Coming to you from Big Sky, Montana … “Live Like You Mean It Lodge,” to be specific. It’s hard for me to believe I took family trips for granted when I was younger, and now all I want is to have more of them – and although financially, it’s great, it’s more about being able to relax and spend time with the people (and dogs) I love, which doesn’t happen as often as I would like.

Song of the week: “The House That Built Me,” by Miranda Lambert

When I was abroad, I liked listening to this song because it made me think of home, and it’ll always remind me of that time in my life. Being more than a five-hour drive away made me appreciate home even more.

Now for the fun stuff – pictures galore!

I’m going to do my best not to go crazy because I’m not at SXSW this weekend … and stalk the news coverage coming out of Austin these next few days.

“There is a lesson in almost everything that you do, and getting the lesson is how you move forward. It is how you enrich your spirit.” – Oprah