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We had to recently say goodbye to a dear friend: my ceramic hula man. This hula man was gifted to me for…

What strange phenomena we find in a great city, all we need do is stroll about with our eyes open.  Charles Beaudelaire…

If you missed my first update about our 3-week northeast road trip, you can check it out here. The second one was…

Greetings from the road! Literally. I’m typing this from the front seat of the car as justin drives us to Plymouth Rock.…

Yep. I’m that mom who took a not-quite-3-year-old to see a stage musical. And ya know what? It was a great experience!…

Oh, Canada! The last third of our trip was doing the greatest hits of eastern Canada: Montreal, Toronto, Niagara Falls. I wish…

Justin and I recently completed a 23-day road trip around the northeast United States and Canada. (Check out the previous posts: Update…

I like to document things, so Justin helped make a list of every single bar or restaurant where we ate or drank…

My 10th grade American history professor was a black Pentecostal preacher, so lectures were often lively but even the most engaging teacher…

Months of research. Hours spent comparing flight prices. Countless nights debating destinations and routes, followed by whimsical dreams of far away cities…

We just got back from our family’s first trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and boy, oh boy, what a…

I’ve done a terrible job of updating this blog in 2019, but with good reason: In March, I became a Mama to…

We can easily be blinded by our own expectations, and miss out on some wonderful experiences. Often, people get specific ideas of…

I still can’t believe he’s gone.  Two years ago, when the news of his death hit the internet, we were staying with…

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. —Dr.…

Thanks to the generosity of my best friend’s family, Justin and I were able to plan a long weekend getaway to the…

Dakota Confusion My 7th grade geography teacher assigned yet ANOTHER diorama, and while I usually relished a fun, creative, easy project like…

For many years, I was a workaholic. I had a terrible time disconnecting at the end of a work day. In fact,…

Driving in Mexico can be challenging for foreigners because we are not familiar with the local traffic laws and customs. But I…

I’ve been quiet — too quite for my own liking! — since our New York trip in early May. I’ve been slacking…