He is Ready! But am I?

So the countdown is on...10 days until my husband is officially a Firefighter. He completed Burn Week the week before last where they did fire attack drills and scenarios in the burn building. He rode the fire engine to "the scene" which was on fire and did search and rescue, forcible entry, ventilation and then…

Date Night at the Fire Academy

Last night I had the privilege to spend the evening with Matt at the Fire Academy for what they call Family Night. This is a night where the recruits invite their spouses, parents, kids etc. to come see where they learn, who teaches them, what they spend their time doing and why they come home…

Photo Shoot in NYC

We had an amazing whirlwind weekend in New York City this past weekend for Mother's Day and the Prevention Magazine Photo Shoot. We left bright and early Friday morning and arrived at LaGuardia airport around 11:00am. We were greeted by this man who drove us to our hotel, The Alex, on 45th and 3rd near…

Fire Academy Update: Hazmat and Burn Week

I know you all are on pins and needles to find out how my photo shoot for Prevention Magazine went over the weekend however I need to update you on the Fire Academy first since my hubby is working so hard and doing so well. First, here are a few photos I took of Matt…

They picked ME!

Last month one of the random people I'm "friends" with on Facebook (one of those "friends" I don't even know) posted a status asking if anyone has ever done a Couch to 5k program and had success and if so to email this particular person with your story and you might be in an article…