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Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Ben Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Bend, OR favorites:

Breakfast 🥞: @sparrowbakery - their French toast sticks are divine and their pasties are literal art. We ate here twice during our stay and would recommend it over and over again! 

Dinner 🍽 : @bendbrewingco - Fried cheese curds, fresh and flakey fish and chips and amazing burgers, with beautiful patio seating right on the River. Plus everything was reasonably priced. 10/10 recommend. 

Coffee Shop ☕️: @dudleysbookshopbend - the CUTEST bookstore/coffee shop combo. Grab a cup of coffee or cocoa and a book all in one stop.

Entertainment: Catch live music and play golf in a state-of-the-art golf simulator at @waltreillysbend and grab a late night snack while you’re at it!

Adventures: Explore Lava River Cave and hike to Tumalo Falls! Both are great adventures and not too intense of hikes - Tumalo Falls is a trail with several waterfalls featured in the above reel!

Bend was a dreamy slice of heaven and we cannot wait to go back - it’s the most delicious little town in a dreamy setting. 

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Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t ha Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t have to be all doom and devastation. It’s not always easy, but we’re finding more joy and beauty in just living and exploring and taking advantage of all the time and freedom this new chapter of life has to offer us. 

Our week in the Oregon Wilderness has given me so much life, so much clarity, and so much energy for creating a life that I love. I realized I have so much to give, so much to do, and so much to be, even if I don’t have children or a family the way I thought I would. 

I do have a family. And I do have Littles to still leave a legacy behind for - and an example to set for. And that’s enough for me. 

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At least I know he’ll never leave me because he At least I know he’ll never leave me because he can’t survive on his own. Jk jk - love you babe! 😘

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Dustin has never given up or given in on creating Dustin has never given up or given in on creating a beautiful life together after our journey to have children ended last year. Instead, he has thrown himself into finding the next chapter of our story and I’ve been hanging on to him for dear life as he ran full force into our new future. 

After working so hard for so long, he signed and closed on a darling house in The Poconos, Pennsylvania that we will be turning into an air bnb this summer (and vacationing in it ourselves in the fall) 🥳

If you would have told me last October as we went through with my hysterectomy that we would have a vacation home in the East to spend the next October in, I would have laughed in your face. I’ve never doubted Dustin, but it seemed impossible to think about moving forward with new dreams and goals after our journey to have kids came to a crashing hault. 

But here we are - creating a life we love and doing our best to make the most out of the cards we’ve been dealt. 

I can’t wait to take you all on this new adventure (because guess who is in charge of furnishing and managing the new air bnb?) 

Thank you for always cheering us on. We love you. 

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We have to change the narrative around those going We have to change the narrative around those going through infertility journeys. We have to stop saying: “don’t give up - you’ll get your baby someday!” It’s doing a lot of unspoken damage to those of us in the throes of infertility. 

I understand that many say this to be positive and uplifting, but when we were faced with making a heartbreaking choice to end our infertility journey, I felt like I was giving up. Instead of confidently making a decision to remove the organ that was slowly killing me, I looked at other infertility accounts and saw the repeated message that if I kept on pushing through treatments, i too, would get my baby. I felt selfish and unsure that putting my health first was truly the right thing to do. There was almost nothing out there to help us find peace and validation in ending our infertility journey without feeling like massive failures.

I have felt so called to speak on this now that we’re in this next phase of life and to do my best to share a perspective I wish I had access to last year. I hope that by speaking up and sharing our life in this next chapter, we can help those who are looking for hope in moving on from infertility without a pregnancy or baby. 

If you are reaching the end of your journey, I want you to know that you are not giving up. You are not a failure. You are choosing to not let infertility destroy you. 

It’s okay to grieve the life you wanted, but I want you to know you can still build a life you love. 

You are not giving up. 

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The Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando: Hogsmeade

The Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando : Hogsmeade Edition! There is so much to do, see and experience in Hogsmeade, including several rides, hidden details and shops! This guide will give you the rundown on all the rides, shops and details to look for, along with pictures and tips so you can plan your day accordingly and make the most out of your visit to Harry Potter World, Hogsmeade! // Hey There, Chelsie

Last week, I started sharing my Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter -Orlando. Dustin and I got to spend two days at Universal Studios Orlando, mainly to fulfill my dream of becoming a wizard and to celebrate my 10 Years Cancer Free anniversary. It was more magical than either one of us imagined, and we learned a lot about making the most out of our trip in the short time we were there.

If you want to read the first part of the guide (where I covered where we stayed and when we went) you can access that here.

Today, I wanted to share all the ins and outs of Hogsmeade, which is one of the two sections that makes up the Wizarding World of HP. Hogsmeade is part of Islands of Adventure and because we stayed at Cabana Bay, we got in an hour before the park opened!!

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade

Walking into Hogsmeade for the first time is an absolute dream. It looks EXACTLY like it does from the movies, down to the crooked chimneys and snow covered roofs. As you first walk under the arch, you can see the Hogwarts Express, billowing steam. There is usually a conductor standing right by it, so this makes for a great photo op. All of the employees are dressed up in Wizard’s robes and stay in character as you talk to them, referring to the muggles visiting the village for the day and making cute jokes at their peculiarities.

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After you pass the Hogwarts Express, you literally walk down the cobblestone streets, past the shop windows and doors and are completely surrounded by the music from the Harry Potter soundtrack. You are completely transported! As you turn the corner at the end of the street, you are met with the sight of Hogwarts Castle, complete with the winger boars at the entrance. While the castle is clearly built to scale, the details are not overlooked and it still looks very impressive looming in the sky.

The Shops

There are several shops along Hogsmeade that you can actual walk inside and do some shopping along with several that just have storefronts!

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Honeydukes – Oh Honeydukes, where all my Wizarding food dreams came to life! This shop is huge and is filled with every kind of Wizarding candy you can imagine, including Chocolate Frogs, Bertie Bots every Flavored Beans and Chocolate Cauldrons. Sigh. We went pretty crazy here and bought a ton of treats and sweets to try (more on this later in my HP food guide.) Tip –You can send your purchases from Honeydukes to the front of the park so you don’t have to carry your sweets around with you all day (or, in our case, you can send them to your hotel if you are staying onsite!)

The Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando: Hogsmeade. A complete guide to what to do, see and look for while visiting the wizarding village of Hogsmeade while at Universal Studios, Orlando, including tips and tricks to make the most out of your vacation. // Hey There, Chelsie

Zonko’s Joke Shop – It’s my understanding that this used to be a full shop before they opened up Diagon Alley, but now it’s just a window front (and Honeydukes expands through it in the back) because all of the joke products were moved to Weasly Wizard Wheezes. So, don’t be dismayed about this; you will still have access to your fanged frizbees and extendable ears, just in Diagon Alley.

Dervish and Bangs – This shop is where you can get all of your “typical” soulveniers, such as shot glasses, keychains, notebooks, quills, etc. It’s attached to Ollivanders, so you can also look at the wands!

Ollivanders – This is kind of a shop and a show combined. You can wait in line and participate in the wand selection ceremony, where the Wizard running the shop will choose one person to assist in finding a wand. He will give that person various wands and after they swish them around, some kind of accident will happen until they find THE wand. It’s a really fun experience to watch and worth it if the line isn’t too long.

The Rides

I first want to say that ever since chemotherapy, I struggle with EXTREME motion sickness. Chemo did funny things to my hearing/inner ear and although I used to ride rollercoasters with no problems, I now really struggle with them. That being said, I was NOT going to let that stop me from riding as many rides as possible at least once, and took severel precautions to minimize my motion sickness (like taking non-drowzy dremamine and riding all the rides before eating breakfast.)

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Harry Potter and Forbidden Journey 4/5 stars– This is the biggest attraction in the Hogsmeade section of the park and it is housed in the Hogwarts Castle. It’s a motion-based ride that incorporates both digital and animitronic elements and follows Harry, Ron, and Hermonie on a broomstick ride gone wrong.

First, I will say that this ride is probably the one that has the worst reputation for motion sickness. My goal was to ride this as soon as possible and before I put any food in my belly so that my motion sickness would be as minimal as possible. Since Dustin and I got into Hogsmeade an hour early (right at 8:00) we got to walk right onto the ride and although I felt a tiny bit woozy, I was able to walk off the ride, drink some water and continue on my morning without feeling awful! The ride itself is truly an adventure and I’m so glad I rode it once to experience things like facing the dragon and dodging the Whomping Willow!

Tip-If you are prone to motion sickness and don’t want to actually get on the ride, still walk through the line and wait in the Childswap room for your friends or family. The line takes you through Hogswart Castle and you get to see so many details, including talking portraits and the sorting hat! Since Dustin and I walked right on the ride, we blew past all of these things the first time and I was so bummed! So, we went back at the end of the day when the wait was about 20 minutes and took our time walking through the castle and soaking in every detail.

As you exit the ride, you will come out through Filch’s Emporium of Confescated goods. Part of this area is a gift shop, but it also holds some fun details, like the Maurader’s Map!

Funny story – Dustin decided he wanted to ride HP and the Forbidden Journey one more time before we left the park for the day. I decided to wait in the Child Swap room because I didn’t want to push my luck with my motion sickness and I had a full belly of Butterbeer and Sweets. About 3o seconds after he got onto the ride, it broke down!! They had to stop the ride, turn on all the lights, and figure out what was wrong! Dustin was stuck in the middle of the ride for about 20 minutes, just hanging out! When they finally got it moving again and got him off, they offered for him to get right back on so he could ride it without interuption. Dustin was the LAST person on the ride for the day becasue of that and when we got out of the castle, we were the LAST people in Hogsmeade, because it was officially closed. Instead of rushing us out, the staff let us take our time walking through the village and even helped us take a couple pictures. It was an amazing end of the day to have the whole village to ourselve and to be surrounded by magic and music and snow covered roofs. Hogsmeade never felt more real than in that moment and we are so grateful that the staff were so kind in letting us slowly exit the park!

The Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando: Hogsmeade. A complete guide to what to do, see and look for while visiting the wizarding village of Hogsmeade while at Universal Studios, Orlando, including tips and tricks to make the most out of your vacation. // Hey There, Chelsie

The Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando: Hogsmeade. A complete guide to what to do, see and look for while visiting the wizarding village of Hogsmeade while at Universal Studios, Orlando, including tips and tricks to make the most out of your vacation. // Hey There, Chelsie

Dragon Challenge 2/5 stars – This is a true-to-form roller coaster, with two coasters named after the Hungarian Horntail and the Chinese Fireball. Each coaster is slightly different and you can pick which one you want to ride when you get to the end of the ride. My husband LOVED these coasters, but I was only able to ride one as I suffered severe motion sickness from it. It took me over 30 minutes to recover from the motion sickness I experienced from the ride. However, it is still worth it to walk through the line, because it takes you through the story of the fourth book. The inital part of the part is lined with banners for the different champions and you walk past the Flying Ford Angela. Then, you walk through the tent from the first task and see the golden eggs, and proceed through all of the tasks and see the Triwizard cup at the end!

Flight of the Hippogriff – This is a much tammer rollercoaster, aimed at smaller children, so Dustin and I didn’t ride it. However, the same goes for walking through the line as the other rides-you get to see a lot of props and set from the movie, like Hagrid’s Hut and Buckbeak!

The Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando: Hogsmeade. A complete guide to what to do, see and look for while visiting the wizarding village of Hogsmeade while at Universal Studios, Orlando, including tips and tricks to make the most out of your vacation. // Hey There, Chelsie

Hogswart Express 5/5 stars – This was SO well done and we were so surprised at how real the experience felt! In order to get to and from Diagon Alley, you first need a Park Hopper Pass (because Diagon Alley is in a different park) and you need to walk through to Hogsmeade Station. As you wait in the line, you’ll see a full sized scarlet engine complete with billowing steam pull into the station and you will be boarded into actual train compartments by conductors! After everyone is tucked into their compartments and the doors are closed, you’re off! You can look out your train window and see Hagrid waving you off! After, you experience all the sights and sounds of the countryside, complete with Fred and George flying by on their brooms, throwing fireworks at the train!

The Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando: Hogsmeade. A complete guide to what to do, see and look for while visiting the wizarding village of Hogsmeade while at Universal Studios, Orlando, including tips and tricks to make the most out of your vacation. // Hey There, Chelsie

The details that really got me, though, were the projectors on the actual doors of the compartment! You could see shadows of students moving up and down the corridor and even saw Harry, Ron & Hermonie walk by, talking to each other! You truly felt like you were on the train and it is MAGICAL!

Tip-Make sure you ride the Hogsward Express BOTH ways (From Hogsmeade to Diagon Alley and Diagon Alley to Hogsmeade) because the ride is different each way!! Talk about attention to detail or what?!

The Details/Things to Look for

The details are what really makes this place come to life; not one tiny thing was overlooked. We were constantly in awe at every turn at the sheer amount of thought and extra love that went into Hogsmeade. Here are some of our favorite details that we noticed (and things to look for when you go!)

Going to the bathroom? Make sure you listen while you tinkle because you will probably hear Moaning Myrtle talking to you through the toilet! Dustin and I both heard her complaining while we took a bathroom break after lunch and came out of our respective restrooms laughing so hard!

Have you Seen this Wizard? Just like in book three, when Sirius was on the loose, there are actual moving flyers from the Ministry of Magic posted around town. They are so perfectly done that you really feel like you’re looking at a moving picture of a mad man!

The Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando: Hogsmeade. A complete guide to what to do, see and look for while visiting the wizarding village of Hogsmeade while at Universal Studios, Orlando, including tips and tricks to make the most out of your vacation. // Hey There, Chelsie

The Hogshead has an actual Hog’s head – The Hogshead is actually built into the back side of the Three Broomsticks and has an actual Hog’s head that makes

Look for the owls! As we were sitting in the Three Broomsticks having our dinner, I kept seeing movement out of the corner of my eye up towards the roof. When I finally stopped to take a hard look at what it was, I was so surprised to see silhouettes of owls being cast across the ceiling, as if real owls were swooping in and out of the windows at the top!

Send some mail (or a howler!) There is a post office in Hogsmeade where you can buy postcards and have them postmarked from Hogsmeade. Make sure you check out the Howler in the window, although you can’t really miss it (it makes a whole lot of noise!)

Explore the hidden Alleyways – You’ll find a couple hidden allies in Hogsmeade where you can see more shop windows and even find a carriage with an invisable Thestral trying to pull it out of some mud.

The Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando: Hogsmeade. A complete guide to what to do, see and look for while visiting the wizarding village of Hogsmeade while at Universal Studios, Orlando, including tips and tricks to make the most out of your vacation. // Hey There, Chelsie

The Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando: Hogsmeade. A complete guide to what to do, see and look for while visiting the wizarding village of Hogsmeade while at Universal Studios, Orlando, including tips and tricks to make the most out of your vacation. // Hey There, Chelsie

Take the time to tour Hogwarts – If you were like us and got on the ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey first thing in the morning (and basically walked right on) go back and walk through the castle. There are SO many details in the ride que, including the Mirror of Erised, the Fat Lady (who will talk your ear off,) the hall of portraits talking to you (this was SO well done, I truly felt like it was real,) the Defense Against the Dark Arts Classroom & Dumbledore’s Office. You’ll also get a visit from Harry, Ron & Hermonie and Ron may try to perform a spell to make you invisible and make it snow instead! Yes, real snow! Also, since we rushed through the castle the first time we rode the ride, we didn’t get the backstory to what the ride was all about. So, it’s okay to have to wait in a little bit of a line the first time because the whole trip through the castle sets up the adventure for the ride!

The Ultimate Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando: Hogsmeade. A complete guide to what to do, see and look for while visiting the wizarding village of Hogsmeade while at Universal Studios, Orlando, including tips and tricks to make the most out of your vacation. // Hey There, Chelsie


Okay, that should cover everything you would need to know to get the most out of a visit at Hogsmeade (or give you a good taste of what Hogsmeade is like if you won’t be able to visit for a while!) I know I didn’t include anything about the food, but I have so much to say on that, I decided I will have to write a completely seperate post on it! I’ll also be coming back next week with a complete guide to Diagon Alley (which was just as magical and twice as big!)

What ride would you want to go on if you could go to Hogsmeade? What other questions do you have about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter?

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Pediatric Cancer Survivor, Infertility Warrior, and Jeep Enthusiast.

I healed my relationship with my body through makeup and clothes and found confidence in living a full and vibrant life through the process.

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Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Ben Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Bend, OR favorites:

Breakfast 🥞: @sparrowbakery - their French toast sticks are divine and their pasties are literal art. We ate here twice during our stay and would recommend it over and over again! 

Dinner 🍽 : @bendbrewingco - Fried cheese curds, fresh and flakey fish and chips and amazing burgers, with beautiful patio seating right on the River. Plus everything was reasonably priced. 10/10 recommend. 

Coffee Shop ☕️: @dudleysbookshopbend - the CUTEST bookstore/coffee shop combo. Grab a cup of coffee or cocoa and a book all in one stop.

Entertainment: Catch live music and play golf in a state-of-the-art golf simulator at @waltreillysbend and grab a late night snack while you’re at it!

Adventures: Explore Lava River Cave and hike to Tumalo Falls! Both are great adventures and not too intense of hikes - Tumalo Falls is a trail with several waterfalls featured in the above reel!

Bend was a dreamy slice of heaven and we cannot wait to go back - it’s the most delicious little town in a dreamy setting. 

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Teddy takes his job as @shopmscb chief executive d Teddy takes his job as @shopmscb chief executive doggo very seriously. 🤣 

It is a dream come true to be able to take him to work with me every week and to see him become a confident little warehouse dog who takes greeting everyone who comes in very seriously and who patiently lets us dress him up in accessories. When you shop from MSC, you are now supporting a family owned, women run small business AND a cute doodle! It’s a win-win!

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Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t ha Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t have to be all doom and devastation. It’s not always easy, but we’re finding more joy and beauty in just living and exploring and taking advantage of all the time and freedom this new chapter of life has to offer us. 

Our week in the Oregon Wilderness has given me so much life, so much clarity, and so much energy for creating a life that I love. I realized I have so much to give, so much to do, and so much to be, even if I don’t have children or a family the way I thought I would. 

I do have a family. And I do have Littles to still leave a legacy behind for - and an example to set for. And that’s enough for me. 

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At least I know he’ll never leave me because he At least I know he’ll never leave me because he can’t survive on his own. Jk jk - love you babe! 😘

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P.S. I checked inventory and we only have FOUR of these left in stock right now. Don’t wait to snag it! 

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These nails win every 👏 thing 👏 @polkadotte These nails win every 👏 thing 👏 
@polkadottedbysyd knocks it out of the park again. Don’t be afraid to save if you want to use it as inspo!

#summernails2022 #retronails #boycottboringnails #brightnailsdontcare #gelnailsaddict #nailartoftheday #summernailart
Dustin has never given up or given in on creating Dustin has never given up or given in on creating a beautiful life together after our journey to have children ended last year. Instead, he has thrown himself into finding the next chapter of our story and I’ve been hanging on to him for dear life as he ran full force into our new future. 

After working so hard for so long, he signed and closed on a darling house in The Poconos, Pennsylvania that we will be turning into an air bnb this summer (and vacationing in it ourselves in the fall) 🥳

If you would have told me last October as we went through with my hysterectomy that we would have a vacation home in the East to spend the next October in, I would have laughed in your face. I’ve never doubted Dustin, but it seemed impossible to think about moving forward with new dreams and goals after our journey to have kids came to a crashing hault. 

But here we are - creating a life we love and doing our best to make the most out of the cards we’ve been dealt. 

I can’t wait to take you all on this new adventure (because guess who is in charge of furnishing and managing the new air bnb?) 

Thank you for always cheering us on. We love you. 

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #lifeafterinfertility #childlessnotbychoice #realestatedreams #airbnbhosts #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #infertilitysucks #thepoconos
We have to change the narrative around those going We have to change the narrative around those going through infertility journeys. We have to stop saying: “don’t give up - you’ll get your baby someday!” It’s doing a lot of unspoken damage to those of us in the throes of infertility. 

I understand that many say this to be positive and uplifting, but when we were faced with making a heartbreaking choice to end our infertility journey, I felt like I was giving up. Instead of confidently making a decision to remove the organ that was slowly killing me, I looked at other infertility accounts and saw the repeated message that if I kept on pushing through treatments, i too, would get my baby. I felt selfish and unsure that putting my health first was truly the right thing to do. There was almost nothing out there to help us find peace and validation in ending our infertility journey without feeling like massive failures.

I have felt so called to speak on this now that we’re in this next phase of life and to do my best to share a perspective I wish I had access to last year. I hope that by speaking up and sharing our life in this next chapter, we can help those who are looking for hope in moving on from infertility without a pregnancy or baby. 

If you are reaching the end of your journey, I want you to know that you are not giving up. You are not a failure. You are choosing to not let infertility destroy you. 

It’s okay to grieve the life you wanted, but I want you to know you can still build a life you love. 

You are not giving up. 

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #infertilityawareness #childlessnotbychoice #lifeafterinfertility #adenomyosis #hysterectomy #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #ttcsisters #ttctribe #ivfsupport #miscarriage #ihadamiscarriage

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Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Ben Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Bend, OR favorites:

Breakfast 🥞: @sparrowbakery - their French toast sticks are divine and their pasties are literal art. We ate here twice during our stay and would recommend it over and over again! 

Dinner 🍽 : @bendbrewingco - Fried cheese curds, fresh and flakey fish and chips and amazing burgers, with beautiful patio seating right on the River. Plus everything was reasonably priced. 10/10 recommend. 

Coffee Shop ☕️: @dudleysbookshopbend - the CUTEST bookstore/coffee shop combo. Grab a cup of coffee or cocoa and a book all in one stop.

Entertainment: Catch live music and play golf in a state-of-the-art golf simulator at @waltreillysbend and grab a late night snack while you’re at it!

Adventures: Explore Lava River Cave and hike to Tumalo Falls! Both are great adventures and not too intense of hikes - Tumalo Falls is a trail with several waterfalls featured in the above reel!

Bend was a dreamy slice of heaven and we cannot wait to go back - it’s the most delicious little town in a dreamy setting. 

#bendoregon #bendoregonlife #traveloregon #centraloregon #pacificnorthwestisbest #coupletravelgoals #pnwwaterfalls #pnwadventures #pnwhiking #pnwhiking #heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife
Teddy takes his job as @shopmscb chief executive d Teddy takes his job as @shopmscb chief executive doggo very seriously. 🤣 

It is a dream come true to be able to take him to work with me every week and to see him become a confident little warehouse dog who takes greeting everyone who comes in very seriously and who patiently lets us dress him up in accessories. When you shop from MSC, you are now supporting a family owned, women run small business AND a cute doodle! It’s a win-win!

#shopmscb #utahboutique #doodledog #modestboutique #modestdresses #goldendoodlecentral
Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t ha Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t have to be all doom and devastation. It’s not always easy, but we’re finding more joy and beauty in just living and exploring and taking advantage of all the time and freedom this new chapter of life has to offer us. 

Our week in the Oregon Wilderness has given me so much life, so much clarity, and so much energy for creating a life that I love. I realized I have so much to give, so much to do, and so much to be, even if I don’t have children or a family the way I thought I would. 

I do have a family. And I do have Littles to still leave a legacy behind for - and an example to set for. And that’s enough for me. 

#heytherechelsie #lifeafterinfertility #pnwadventures #bendoregonlife #oregoncoastline #portlandoregonlife #infertilityawareness #infertilitywarrior #infertilitysucks #ttccommunity
At least I know he’ll never leave me because he At least I know he’ll never leave me because he can’t survive on his own. Jk jk - love you babe! 😘

#textsfrommyhusband #textmessage #couplegoals❤️ #heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #husbandandwifegoals #lifeafterinfertility #infertilitywarrior
Taking friendship to a whole new level and wearing Taking friendship to a whole new level and wearing matching jumpsuits and learning a tik tok dance in 90+ degree heat. Can’t think of anyone else I’d rather spend time with, making memories and watching chick flicks and eating endless amounts of nerd gummies and cheeze-it’s. 

P.S. I checked inventory and we only have FOUR of these left in stock right now. Don’t wait to snag it! 

#moneydontjigglejiggle #jumpsuitstyle #pinkjumpsuit #womeninstyle #matchingoutfits👭 #utahboutique #modestboutique #bestfriendsgoals
These nails win every 👏 thing 👏 @polkadotte These nails win every 👏 thing 👏 
@polkadottedbysyd knocks it out of the park again. Don’t be afraid to save if you want to use it as inspo!

#summernails2022 #retronails #boycottboringnails #brightnailsdontcare #gelnailsaddict #nailartoftheday #summernailart
Dustin has never given up or given in on creating Dustin has never given up or given in on creating a beautiful life together after our journey to have children ended last year. Instead, he has thrown himself into finding the next chapter of our story and I’ve been hanging on to him for dear life as he ran full force into our new future. 

After working so hard for so long, he signed and closed on a darling house in The Poconos, Pennsylvania that we will be turning into an air bnb this summer (and vacationing in it ourselves in the fall) 🥳

If you would have told me last October as we went through with my hysterectomy that we would have a vacation home in the East to spend the next October in, I would have laughed in your face. I’ve never doubted Dustin, but it seemed impossible to think about moving forward with new dreams and goals after our journey to have kids came to a crashing hault. 

But here we are - creating a life we love and doing our best to make the most out of the cards we’ve been dealt. 

I can’t wait to take you all on this new adventure (because guess who is in charge of furnishing and managing the new air bnb?) 

Thank you for always cheering us on. We love you. 

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #lifeafterinfertility #childlessnotbychoice #realestatedreams #airbnbhosts #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #infertilitysucks #thepoconos
We have to change the narrative around those going We have to change the narrative around those going through infertility journeys. We have to stop saying: “don’t give up - you’ll get your baby someday!” It’s doing a lot of unspoken damage to those of us in the throes of infertility. 

I understand that many say this to be positive and uplifting, but when we were faced with making a heartbreaking choice to end our infertility journey, I felt like I was giving up. Instead of confidently making a decision to remove the organ that was slowly killing me, I looked at other infertility accounts and saw the repeated message that if I kept on pushing through treatments, i too, would get my baby. I felt selfish and unsure that putting my health first was truly the right thing to do. There was almost nothing out there to help us find peace and validation in ending our infertility journey without feeling like massive failures.

I have felt so called to speak on this now that we’re in this next phase of life and to do my best to share a perspective I wish I had access to last year. I hope that by speaking up and sharing our life in this next chapter, we can help those who are looking for hope in moving on from infertility without a pregnancy or baby. 

If you are reaching the end of your journey, I want you to know that you are not giving up. You are not a failure. You are choosing to not let infertility destroy you. 

It’s okay to grieve the life you wanted, but I want you to know you can still build a life you love. 

You are not giving up. 

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #infertilityawareness #childlessnotbychoice #lifeafterinfertility #adenomyosis #hysterectomy #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #ttcsisters #ttctribe #ivfsupport #miscarriage #ihadamiscarriage

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