Road Trip: The Wild West

We woke up early in Rapid City and although there was still snow, there was sunshine! Who-hoo! We grabbed breakfast and some coffee to go and headed toward Wyoming, which is possibly my husband's favorite state. We wanted to make it to Missoula, Montana, by dark-- a full day of driving that still left us …

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Road Trip: The Midwest and Plains

After months of planning, packing, panicking and preparing we finally hit the road for our move to the Pacific Northwest! The movers packed our house Wednesday and Thursday, they loaded the truck and our vehicle on Friday, and our families met us at the Corkscrew Saloon in Medina, Ohio, for one last send-off/early Mother's Day luncheon …

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Road Trip to the West Coast

The movers are scheduled, the purging has commenced and the 'to do' lists are growing daily--but we are just about ready to move across country! Although my husband has been flying around the country the last eleven weeks, I am just getting started booking my flights and figuring out our plans for transporting our household to Seattle. …

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Moving to the Pacific Northwest

"Are you ready for an adventure?" That was the text I received from my husband during a break in my Thursday evening master's degree class. I could barely contain my excitement-- I wanted to drive home as fast as possible to find out if he had actually accepted the new position. I could hardly pay …

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The Sax Man: The Story Behind Cleveland’s Iconic Street Performer

A few weeks ago a saw a Facebook post by Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland that the brewery was hosting a film showing. Unusual, but what really caught my attention was that The Sax Man, a documentary about one of Cleveland's iconic street performers, was the film. The Sax Man film was part of last year's …

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2014 Travel Recap

2014 ended up being another year full of adventures, both personally and professionally, for our household. All of these opportunities allowed us to create incredible memories.