Who’s Who

Ryan

Ryan is my husband! We got engaged October 3, 2009 and were married October 30, 2010.

We’ve been together since my freshman year of college and he’s pretty darn fantastic.

Ryan shares my love for fitness and the outdoors, works in marketing and finance and can eat an entire pint of cookies ‘n’ cream ice cream in one sitting.

Chase and Ryder

On July 29, 2015, Ryan and I welcomed our son Chase into the world!

On June 18, 2018, we welcomed our second son, Ryder, into the world!

Our boys bring us so much joy. They’re two happy and energetic kids and they are the absolute best parts of our day every day.

Our love for our children is all-consuming.

Sadie

Sadie is our dog and is an 11-year-old vizsla. She’s absolutely crazy.

She’s the most energetic, happy-go-lucky dog in the world and kicks my butt on any run we go on together. She’s around 38 pounds (about 10 pounds smaller than the average vizsla) and is a bundle of love. I never understood the whole “I love my (insert dog breed name here)” bumper-sticker thing until we got Sadie. Now I’m just as obsessed with my dog as the other dog-crazies in the world.

To read more about Sadie, please click here for a Q&A post featuring reader’s questions about our nut job of a dog.

Mom, Dad and Sister

My mom is the nicest, most caring person you will ever meet. She loves going to Jazzercise several times a week and we are constantly sharing yummy recipes with each other. She is a nurse and is always there with loving words and supportive advice.

Her optimism, strength and patience inspire me every single day.

My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall of 2008 and has handled treatments, doctor’s appointments, setbacks and obstacles with grace and optimism. She completed her breast cancer treatment in November 2009 (Hooray!) and continues to be the best mother in the world.

My dad is a fun and, as my family fondly says, an “intense” guy.

He is an extremely hard worker and keeps our family laughing. He has always been very athletic, and loves biking, weight lifting, scuba diving and spear fishing. You can count on him to ask, “Is this healthy?” during any meal at dinner, and then find him downing a huge bowl of ice cream on the couch 30 minutes later. (I think this is where I inherited my intense love of ice cream.) My dad is the best!

My sister, Leslie, is four years younger than me. She graduated from the University of Florida, currently works in sales and is my best bud.

We talk often and she is my sunshine – always happy, perky and a burst of energy. Although she’s a healthy eater most of the time, Leslie can eat Oreo’s like there’s no tomorrow and makes the best microwavable s’mores in the world.

She married Ross, one of Ryan’s best friends from college, in March 2014, and they welcomed their first baby, a precious little girl named Callie, into the world on September 26, 2018.