Last week, we packed our bags and jetted west to the shores of California. We hoped for warm sand, concentrated family time, and some R&R. Lucky for us, we got a little of it all. I feel the need to begin with a disclaimer: this trip was almost entirely planned around a specific resort that […]
Category: Travel
In April, Jason and I snuck away to Cannon Beach, Oregon. This was a trip we were to have taken a few years ago, but Covid and other family matters intervened at the time. We had been anxiously awaiting to use the coastal credit that had our name on it. This was Jason’s first time […]
January was one long month. It was a funny time, drifting in and out of post-holiday bliss and sadness, wondering what the weather would bring, deciding which side of the make-a-resolution-or-not fence you were on this year. I think, mostly, I took the gentle January approach. It included a lot of soup and bread and […]
After such an exciting Thanksgiving Day, we slept in a bit on Friday and leisurely made our way to breakfast. Jason and I were becoming quick fans of the large coffee machine in our hotel, the one you could simply press a button and out comes an espresso, a latte, a flat white, a mocha, […]
We awoke with excitement this Thanksgiving morning. While it would not be a day centered on turkey and mashed potatoes, it was a day centered on Harry Potter. And a magnificent day it was! Thanks to some dear friends who happen to be avid travelers, we learned that the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio just […]
Hello, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Diwali, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Happy Boxing Day, Happy Kwanzaa … greetings, my friends. It’s been that long. The last part of 2023 swallowed me whole. I embarked upon my 18th year of teaching, and it appears that this will be my most challenging yet. It took me by surprise. Thoughts […]
Though we live out here, nestled in the heart of the west, we are not great westerners. There are many places on our list we have yet to explore! Here is just a sampling of where we still have not been: -Yellowstone -Moab -Mesa Verde -The Great Sand Dunes -The Grand Canyon Two summers ago, […]
Our final port of call was the beautiful and lush Kauai. It was sprinkling and beautifully moody when we docked, but by the time we had eaten breakfast and were ready for our adventures, the sun was shining its hello. One of the small bits of joy while traveling for Jason and me is talking […]
Downside of a cruise ship cabin: no coffee in your room. Upside: multiple coffee opportunities in other places … just have to get up! I am married to a wonderful person. He will always get out of bed to find coffee first thing in the morning on our behalf. For this, and for many other […]
Just one week ago, we were waking up to salty ocean air and tropical breezes, coconut trees and hibiscus. Even more magical, we shared the views with our children, my parents, and my brother and his wife. Fortunate, an understatement. Come along while I recap our trip to the Aloha state, Hawaii. Harper and Jameson […]
