After many years of talking about it, we finally made it to Walt Disney World with the girls and my parents. The girls were the perfect ages (almost 9 and newly 6) to enjoy all of the magic of Disney and the suspended reality of Disney World was a welcomed break from reality for all … More Walt Disney World
During our family trip to Disney, we took a day off from all things mouse to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. C and I spent many days reading the last few HP books aloud to each other many moons ago and it’s been a real delight to introduce the girls … More The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
I have had grand intentions of writing this blog post since Christmas 2017. (It’s May 2019). Oops! Better late than never, though, so here we go! As a way of celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, my in-laws invited the whole family (their three kids and their spouses and all seven grandchildren) to spend Christmas in … More Hawaii – Only 1.5 Years Late!
I am in Oslo, Norway, right now and I’ve been doing a little work on the blog. (I just got my Christmas 2018 post up and I’m working on Christmas 2017!) It made me wonder where all I’ve been and where I have yet to go. Just for fun, here are my global and U.S. … More Where in the World?
This year we headed east for Christmas with stops in VT, CT and NYC! First up: Stratton Mountain, VT. We were sooo looking forward to a few days of skiing, but sadly, the weather did not cooperate. Torrential downpours followed by wicked winds and low temps made the first two days a bit of a … More VT – CT – NYC
Last summer I had the chance to go to a conference in Uppsala, Sweden, and decided to make my work trip a girls trip. Our youngest, W, had a very sweet obsession with all things Swedish, so it only seemed right that she get to see Sweden for herself. Her big sister and my … More Sommartid in Sweden
It’s the end of May 2018 and I’m well behind on updating the blog. One of my 2018 resolutions is to get caught up, and needless to say, I haven’t been faring well… That doesn’t mean we haven’t been traveling, through. As a family over the past year, we traveled to Connecticut (a few times), … More A Carolina Wedding and Birthday
