Insights, Advice & a Whole Lot More
Backup Plan? What Backup Plan?
Our household relies a lot on family and friends when it comes to help with our children. From making sure they are where they need to be, to checking that they are in the right clothes for whatever themed “day” there is at school, there is a lot that goes into keeping things run
Nathan GilbertOct 18, 2016Election Direction
This year’s election stands as one of the most contentious with two of the most unpopular candidates in history. While the campaigning is certainly providing plenty of material for late night talk show hosts, Saturday Night Live, and cable news channels, the impact of the winning
Nathan GilbertOct 11, 2016The Value of Professional Help
Two weekends ago, the entire Meridian family headed out to Airlie in Warrenton, VA for our “second annual” picture session. The purpose was twofold; 1) to get updated pictures for our website and office, and 2) have some nice photos for our Christmas cards each year. As far as fa
Nathan GilbertOct 4, 2016Love, Love, Love
This is Meridian’s one year anniversary—Nathan and I are celebrating one wonderful year of serving our clients. As we look back and reflect on the crazy year, we are thankful and so happy to do what we love. We love to help our clients—we are happy to get up and work hard every d
Sarah YakelSep 27, 2016The Copper Circle
This past Sunday, Sarah and I (and spouses) were fortunate enough to be part of The Copper Circle dinner at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas. We had some delicious food from Avalon Caterers and met some very nice and generous donors to The Center. Meridian Financial
Nathan GilbertSep 20, 2016Best Laid Plans…
So we usually post our blogs on Tuesdays—and I had every intention of completing this week’s blog on time—but yesterday, I simply forgot about it. Our dog got sick and had to be taken to the vet unexpectedly, one kid needed a hard to find school supply for this morning, and one n
Nathan GilbertSep 14, 2016The Sucker Pin
If you don’t know already, I love to play golf, so I apologize again for making so many references to golf. But, after a long weekend of beautiful weather (even though we need rain!), golf is certainly on my mind. There are lots of golf expressions out there, and in some ways, th
Nathan GilbertSep 6, 2016Are you biased?
Every year, we return to the same condo at Sandbridge Beach—we enjoy the same activities as the year before, and we eat at the same favorite restaurants. It may sound boring, but our familiarity with the accommodations and the area relieves the stressful unknown of going somewher
Nathan GilbertAug 30, 2016Ryan Lochte and Fee Transparency
Ryan Lochte – Not Robbed at Gunpoint in Rio I will admit to using Ryan Lochte’s name as somewhat of an attention grabber. I will also admit to following his “story” at the Olympics in Rio quite closely. He is certainly the villain du jour for the moment and it seems deservedly so
Nathan GilbertAug 23, 2016Meet Milo
This is Milo, our new puppy. He is a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, often abbreviated to “Swissy”. He is still a little baby, just having turned three months old. We are enjoying him at home and around Meridian, but we are gearing up to go on a long beach trip without him. So, we ha
Nathan GilbertAug 16, 2016The Pitchers’ Duel
I had the brilliant idea to take my two oldest kids (6 and 4) to the Nationals game this past Sunday. I use the term ‘brilliant’ sarcastically as things didn’t go all that well. More time was spent in front of the cooling mist fan behind right field than in our actual seats. And,
Nathan GilbertAug 9, 2016Those that Wait…
This past week, we went school supply shopping. Nevermind that my kids don’t actually go back to school until September 6th, and we are still happily enjoying the hazy, hot, humid days of our Virginia summer. But, last year, we waited until the last week of August to start gearin
Nathan GilbertAug 3, 2016