A New Beginning

Dear Readers,

After an extended hiatus, I am thrilled to announce that I am bringing back the My Scenic Life blog, a blog about food, sustainable living, and travel. To get started, I thought I would share a short update about all the changes in my life since we visited last.

• After four years of sharing recipes, photographs, and life, I took a break from the blog in the Spring of 2014 to finish graduate school. I am proud to announce that in May of 2015 the University of Georgia conferred upon me a PhD in Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences.

• In September of 2014, I had the opportunity to take the trip of a lifetime. I traveled to Iceland to present my graduate work at the International Sea Duck Conference. There will be more coming about this trip later.

• As I was finishing graduate school, my husband and I learned that we would be welcoming a new addition to our family. Our beautiful baby boy was born in the Fall of 2015.

• After graduating, I received a job offer in my field which took our family across the country from our little farm in Georgia to Greeley, Colorado. This meant an entirely new climate, culture, and adventure for us.

• After 18 short months in Colorado, another job offer unexpectedly brought our family back to our home state of Arkansas. So here we are...back where we started. Literally. We are living in the house I grew up in, raising our little boy, cultivating our roots in urban farming, and enjoying the long-lost pleasure of having family close by.

The holidays are coming. There will be many recipes and pictures to share. I am thrilled to welcome you back to share more of my journey on a road less traveled.