So, we left off on Dec. 29, 2021, when we visited our house and the blocks were up. I had a pretty fun time imagining how everything would look once it was done based on where we were at that point.

So, we left off with us putting the sold sticker over our lot sign and just feeling incredibly blessed. After that day [Sept. 17, 2021], we had quite a bit of paperwork to read, sign, and submit so that part wasn’t the most fun.

The beginning of this story always cracks me up because I’m truly a drama queen. I guess it doesn’t bother me as much because I can keep my cool when there’s an actual serious problem, but this started with a very dramatic Yohanna lol. Let me back it up a little bit to a few months before we started this process.

This year started in a life-changing way — and it’s all because of the Daniel fast. I’ve struggled with discipline for so long, especially dealing with food and my faith.

Much like my several baby showers, I was fortunate to have more than one maternity photoshoot.

I get great joy from surprising and gifting those I love. Even when I do things beyond my means, and I do those often, I do it because of how it’ll make them feel — that alone makes me so happy inside.

This month makes six months that I've been married to my best friend. While it's all normal to him, I still think it's weird that we're married. I'm not a grown up and he won't understand that.

I can't believe my favorite time of year is here and I couldn't be happier to be sharing this with my husband.