California to Flagstaff
I have a thing for Flagstaff, Arizona. When I was in sixth grade, I was in something called Olympics of the Mind (more creativity based thing than what it sounds). We won many levels of competitions and got to go…
Day 2: Oregon to Cali
Waking up, with barely drinkable coffee (I had one sip and moved onto espresso beans), and way too many bags in the room, we discovered getting back into the car in the morning was not easy. Once on the road,…
Beaverton to Reston (part 1)
Just over a month ago we left our home in Oregon. We started out two days behind schedule for our travel plans. Speaking of plans, we never got time to really plan our trip so did not have any hotels…
to Washington DC we go…
One Toddler. Three cats. Two adults. Two cars. Eight states from Oregon to Virginia. I had a little preview yesterday taking my cat Gracie Joy to her eye specialist, with Mackenzie along. Raow. Oh. Gracie says Raow. Yes, she does…
Thanks for all the fish
When I moved into my home four years ago, I discovered we had a koi pond. I had known the water feature was in the backyard but did not realize it was filled with fish until after we bought our…
My new respect for Starbucks
The summer before I graduated college, I spent two months on the road driving across the country. We tried to take local routes instead of freeways, and never planned more than a day in advance. Often breakfast came in a…
Cougar – Our newest family member
Almost two months ago, we adopted a new cat, Cougar. We searched for weeks looking for our new family member. We visited Animal Aid in SW Portland a few times. It’s an amazing free roaming shelter. We met so many…