I have always loved ships. I don’t really have much experience with them, living in a landlocked state (and being prone to seasickness), but I have always loved them just the same. They have always seemed like the stuff of dreams to me.Unfortunately, when it comes to getting to explore …
Every year in January, Pete has a work conference somewhere around the country, and good wife that I am, I totally invite myself along for the adventure. This year we headed to sunny San Diego, which we thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed!I’ll admit that prior to this trip, I didn’t know a …
It was dark when we arrived, but we were excited and eager to explore. Since the half moon reflected off the snow provided enough light to see by, we decided to go for a walk and get our bearings. We quickly found the ice rink outside the lodge, the visitors’ …
A wave of hot, humid air hit me as I stepped off the plane, and I knew I was back in Kansas City, MO. It’s a place that has played a fairly important role in my family’s history. My grandparents lived there. My dad grew up there. My mom moved …
“A Whirlwind Weekend”Every year in March, Pete and I and a number of our good friends from the fire department head to Seattle to compete in the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb. For those of you who have never heard of this event, let me explain.The goal of the Stairclimb is to …
“A Place That Sticks With You” This year for Pete’s birthday, I surprised him with a night in a cabin at Lochsa Lodge on the Idaho side of Lolo Pass (I’ve come a long way from his birthday last year, when I stuck a bow on a bag of beef …
“Decadence is what you make of it”So I, like most other people in the world, have a running list of places I would like to visit someday in the back of my head. Places like Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans, the Oregon Coast, and Maine. But I have to …
