Thanks to the headline of an article I caught in the Akron Beacon Journal about a brewery opening in the middle of Amish country, our first motorcycle trip of the season was born. An Amish brewery? We had to check it out. It was a beautiful weekend and the perfect time to get our motorcycles …
Continue reading Motorcycle Diary: Local Trip to Millersburg, Ohio
I've had some wonderful experiences traveling for my work, especially the last couple years as the fiance has been able to tag along. It's not all sunshine and roses. As I've mentioned, there is not much glamour when you travel for work and also commit the bulk of the trip to working--but there are the …
Continue reading Travel for (His) Work: France and Switzerland
This past month I was able to complete a couple more ideas from my New Year's resolutions list and actually cross off one goal altogether! Mentioning it on the blog is more for my accountability than your interest, so apologies. The two items I recently tackled from my list are: Take part in at least …
Most people who travel for work know it's not as glamorous as those who do not travel for work may think. Still, it's really nice being out of the office and in a different setting-- even when you're working the whole time. Such was the case on our recent work trip to Washington, D.C. I …
I did a lot of online research before deciding to set up a honeymoon registry. I read so many reviews and comments and articles about how a honeymoon registry is just a mildly less tacky way of outright asking for money. That it makes an assumption (as do all registries) that people will buy you …
Continue reading Wedding Planning: Setting Up a Honeymoon Registry
The fiance and I have been hosting St. Patty's Day gatherings for several years. Unfortunately the year of the move in (and move again, and move again) was a break in the annual festivities, but we've gotten back on track. I mislabeled this year as our 'third' annual gathering but it was actually our fourth. …
Planning our honeymoon has been the most exciting and terrifying part of the wedding planning so far. I want the trip to be brilliant, and I really want the fiance to have a great time because he has traveled less, at least in Europe, and so has fewer expectations, which he tells me is a …
Continue reading Wedding Planning: Choosing a Honeymoon Destination(s)
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
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