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I didn’t feel ready for this. Maybe that was the whole point!!!

Yesterday, I competed in my 2nd Boulderfest and this time, I challenged myself by entering the intermediate division. I was scared, underprepared, and honestly unsure of what I was capable of.

Life and work had gotten in the way, and lately we had only been climbing once or twice a month if we were lucky. A part of me wondered if I had lost my progress. But another part of me needed to know: What could happen if I stopped doubting myself and just tried?

PJay competed too, but in a different category. I worried I might feel alone because last year I competed alongside my friends but my gym homie Dustin never left my side. He carried my scorecard around like it was his own and cheered me on the entire time 😂 I was also glad PJay had Ethan climbing beside him in his division.

That’s what made this day so special. It wasn’t only about how many climbs I finished. It was about showing up scared, pushing harder than I normally would, and realizing that I’m stronger than I’ve been giving myself credit for.

Sometimes progress happens quietly. You may not see it or feel it while life is keeping you busy but then one day, you take a chance on yourself and realize how far you’ve come.

So if you’re waiting until you feel completely ready, this is your reminder that you don’t have to be. Show up nervous. Show up underprepared. Show up exactly as you are. You might surprise yourself. ❤️

P.S. My Boulderfest top was thrifted from @uptowngilbertaz Who knew my little thrift find would end up competing in intermediate with me? 😂💗

#bouldering #az #WomenWhoClimb #strongwomen #fitness

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(1/2) I don’t even know where to begin. 10 years of marriage to you and I still have not managed to find the words for what I feel for you. 
It’s a Sisyphean task, and one that might drive me mad if I let it. Every time I think perhaps I’ve excavated a precious gem, some yet undiscovered way to express what spills from my heart for you and you alone, you somehow evoke more devotion, obsession, and yearning in me, and I find myself once again with words that will never do justice to the love that inspires them. 
The first moment I saw you, my heart recognized you from lifetimes before. Every part of you felt familiar, and my very essence finally felt at home. 
What seemed absurd on paper somehow defied all logic. When no one seemed to understand what drew us together, we knew there was nothing that could tear us apart.
All I knew was that I was a better me when we were a we. 
In a world that always made me feel like I was too much, you couldn’t seem to get enough. When my dreams felt too immense and daunting and I thought I might be crushed beneath them, you appeared to help me lighten the load. When joy felt so dangerously consuming I swore it might kill me, you breathed even more into my lungs. 
My terrifically tender heart is easily overwhelmed and feels things so deeply, and you have gently and unyieldingly expanded the edges of my capacity little by little each day, showing me exactly how to let even more goodness into my life. 
You have made it safe for me to feel, and even though you have encouraged my heart to keep growing, it needed no convincing. It has been desperate to stretch itself around all that you are, to hold as much of you as it possibly can. 
I will never have the words, but luckily I know deep down I don’t need them, because you already know. 
That’s what makes this so special. Just as gravity is an invisible and undeniable force we know and accept without needing proof, there is nothing here to prove. The trust is unwavering and automatic. The devotion is unconditional and infinite. The connection is unbreakable. I could never speak another word and you would always know. I could suddenly stop showing you, and there would still be no doubt.

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If you don’t have friends that will do fun things with you, AND dress the part, you need new friends 🐆

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Lead us not into temptation 🙏🏼

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Celebrating @ethansig’s birthday is one of my favorite annual holidays. In recent years we’ve thrown a big shindig…think close up magician, exotic petting zoo, being on a game show, and endless karaoke.

This year, we didn’t manage to prioritize it. We’ve been pouring ourselves into our work, and part of us just wanted to take the chance to chill at home and take the night off. But two nights ago at dinner, our friend Ryan insisted on getting us a big table at a great spot in town and making sure we made the time for us all to be together to focus on Ethan.

Our friend group has a tradition of going around the table and bestowing the birthday boy or girl with a shower of love and words of affirmation.

As each person went around, I could feel their love for Ethan in my own body. Getting to listen to his childhood best friend of over 30 years (also named Ethan and pictured here), his cousin and built in best bud, and our other close and cherished loved ones sing Ethan’s praises flooded my heart until it ached with love and gratitude, melting me into tears.

It’s nights like these that I can truly feel my blessings, and it’s almost too much to bear. Somehow, this is what most nights feel like when you decide to build your life around your joy, and shockingly, it keeps ripening into more and more bountiful goodness with each passing day.

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Lover girl reporting for duty 🫡 💋

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Ok, going to get sappy a bit! I know I keep referring back to 2025, but it truly was an amazing year for us. Bryce and I haven’t had great luck in meeting good people out here in Arizona. But last year we forged friendships that I believe will last a lifetime. And I’m extremely grateful for that. In this big world we have all found each other and made memories I’ll never forget. I love you all. I can’t wait to see where life takes us!

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Some Sundays just sit in your heart a little longer.
Grateful beyond words for a day filled with laughter, climbing, and people who feel like home.

Being invited into a beautiful space, sharing a Kilter board session with our circle, homemade pizza, and strawberry ice cream made with so much love… we were truly spoiled. Not everyone could make it, but the love was still overflowing.

With my birthday coming up, I can’t help but reflect. Moving to the U.S. was hard. Starting over was hard. Building a life from scratch was hard. But climbing changed everything. Over the past two years, I’ve found friendship, community, and a sense of belonging I didn’t even know I was missing.

I feel so blessed and so grateful for the people I now get to call my own friends I can depend on, laugh with, grow with, and feel seen by. Even the friends who cheer from social media, your support means more than you know.

The climbing community is truly something special. I’ve never felt this loved, this accepted, or this at home. And for that, my heart is full. 🤍🫶🏻🤍

#sunday #climbing #friends #loved #community

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The coolest thing I’ve experienced so far in life is finding out who I am when I’m not trying to be a version of myself that I think is more worthy of Love.

Thank you, 2025, for lighting the path to that clarity.

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Truly a December to remember! After what has felt like the longest, strangest, yet most profoundly impactful and growth-filled year that I can recall, December came like an answered prayer to shine the light of joy back into my world. I’ve had my nose so pressed to the grindstone for most of this year and right when I thought I might just literally BURST from the friction, the joy of this season relieved me of the intensity and density and reminded me of where my cup is truly filled. Right here, with these people, wherever we are. Here’s to much more of this in 2026 💋

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