Years ago, Mr. Family Trip and I were able to sneak away for a long weekend (thanks to the grandparents!). But we were stumped on where to go. We yearned...
It seems bizarre writing about our family’s snow-filled trip to wintry wonderful Vail, Colorado earlier this year when I am currently sweating and in flip flops. But this popular destination...
If your parenting is trending like ours (and like the rest of the citizenry obsessed with that bewitching little Marie Kondo), you are currently encouraging “experiences” over “stuff,” especially when...
Ah, the chugging and rocking and thunder of trains. It is something our culture hangs on to – a throwback to a bygone era, a moment to reminiscence about “the...
The tale of our time at the North Carolina hot air balloon festival (called the Carolina BalloonFest) is really a tale of expectations – those lost and those surprisingly exceeded....
I stumbled on the Wanderlust Festival in Snowshoe, West Virginia quite by accident. Late one night, scrolling through Instagram, something beautiful and yogic caught my attention and by a slew...
It’s funny how we’ve shared here Brussels and Bruges, what we saw and what we learned, but haven’t yet shared our experiences visiting Antwerp, Belgium. In truth, Antwerp, Belgium was...
We adore going to airshows. Grandpa was a Navy pilot and Uncle was in the Air Force, so perhaps it is in our DNA. But we try to go to...
This time last year, we were welcoming our first foreign exchange student into our home. Through a Facebook connection, we learned a local organization needed homes for high school students...
On some rare occasions, pure magic happens when you travel. When it does, you grab the day and live it hard. But when it is done, you wonder, was that...