Road Trip! Family St. Paddy’s Day Weekend in Portland

Ty had been bugging Renee and I for a return trip to Portland since early January – he really loved it when we went down there for Thanksgiving. He especially loved staying in a hotel that had an indoor swimming pool – as well as the excitement that comes with going out to new restaurants […]
Oh what a year! Some highlights from my 2012
As the year comes to a close it’s time to look back at the previous 12 months and look at all that it brought to me and my life. As is the case with most years, it was full of surprises, challenges, laughter and a few tears. But overall it was a good year and […]
Happy 7th Birthday To Our Twin Tornados!
This blog post is dedicated to my incredible twin tornados, Stone and Ty. Happy birthday guys! I can’t believe another year has flown by and you’re already turning 7 years old while tearing through first grade! There really are not words to describe how much I love both of you and how proud I am […]
Revisiting My Vision Quest Adventure 20 Years Later – Part 3 (Paris)
Now that I had Paris as a new target, I began cycling west of Brussels. I haven’t written too much about the actual cycling but up to this point in my trip, it really had gone about as well as I could have expected. Of course, it helped that I began my journey cycling through […]