Meet Brittney Rutherford

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brittney rutherford DMMB contributorWhether it’s Sharpie on the walls, forgetting to pack a school snack, or getting a call from the police that our dog ran away (and we hadn’t noticed yet), I hope to bring you an open, sometimes funny, perspective on motherhood and life in general.

I am very much looking forward to getting the opportunity to join this wonderful group of women who help grow and connect our community. Living in Ames, I am also your northernmost contributor.

Most days, you can find me waking up to the sound of our coffee pot, my alarm, or “MOM!!  Mommy! Mom, mom, mom!!!” – whatever comes first.

The mom yellers are our sons, Beckett (5, in kindergarten) and Hudson (almost 3). We read books or watch a little TV – lately it’s been Jurassic World. Yes, they’re too young for it, but the dinosaur obsession is at an all-time high right now.

Everyone gets ready – you know, like kids do so perfectly every day. I head off to work and my husband, Tyler, takes one to the bus stop and the other to daycare.

Tyler and I met at Iowa State and haven’t left yet. He took a job right out of school with the university. I went on some interviews, got some job offers, turned them down and decided I didn’t want to do what I thought I wanted to do. So, I moved back home for a summer. I ended up getting a job with Iowa State and now do marketing and communications for one of their departments.

Tyler and I got married in 2007 and bought our first house. It just so happened that the cheapest one we looked at was about a block away from Jack Trice Stadium. The house was a train wreck but over the years, we made it a home.

Unskilled DIY people who have kids become even less skilled at home projects, so we moved about a year ago to a house that actually has a dishwasher and a fenced yard so Honey the dog doesn’t have any more run-ins with the police. Our tailgaters have to walk a little farther because we’re now about three blocks from the stadium.

We’re both native Iowans, he from Cedar Rapids and me from Alden. Growing up on a farm taught me pretty much everything I needed to know for life – I just didn’t realize it at the time! Now, I have to figure out how to teach these two little minions what real chores are and try to do that in a city.

I can’t wait to write for you all. Please reach out any time with questions, story ideas, or comments!

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Brittney Rutherford
Brittney and her husband, Tyler, have been married for 10 years and live in Ames. Their two sons, Beckett (5) and Hudson (3), keep them on their toes with constant wrestling, dinosaur-related questions and daily inquiries as to when their next trip to get ice cream will be. Brittney works full time in marketing and communications. She likes to bike (the kind with pedals), visit family, hang out with friends, be in or on water - and always has good coffee and red wine on hand.

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