Journal

#2,474 Setting Up Loblolly.

Today was one of the busiest days I can remember in 2016. It was the first time I had to actually refer to my day planner to see which scheduled me...

#2,473 First Crisp Day + Luggage.

It finally happened. It was 55 degrees when I took my morning run, and I wore long sleeves all day. This isn’t a permanent thing though, I know tha...

#2,472 Tooth Fairy.

Disaster struck when the tooth that hasn’t felt right since I cracked down on a creme brûlée almond last week broke off into my bubble gum right be...

#2,471 Fall Light + Ranch Stew.

When I woke up early this morning and went to the kitchen to make Ben some coffee, I spied a single lamp burning in the neighbor’s house that gave ...

#2,470 Day Off.

We weren’t scheduled to film today, so we slept in. I put a roast in the crock pot. I went to my studio and visited with my old loves, type and de...

#2,469 Home Safe + Framily Dinner.

After some hiccups at the airport in which we missed our initial flight out of Wichita Falls due to bad weather then drove to Dallas to try to catc...

#2,468 Top of Texas + Ben’s 33rd.

We started the day with a super authentic Mexican breakfast with our new friend, Paul, who was one of our hosts from the Witchita County Heritage S...

#2,467 Wichita Falls.

I’ve never in my life been to this part of Texas and today we were welcomed with open arms by the Wichita Heritage Society to the Top of Texas anti...

#2,466 First Day of Fall (Technically).

I got to sleep in while Ben had a morning with the Men of Mercantile on the hunt at an antiques salvage place for an old clawfoot tub. I’m sure it ...

#2,465 This Is Us.

Let me preface this by saying: I have not seen NBC’s new show, This Is Us. I only know that last night I saw it break the internet after apparently...

#2,464 The Last Demo Day.

Somehow, some way, we’ve made it through the very last demo day of season 1. Every demo day morning, I would meet with these fellas who make the wo...

#2,463 Rolling Pins.

When I was little and my parents would take an overnight trip, I would be dropped off at Mammaw and Pappaw’s house for a spend-the-night. I was so ...