Watson Adventures

Summer Edition Well, somehow July AND August came and went without a Life Lately post. (Ope!) But honestly, summer was FULL. Our neighborhood won the Neighborhood Star Award at the 4th of July Parade, a tornado touched down about a block and a half from our house (WHAT?!), Blake and I snuck away for a […]

June Edition A Crazy Idea Last year, a few neighbors had a crazy idea: “What if we built a float for the Wheaton 4th of July Parade?” What followed was far more fun than any of us expected. Sure, there was a float. There were t-shirts, decorations, candy, and enough group texts to keep everyone’s […]

May Edition Last month, I picked up The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker, and it completely shifted how I think about spending time with the people I love. One of the biggest takeaways? Gathering well doesn’t begin when people arrive… it begins the moment they’re invited. From […]

April Edition As I gear up for wedding season, I’m reevaluating the rhythms and systems in my life. I love what I do and I want to KEEP loving it years from now. As I think about this, I keep coming back to something my coach told me in high school. My senior year, I […]

  April 27, 2023: Grandma’s 88th Birthday The Drive As I drove up to WI I said a quick prayer to the Lord, “Lord, please help her to have a good day today.” While I was excited to see Grandma, her memory had been getting worse over the last year and I really hoped that […]

  First of all, I’m so pumped you have a friend or loved one starting to get into photography! There is nothing else like it and I hope this is just the start of an epic adventure for them. 🙂 I’m celebrating this new adventure with you! After 8 years in business, I’ve tried a […]