A wedding can say a lot about a couple, from the decor they choose, to the personal touches in their ceremony, and the people who show up to support them. So for anyone who knows me, it probably comes as no surprise that I got married at a Renaissance Festival. My husband, my fiance at the time, took me to my first Renaissance Faire just a few months after we got engaged. It was magical: the music, the costumes, the giant turkey legs. At one point, I joked that we should ge

(TW: Mentions of loss and suicide) My brother would be 25 today. How would he look? Would he have grown his hair long again? Would he have the beginnings of a beard, or a clean shaven face? How would he want to celebrate the first quarter of his life? I know he would have spent the day laughing. Now we have to reach deep into our hearts for the memory of his laugh. We share the stories we cherish most about Hayden, and try to navigate celebrating his life and how he impacted

After having a baby, your life seems to move in two hour increments. It starts in the early morning hours, before you've had a chance to lay your head on your pillow for more than a few moments. Your baby will whimper and cry out, and you're back on duty. I may be tired from not being able to get any solid stretches of sleep, but I love my son and bringing him comfort is comforting to me in a way. I get up and feed him, take some time to settle him after the customary burp an