quite a bit done and engaging a lot with community and causes I love, I haven’t felt like that I’ve been doing enough. I’m lucky enough to have lots of people able to talk me down with rationality but with…

After the crazy week last week, I asked Evan what he’d call this post and the days we’ve had. His answer? Simply, “pleasantly busy.” On Monday, we finally caught up on some sleep. After the full RYLA and wedding schedule it was really nice to get some rest before we started to run around again.…

The craziness of the week continued as I zigzagged between RYLA and wedding things. I started my day with brunch and a meeting with Simone, my JC from last year. Her and I were working together on mental health addition to my mandated reporting training. We spent a few hours catching up and researching stats…

This week is going to be super hectic but it’s definitely off to a fun start even if a little busy. On Monday, Kai headed to Denver to meet his Senior Counselor for RYLA. I tagged along so that I could go elsewhere in the city to spend time with a RYLA friend of mine,…

Thursday started bright and early volunteering on the breakfast shift with my dad. It was a special breakfast where the residents got to have eggs made to order right in front of them so it was fun to help him serve them and watch them enjoy. Everything I love about cooking is being able to…

To round out the celebration of Kai’s graduation, my family took a staycation to Denver. We started Monday with one of the best restaurants I’ve ever tried, “The Bagel Deli and Restaurant” an incredible family-owned Jewish deli, diner, and bagel shop featured on “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.” Everything was so insanely delicious. I highly recommend…