Me and my baby girl (age 12), and our annual Mother’s Day photo. ❤️ The big debate these past few weeks has been, “Is Kate taller than Mom yet?” I think we’re pretty much tied – but not for much longer!
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I Have a Cold Sore
I thought I’d take a moment and share the not-so-glamorous side of owning and operating three new businesses in three years. I have a cold sore. A big one. G and I purchased Galleria 214 a month ago, and these past few weeks have been a lot. I’ve been figuring out all the bills, banking
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The Beyoncé of Jail
“You’d be the Beyoncé of jail.” (Recently said by G to me.) Kate was watching Fuller House and we were telling her how “Aunt Becky” went to jail for a college admissions scandal. Then G was all, “Baby, I want you to know if you ever go to jail, I’d still love you, and be
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Janet Nelson Art
We had the honor of hosting artist Janet Nelson in the central atrium of Galleria 214 on Friday night for the Cambridge Girls Night Out Chocolate Walk, and imagine my surprise when I discovered she had chosen to paint a picture of me in my boutique!! She set up in a corner of our building
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Did You Walk In Like You Owned the Place?
“How was work? Did you walk in like you owned the place?” (I don’t usually laugh at G’s dad jokes, but this one got me.) Thank you so much to everyone for your kind words, support, and encouragement of our recent purchase of Galleria 214. We felt embraced by our community when we moved here six years
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Historic 214 W. Main Street
Two years ago I started a journaling practice where I visualize my biggest dreams and goals and then write them out as if they’ve already happened. One of my big dreams was someday owning Galleria 214 – a gorgeous historic building in downtown Cambridge, Wisconsin. January 20, 2020 was the first day I wrote out
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Four Generations
Four Generations. That’s my mom on the far right, my mom’s mom (my Grandma Eva) in front, and me and my daughter Kate (age 12) behind her. Also pictured is my husband Greg, my Aunt Julia (my mom’s sister) in the center, and grandma’s husband Bob in front.
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Lessons on a Softball Field
Kate decided to give softball a try this summer after being inspired by watching our Cambridge High School girls softball team (conference champs!) and discovering one of her favorite grown ups (Jamie Downing) was the youth coach. She started the season with literally zero experience (she’d never even touched a softball before), joining a team
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Rylee John Hetzner
Today would have been my loving nephew Rylee’s 23rd birthday but tragically his path on this earth ended when he died in a car accident this past May. Below is the eulogy I gave at his funeral services. I thought I’d share it here, both to honor him on this day, and also for his loved ones – including
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The Mountains Are Calling
At the end of 2019, G and I had one of those chats about our family’s finances, goals, and budgets for 2020. (You know – the sexy stuff.) Thanks primarily to my husband who’s pretty focused on these sorts of things (and never goes to Target), we were achieving one of our big financial goals and
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