We checked out of our hotel a day early. Here is the (hilarious) exchange the front desk guy and I had as I
Hyatt Diamond Status and Real Life
I could talk about both – real life and Hyatt’’s Diamond Status, that is. Let me address dealing with our real life
May the Fourth be with You, and Maybe not you, Disneyland
Good thing we did not have any idea how the day would end when it began. “May the fourth be with you,
An Ars Poetica to Travel Writing
As Eli and I sit in the huge hotel dining room amidst the new construction and amber-colored dangling glass pendant lights, I
Water Sounds and Feelings Talk
Sploosh: The Sound of Something Getting Thrown Into Water “Shh! Mom, I am venting! You have to do it. So do
A Birthday Present, Albeit Belated
I have been an up and down all-around roller coaster of emotions for several days. The obvious reason is my birthday. I
School On The Road Sucks!
We are not famous! We are not rock stars! My sons are not the Jonas Brothers, and thank God neither one of
The Space In Between The Spaces
We, the Adams Family, are living in a hotel. Yes, you read that correctly. For thirty-one days, Dave, Kyle, Eli and I
Standing Safely in the Steps of Another Person’s Horror
Wednesday, February 11, 2015, I traveled, along with Kyle, Eli, and my lovely and long-time friend Emily, from Rome to Barcelona, landing
First Draft: The Measure of My Creation
I found something. I found something I still can do. I can write. Enamored, I felt it in myself: a self that
Destination: Minnesota, the place of my birth.
After exactly nine days back in the place we currently call home, here and once again I am blogging from the
Last Day in Europe: A Little Turbulence
Day 17 (really Day 18, when you include travel, I think) Europe We won’t miss: Inconveniently placed hair dryers in every single
Last Full Day in Europe (Ireland)
We are at the Hilton Golf Resort near the Belfast airport. Our European adventure is nearly complete. Moments ago the boys came
Our Day in Dublin, Ireland
We are winding down our Europe portion of this trip. My brain seems to have been left somewhere along the way. Jetlag
Killarney to Dublin
I like Dave. I like that tonight we sat in our hotel bathroom so I could have a minute. “Dave, will you
England and Ireland: Day 13 Written on July 17
Time flies and so does this trip. We only have a few days left of our Europe portion. On Monday we