04/28/2022
I’ve gotten asked so many times if we’re going to move somewhere new or where we want to go next. Honestly, I feel like it’s okay to not know. That’s the beautiful power we all hold to decide and create our own futures.
But for real. There’s a million reasons I could share with you why I love this region and why I’ll probably always call the La Crosse area my home. Absolutely starting with my ancestors… well over a hundred years ago.
When I walk through La Crosse downtown, I can see the house where my great grandma mothered my grandpa Richard, as a single mother. I can see the buildings, where she grew and entrepreneured her businesses without the help of a man. I can see our building where the Netwals have worked in Dentistry for my whole life + more. I can see the old Danny’s music store where my grandparents met, while listening to records. I can see the empty lot that used to be the old hallmark store, where my dad worked as a teen. I can see the Cathedral that my grandpa and his dad helped restructure years and years ago. I can see the pump house that my ancestors used to work. I can see the old train car my uncle brought in 1963. I can see the park, where Stephen and I were engaged. I could go on forever 🥺
La Crosse feels like I’m walking through a scrapbook my my life and ancestry. Annnnnd I’m a pretty sappy & emotional person so I’m a sucker for all of this.