ohh, i am so… so glad that the first trimester is basically over. i have never in my life been so tired all the time. i know i said that in the last post. but the person who is usually wired until 1-2am and willing and able to stay up…

holy. shit. this post is way late, but i’ve been tired and distracted. until recently, we (and by we, i mean i. brett has always wanted > 1) decided to stick with 1 kid. 1) kids are expensive. 2) it’s hard enough juggling our 2 careers and…

in a couple weeks, caylin turns 4. where has the time gone? she is tall, blonde, and blue-eyed. she is loud. she is crazy. she is creative and ridiculous and goofy and a bit of a spaz at times. she is loving and sweet and cuddly. she is…

not only have i slacked on caylin posts, since i haven’t posted a caylin post since her last birthday, i’ve slacked on everything else. i never wrote about shmoocon, or disney. never ever going on a holiday weekend again! need to write a…

like i said, the second night, i prepared for the worst. we got back from the bar, and i got ready for the arctic. the hab was a little warmer when we got there, but not by much. i put on sweatpants, socks, and my hoodie. texted brett to…

a couple weeks ago i went to a workshop/training event, and shadow-soft asked if i would review it and do a guest blog . so here it is. :) This past Tuesday, I had the pleasure of being invited to a workshop hosted by Shadow-Soft here in…

our first night in the hab was… pretty rough. like i said, we went out the night before. nothing crazy, but i think we crashed around midnight-1am. not bad. i set my alarm for 6:30–we were supposed to all meet in the cafeteria at 7:30.…

for christmas last year, brett surprised me with a trip to space camp. dude. husband just told me my xmas present. he is sending me to adult space camp next year. i get a SPACESUIT with my name on it. FUCK. YES. — Whitney Champion…

loki passed away peacefully on the morning of monday, february 29. in our backyard, on her blanket, wrapped in my arms, brett there beside us. it was one of the worst and best days of my life to date. i lost my best friend. i have been…

i don’t know why i stopped writing. after i decided that 3 years of at-least-1-a-day photos of caylin and at-least-1-a-month posts of caylin was enough, i fell off the grid. i didn’t hold myself accountable, once again, and now i regret…

went to see jersey boys for the 4th time this month. it’s just so good. and so fun :) had to do it. it was my 3rd 1-day NYC trip, and it was amazing. flew out on saturday morning, 10/24. got an uber to the times square area, and told him…

10/16 – 10/18 – weekend at dad’s house, home in NC brett was staying in mooresville the weekend because he was going to his high school reunion, so caylin and i stayed with my dad and stepmom got there late friday night. got settled in and…

this conference was at a scale like i’d never seen. i’ve been to CES… bigger, by far, yes. but still pales in comparison to the level of detail and effort put into this thing went through ATL, got exciting airport dinner flew in and got to…

this was my first year going to derby. and now i plan on going every year that it continues. drove to adam’s because i thought we were leaving from mocksville, but that was not the case get in the car to leave, neighbor’s horses are loose!…

breaking up all my trips since august into separate entries. the original was just way too long. sooo.. DEF CON 23.. in short: met a ton of people i’d been wanting to meet for a while hung out with my con friends made it the whole trip…