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Not sure how I wrote about Warped Tour without mentioning the one thing far worse than getting kicked in the eye. By a dirty sneaker. And having the dirty sneaker actually touch my eye, sole to lens. Yes, amigos, believe it. This was WORSE.

First allow me to preface this story by telling [...]

I lost my voice. Not my talking voice, though I could understand why you’d think that, what with my nonstop talking and all, but I’m talking about my voice. My voice voice. My writing voice. Yeah, that. Seen it around anywhere? Maybe in line at the grocery store holding a tub of chocolate trinity ice [...]

“I don’t know why my name is,” I told Christina at the beginning of our appointment. We were talking about he upcoming wedding and the name-change dilemma. I walked in there as Whitney Hoy….Wilk-ah!ijustdon’tknow and walked out with clarity.

“I’m really struggling with this,” I told her. “I have arguments for both sides. And not knowing [...]

“Hi Fran, it’s me. Listen, cancel my three o’clock. I’m still at the spa and am gonna splurge for the massage.”

I changed my email signature today. I changed it for about the 19th time since I got married. It went from “Whitney Hoyt” to “Whitney Wilkes-Krier” to “Whitney (Hoyt) Wilkes-Krier” then back to “Whitney Wilkes-Krier” to “Whitney Hoyt WK” to “Whitney Hoyt Wilkes-Krier” and now I’ve come full circle. Today I changed my signature back [...]

Since I was a small child I dreamed about my perfect wedding day – the dress, the aisle, the attendants, the centerpieces, the way the events would unfold one by one until the night ended and I’d have memories of the greatest moments of my life. I’ve grown into an adult who demands perfection every [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day from my family to yours. May your day be filled with all kinds of mushy.

Behold the face of one of the most adorable creatures I’ve met. Looking in his eyes would make you believe he’s got the whole world figured out. This is a shot of his pensive look, probably taken just before he pulled down his pants and announced, “I’M PEEING.”

“Wow, what a beautiful dog,” they always say. They of course being all the people who meet and love Kya. Whether we’re at flyball tournaments, dog parks, pet stores or just out for a walk around town, people are always curious.

“Actually, we don’t know. She’s a mutt and a rescue,” I say. And then I [...]

Yesterday we took photos for our holiday cards. Out of the whole bunch, this photo is my favorite. There are so many things I love about it: the calm water, the side-by-side position of Kya and me. What I love most about it is the feeling I get when I see it. There she is [...]