Birmingham
Skyscrapers, bustling towns, crowds, congestion, fast-paced life, noise, and amazing food: I was surrounded by it all growing up in New York. Though that was all familiar to me, I had a little place tucked away for all things Southern. The sweet charm that comes with living in the South was always something that intrigued me. The slow, sweet hospitality of life in the South was something I loved, but I didn’t know if it would ever fall into the puzzle of my life. Fast forward to my twenties and I found myself living in northern Alabama. At 25, I married my husband, after being friends and dating for a few years leading up that. We moved to Birmingham to start our new little life and instantly fell in love with this city that we now call home.
While we still have roots in the northeast with family living there, we are really enjoying creating a sweet life of our own with our four children. Birmingham has proven to be such a breath of fresh air for raising a family, from all the family-friendly (and delicious) restaurants, to the parks to play, walk, or hike in. Our family is a big fan of spending summer nights at Regions Park watching the Barons play, or grabbing a cold ice pop or cone on a hot summer day at Steel City Pops or the Mountain Brook Creamery. The people are what really captured our hearts, though. Southern hospitality is a real thing in Birmingham, and that is at the heart of our family values.
Moms
I am a mom to twin five-year-old boys, a daughter born exactly two years later (all three share a birthday, completely unplanned, too!), and a two year old who was born at 2 1/2 pounds. He was a true itty bitty miracle for our family! Raising four kids ages five and under (at one point for a few weeks they were all ages two and under!!!) has been my greatest challenge. I am surrounded by other beautiful women who are raising many children, but what I have yet to fully connect with is more moms that have this many, this close. Motherhood has brought the best and the hardest days. It has brought many challenges, but most importantly, so many incredible blessings and wonderful memories. I am a stay-at-home and homeschooling mom, so I spend pretty much all of my time raising these sweet little hearts. While I am not putting my full focus on our family, I love to dream of days spent on 30a, take photos (usually of our crazy life), write, paint, and plan parties and gatherings.
Blog
I may not have any particularly unique perspectives on motherhood that haven’t been mentioned at some point before; but with four little ones, ages five and under, in my mixed days of “survive or thrive,” perhaps I may have something to offer and share with other moms in this wonderful city we all call home.