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Eight Months

November 4, 2018 by Emily 2 Comments

How has it been eight months? I had a hard time writing this post, just so much going on in my life and the lives of people who are close to me. It’s a lot to process sometimes…. I have to think things through before I write. I just completely deleted a full page of my thoughts in words and started over.

Halloween 2010

This has been the worst year of my life. 2018 started out great, Kris and I had big plans. I was in the middle of starting a nutrition counseling private practice, Kris took a new job with a shiny paycheck, we were talking about starting a family. We didn’t have any trips planned. The plan was to remodel the bathroom and finish the yard. Be responsible-ish. …

Seven Months

September 28, 2018 by Emily 2 Comments

I almost forgot that today was seven months. It snuck up on me. September went by fast, and it was a hard month – just getting past the six month mark, my birthday, what would have been my fifth wedding anniversary, Kris and I started dating in September, a quick trip to L.A….

At least it ended on a high note.…

Blogging

September 24, 2018 by Emily Leave a Comment

I’m going to a dietitian food blogger conference this week. It’s called Blog Brûlée, kind of a big deal in the dietitian food blogger and healthy food blogger world. I received an invite to apply for the conference in January but wasn’t sure if I should do it or not. I was worried about the cost of the flight because it’s in Vermont. No easy way to get from Boise, Idaho to Burlington, Vermont. Kris insisted that I apply. He even said he’d fly out with me and hangout with someone he knew who lived in the New England area…a coworker maybe? I really have no idea…

I was accepted to the conference on March 1st, the day after Kris died. I emailed the founders of the conference and asked for an extension on accepting the invitation. In May I decided to attend the conference. At the time, it seemed like September was so far away.…

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