Today is our day! I am so fricking excited to marry my best friend! It’s been a whirlwind of emotion leading up to this, but we are ready. In a few hours, we will be husband and wife! #carolineandrob2019 Photo: @thehearnes
“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”Dr. Seuss Just a few more days to go until @rob.lea and I are getting hitched and I couldn’t be more excited!!!! #carolineandrob2019
“Skiing will always be my first love. As long as you understand that, we can go forward with this marriage.”Too aggressive for my wedding vows? Want to make sure he understands what he’s getting into. #bigmountaindreams Photo: skiing in the backdrop of Aoraki/Mt. Cook, by @rob.lea @patagonia_snow @lekiusa @julboeyewearna @clifbar
My mom worked full-time when I was growing up, so when she was on work trips, my grandma would come and stay with us. I loved spending time with my grandma. Sometimes my mom joked that her personality skipped a generation and ended up with me. We were cut from the same cloth. We loved crafting, doing projects, repairing jewelry, cooking and we both had green thumbs. One year, I got a strange package from her. She sent me a spider plant baby cut from her main plant in the mail. I planted it, and it grew and blossomed, creating many more spider plant babies that I potted and care for.When my grandmother died, I was devastated. The first thought I had was a huge sadness that she would not get to see me get married. She never got to meet @rob.lea but I know she would have loved him. She always thought I’d end up with someone “tall, dark and handsome.” Even more fitting is that my grandma was also married to a Robert and my Rob shares the same initials with my grandfather – RJL.This spider plant we are holding is what has grown from that first baby plant my Grandma sent me. At home, the spider plant is “Grandma,” and it is my way of keeping the memory of my grandmother alive. At my wedding, we plan to have a few spider plants as a way of bringing my Grandma and to keep the memory of my grandmother alive. I hope this little story helps you think of the memories of your own grandparents, whether they are with us or not. And I am so excited to gain a grandma, grandma Joyce, in marriage! Photo: @thehearnes
Human-caused climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. I believe businesses have huge power and responsibility to take care of the planet, create positive environmental change and fight climate change.I’m so excited to be working with @gaiaherbs because of our shared commitment to environmental efforts. One of the most interesting ways Gaia Herbs is fighting climate change is through regenerative farming. Conventional agricultural practices such as mono-cropping, deep tilling and overuse of pesticides have killed the microorganisms in our soil. Regenerative farming helps to re-builds soil’s biodiversity and carbon count, enabling the soil to act as a carbon sink and trap C02, putting carbon back into the ground. As David Brower said, “There is no business to be done on a dead planet.” I hope other businesses will follow suit and see that taking care of the soil can be good for the bottom line too.#sponsored #gaiaherbspartner #gaiaherbs #regenerativefarming #healthysoil #fightingclimatechange #protectingtheplanetPhoto: @alyssanistler