This evening, we went on a tractor ride after dinner. That is a very rural Midwest sentence on my second full day as a Wisconsin […]
Two Day Drive
We have a two day drive north ahead of us, so my blog writing will be light as we spend most of the day in […]
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Nothing has gone as planned this week — I would categorize the extra stressors and mishaps as comical if I still didn’t have more days […]
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Count up the video callsThat add up to a decadeOf relationships livedBetween screens and milesBetween life here and thereSpin the wheelTo make the faces changeBut […]
Mother’s Day
I can’t give my mom a hug today,But last year we were in ChicagoWhere we shoppedAnd saw a symphonyAnd ate ice cream, laughing, before bed […]
Deciding to go on a walk
In the midst of this craziness, I got to see my dad today. He’s a pilot and still working right now which means this was […]
Reset & Connect & Pizza
My mom decided last minute to visit Austin this weekend for her birthday (yesterday) and my half marathon (tomorrow). Her flexibility to travel — retired […]
Maui Gratitude
I am home this evening after a disorienting travel day that included a redeye flight last night, leaving Maui at 9pm and landing in Dallas […]
Nakalele Blowhole
In our Maui adventures, my family drove along over an hour up the coast yesterday to go see the Nakalele Blowhole. I didn’t really know […]
Haleakala Summit
There’s that rising anxiety that comes when you’re cresting the tracks of a rollercoaster. The slow, steady ascent that is both thrilling and terrifying. That’s […]