Tales

The last few weeks have been a little nuts. The presidential election took an unexpected turn; my parents were out of town…

Today is bittersweet: we closed the sale of our first family home, the little yellow house on Surrey Road. The first house…

It’s been a while, huh? When I started this blog last year, my intent was to write weekly, but after our European…

Never in my life have I coveted vegetables. Never have I stared longingly at a plate of scrambled eggs. Never before have…

Recently, the husband told me his idea for a blog post about the places that changed his life. As he told me about his…

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

As a second grade feminist, I was convinced I’d be the first female baseball player in the MLB. I’m not entirely sure…

Walking out of yoga the other morning, into the bright sun and cool breeze, I was struck with an overwhelming sense of…

This past weekend, we set up our Christmas tree. Yes, it’s a little early — we’re still days away from gorging ourselves…

I posted this on Facebook yesterday but decided to post it here as well: I don’t even know where to begin. Today…

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

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

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

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…

The stack of postcards has been growing for close to 15 years. I’ve managed to keep them all in a box in…

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes…

Last month I turned 35…. And I quit my job.*  Tomorrow is my last day at the company that I helped build…

As cities and states around the county lock down, and other countries go into full-out quarantine mode, the Schwannema household has decided…