About
He’s Scott.
I’m Christy.
Together, we’re sharing the stories, adventures, lessons, and everyday moments that make this mountain life one worth remembering.
We are so glad you’re here. Pull up a chair, let’s grab a coffee and talk a while. Here we are - in the prime of midlife and living in the mountains of western North Carolina. I’m a nurse who’s heading back to school (30 years later!) in the fall of 2026, a mom to all boys and doing life with Scott, all while working a fulltime job and having too many irons in the fire already. He & I are raising our black goldendoodle puppy, Rubble, who has been given the title of CDO (“Chief Dirt Officer”). I’m learning to grow peonies, a few other random flowers, and a whole lot of blueberries. I usually have a coffee in hand and a book (or my Kindle) nearby; I believe both fresh mountain air, and a salty beach breeze does the mind and body good.
You’ll hear a lot from me here, but Scott is a big part of this story too. He’s my favorite travel companion, the calm to my overthinking, the person who’s always willing to take the scenic route, occasionally will try something new, and helps turn my ideas into adventures. While I may do most of the writing, many of the memories, photos, and experiences you’ll find here wouldn’t exist wihtout him.
Here you might find a little something about family, faith, our adventures in the mountains and our dreams of one day living closer to the coast. We’ll share the small joys of everyday living - and we are glad you’re here. Whether you’re passing through or planning to linger, I hope these stories and images feel like a friend stopping by to share a little bit of joy.
Welcome.
What You’ll Find Here
Flower Diaries: Our beginner gardening journey in zone 7b, western NC. I love flowers of all types, but especially peonies. This spring, we planted some roots, bought a couple of plants, and transplanted one big plant that was given to us. Our flower garden is definitely a work in progress and the learning curve is…well, in progress. Scott has blueberry bushes galore - summertime is our pickin’ season. I’ll share tips I learn about gardening, hopefully with more successes than trails, but…
Nurse Life, Round 2: I’ve been a LPN since 1996. After always wanting to go back to school and get my RN, life finally changed and now I have the support, love and encouragement to do it. School - specifically college - isn’t like it was way back last century. I’ll tell you all about it…and probably cry a little along the way, as well. Excited, scared, nervous, all the emotions, all while working full time and building a life and home with Scott.
Pages & Lattes: Books I’m reading and great coffee shops. I want to learn all kinds of make-at-home latte recipes and am on the search for the perfect latte and coffee maker. But I haven’t found “the” one…yet. I really need a bestie that works at Dunkin and/or Starbucks to share some trade secrets with me. Anyone? Oh, speaking of books, be sure and follow my small bookstagram account over on IG. Link at the bottom of the page. If you do, be sure and comment - let me know you’re there from here. :)
Mountains to Coast: I have always wanted to live near the coast. I love the ocean, the summer, the sunshine. Imagine how perfect life felt when I found a man who’s willing to help make that dream a reality. Scott wants to fish, so we’ve compromised. If he takes me to the beach, he can buy a boat. It’s a goal we are working on together, and “together” is the best place to be.
Family & Fur: Family adventures, stories and happenings. Day trips, family trips, and fun things we do. And - Rubble, the goofy, all-black-except-for-a-little-white-on-his-bottom-lip golden doodle that is the joy, chaos and nerve wracking toddler that keeps us on our toes. Pray for us. Keeping him out of the flowers is only part of the fun. Tune in for Rubble’s Report and learn how he came into our lives on March 16, 2026.
Doing life with your best friend is quite honestly one of the biggest & best blessings, ever. We are loving, growing, supporting, encouraging, laughing, thankful for the good days, and faithful through the hard ones. Learning someone new in your 50’s can be tough - but it doesn’t have to be. Relying on GOD, learning from our experiences, forgiving, and learning to communicate well has been important for us. Mid-life, starting over, blooming again - it’s a beautiful thing.
If you’re looking for perfect, this space might not be for you. If you want real life, dirty hands, coffee rings on the table (and textbooks - maybe even pants), and a black doodle who is the world’s best sock stealing, food stealing, couch stealing side kick, stick around. You’re in the right place.
Why Peonies?
The first bud of 2026 - she is a white Sarah Bernhardt with a deep purple trim around the bottom layers.
Peonies feel like little love notes from the earth - all of those soft petals, layered like fragile silk. Pink, white, cream, coral, red - the color doesn’t matter. They don’t rush developing their beauty in the spring. When the world begins to get warm and finally wake up again after a long, cold winter peonies begin to bloom - starting with tiny little buds that seem unsure of themselves, until one morning they burst open, seemingly overnight. Watching this transformation seems like witnessing a new beginning: gentile, brave, and unapologetically beautiful, each one coming into its own life. Our lives, I’m finding, is a lot like that, too. We spend seasons (sometimes years) tucked in, self protecting, growing quietly, until we reach the moment when we are ready to bloom - full and taking up space without saying sorry for it. Peonies remind me that beauty doesn’t have to shout, and neither does growth. Starting fresh can be as soft and sweet as a petal catching that first glow of morning sunlight or those small drops of rain.
Life, too, can be grown in the right conditions. What conditions are you watering your life in right now?