“Making Biscuits”
11/23/1997
I was lucky to grow up with a big sister. For a long time I never really knew how lucky I’ve been. My sister is an absolute icon and an all-around amazing person. She helped raise me, teach me, and grow up. We’ve had ups and downs (like almost all siblings do), but I am so grateful for the role we have in each others’ lives today. Throughout the years she has shown me that in some of life’s hardest moments, I can really count on my big sister to be there for me and that is a gift. I wouldn’t be who I am without all of the silliness, companionship, and even the mean jokes (please don’t return me to the cvs that mom bought me from 😂). Anyway, she’s not as sappy as I am so I’ll just sum it up by saying… @kristink512 (day late) Happy Birthday 🎂 Happy Mother’s Day 💜 and Happy Nurse’s Week 🩺 💙!!!
3 years later..
I love that you are my person. You are my partner in life, love, laughter, triumphs, and endless possibilities. It is a privilege and a joy to be by your side, and to experience every part of you in every season. I fall in love all over again every time I see you smile. You are my sun, moon, and stars (but especially my moon); you are the wife of my dreams plus so much more! Happy anniversary to us 🥂✨🌙🖤
Andrew; I’ll always remember you as a smiling, laughing, fun-loving kid. I always picture you that way in my mind. We were reckless when we were young and didn’t change much as we got older. Remember when you fell off your skateboard and cracked your head open, or when you got dehydrated/heat stroke playing football at the elementary school? Do you remember when the kid around the block was mean to you so I waited for him to ride by and threw a giant stick into his front tire so he flipped over the handlebars? Or when Snoopy “ran away” and we looked all over the neighborhood, just to find him hiding under my bed? I remember everything. The sound of your voice, the sound of your laugh. The summer days we spent together as kids, practically from sunrise till the street lights came on. Then as we got older, the parties and shenanigans and minor crimes that filled our time (sorry to our moms 😅). We grew up together.. and I wouldn’t change that for the world. Even when you moved back to Wisconsin, I looked forward to summer more than any other time during those years because that meant you’d be back for a few months of trouble for us to get into. I remember standing on the beach with you.. skipping rocks and talking. We both grew and changed a lot but we never grew apart. It always felt like coming home with you. We always had nothing but love for each other, I don’t think we had ever even been in a fight (excluding our childhood boxing matches).
As we got older we both changed. The weight of our addictions and the shit you were dealing with back home put the most distance between us that there ever was. We both grew more somber, less silly, less… us. You didn’t deserve the hand you were dealt. You were still just a kid when your fate was sealed and I don’t think I’ll ever make peace with that. The last time I saw you I wish I had said more. I wish I had stayed with you longer. I wish I could stand on that beach again without my heart feeling so heavy. Most of all, I wish I had the strength to help you.
I’m sorry I never got a chance to mail you those photos.. I’m sorry I didn’t call more often when you were locked up. I love you I miss you forever.
2025… We celebrated love and loss. We got older but also got to watch our godson get older. We lost a pet and gained a pet. We went to Colorado and Vermont. We spent time at home. We got promotions. We worked too hard. We saw live music. We celebrated love. We spent time with friends and family. We did all that and more!
Cheers to 2026 ✨
8 years ago; if you had told me I was about to meet the most incredible human being on the planet, and that this person would some day become my lovingly devoted wife.. I would have straight up laughed in your face. I never thought I would find, or even deserve, the kind of love and trust that we have. Karley has shown me there is so much more beauty in the world than I ever could have believed. Since then.. our lives have been full of laughing, kissing, talking, singing, parties, yapping, music, adventures, costumes, and did I mention laughing? We have experienced some of the most profoundly beautiful moments of our lives together, along with some of the hardest and most devastating. We have only gotten stronger with time. I could not have been chosen by a better partner to do life with.
@karleyface the night I met you, I was forever changed. You are everything I’ve ever dreamed of.. plus more. Thank you for always making sure I’ve eaten, always keeping my water bottle full, and knowing what I’m about to say before I say it. I feel seen by you in a way that I never have before. I promise to find you in every life after this one. I love you endlessly, my Gemini Queen 💜💍👑
Ps- I am pretty positive that @anniedirusso wrote this song about us 💋🗣️
Favorite season 🤝 Favorite person
I love spending all the seasons of my life with you, and I especially love loving fall with you @karleyface One more apple 4ever 😘💐
🍏🖤🎃🍂✨👻🍁🍎
Say hi to Maple Bacon Brown Sugar 🍁🥓
She joined our little family 9/9/9 after being the last cat after a huge adoption day! (Like, how is that even possible?!)
Shes a 4 year old sweet girl who’s lived a lot of life already. Shes small, fluffy, curious, chill, comfortable and lovesssss being pet. Shes a fan of jingly toys, pipe cleaners, the arm of our couch and listening to music with us. Shes not the biggest fan of feathers, her scratching post and is still unsure about her collar. Shes already getting used to us and will soon be queen of the castle. 🏰 🐾
She’ll be taking visitors next week 😉
✖️August 🔚
Sheeeesh this past month has flown by. I went to Vermont for the first time, to celebrate my SIL’s wedding (and buy maple syrup). I got a promotion at work (and don’t hate it as much anymore). I saw some cool stuff with some great friends and my amazing partner. I baked less than I have in years (☹️) but was still able to feed tasty treats to some new faces. I had some time to connect with nature, but not nearly enough. I spent too much time worrying about my health and not enough time feeling healthy. Now I’ve decided it’s time to do something about that. August is SO over babe. Here’s hoping for a better September 🤞
💒💍🌳🖤🥞🥨🍩
June felt a little longer this year. We celebrated Pride, life, and love. We worried, we stressed, we grieved deeply.. and then even more deeply. Most importantly, we were comforted by the presence of our family and friends, by nature, and most of all, by each other 💜
This past month moved so quickly and so slowly simultaneously. It feels like yesterday that I was sitting on the living room floor wrapping Karley’s birthday gifts with Odin next to me, rolling in the scraps. Life has a way of flipping everything upside down. It comes at you fast, and sometimes you need to tuck your feelings in your pocket and keep it moving. Sometimes that looks like hopping a flight, putting on a nice outfit and a smile, and pretending you aren’t falling to pieces. Both reckoning with our mounting grief, Karley and I had an emotionally cathartic mini-memorial on top of a small mountain in CO, to honor all our fur babies. Being able to connect with nature in that moment was something we needed more than either of us knew. Throughout all of the challenges and losses, I am so thankful for the time that we’ve gotten to spend with the people we love. Also so thankful that we were able to witness and celebrate TWO magnificent displays of love and commitment with some of the most important people in our lives. I am so grateful that I am able to keep pursuing my passion to bake delicious treats and to have the opportunity to share that passion with others. And I’m truly blessed by the incredible partner who chose me, supports me, and never ceases to amaze me or make me laugh. The magic we create when we show up for each other is one of the greatest gifts. And that scenery wasn’t too bad either.. 🏔️✨
Odin “The Destroyer” Giuliano took his last breath with us this past week.. I am fully heartbroken beyond belief. 💔💔💔
To say that 20 photos could not encompass your enormous personality (and body), would be a crazy understatement. The 8 years we’ve spent together have meant so much to me.. more than I’ve realized at times. Whenever me or @karleyface had tears to shed, you were never far away. And when she needed you most, you stepped up like the little tuxedo king you are. You’ve taught me patience, stayed by my side through sickness, started a new journey with me and became a city cat! With your love of boxes, bags, and any trash that crinkles.. your very vocal herding techniques.. and your *passion* for singing along to your favorite music, my life will be a lot quieter now. I wasn’t ready to lose you. I can’t stand the silence already. You experienced so much in your short life and I wish so badly that I could have given you more. There’s an empty space where you should be; actually a thousand empty spaces. Everywhere I look there’s echoes of you, but no you. My big boy. My baby bubba. My chunky funky lion.. Your papa loves you. My heart aches to hear your big paws thumping down the stairs, to scoop you up, kiss your soft little head and tell you how handsome you are. Despite your sassy attitude and my battle scars, you’ve always been my good, sweet, little baby boy. I’m broken and devastated to lose you so soon and I can’t even wrap my mind around it fully yet. Be good Bubba; I’ll see you with Kaysee & Snoopy on the other side of that bridge. 😢💔🌈
Happy happy HAPPY Birthday to the love of my life!!!! My moon, stars, and sky. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
You are truly the best thing to ever happen to this world and we are all lucky to know you. You have such a beautiful heart and gentle soul with the energy of a badass all packed into one. Another birthday with you, and a hundred more 🥳🥳🥳 I LOVE YOU!!! @karleyface
