Long Beach Island, New Jersey
I just got back from a week long vacation at the Jersey shore. I read a lot, played in the sand, the pool, explored the little shops, and celebrated my 8th wedding anniversary. Oh, and I ran five mornings, making…
Road trip to Fairfax County, Virginia
I’ve been in Virginia two months and one day. Getting settled has been so much more hectic than I ever imagined. I thought it was time I finish my trip report. This is going to be a bit long, and…
New Mexico to Oklahoma
We woke up to a beautiful day in Santa Rosa. The sun was out. It was the first time we had seen much sun in months, having just left Portland in the winter. The weather must have been close to…
Flagstaff to Santa Rosa
And so began the days of leaving things behind… Our alarm went off at 6am. The snow storm was supposed to hit between 8am and 10am, so we planned on getting out early. Flagstaff is at over 7000 feet elevation,…
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…