When we arrived in Michigan at the beginning of August, our intention had been to stay through the weekend before having to go to Curtis’ next assignment. But through a series of events, we ended up staying almost a month. During that time, we were able to see all of Curtis’ immediate family, celebrate the…
Time with Family in Michigan | Road Trip Around the Thumb | August 2023 When we arrived in Michigan, we thought we had the next month planned out. We were going to stay with Curtis’ parents through the weekend, then move on to Curtis’ next assignment in Illinois. As it turned out, God had different…
Pittsfield & Great Barrington, MA | April 2023 Our time in Western Massachusetts went by quickly. We spent some time with Curtis’ brother, going out for meals, walking around Great Barrington, and visiting him at work. When we weren’t with him, we spent some time decompressing after our eventful month, relaxing in preparation for what…
Visiting Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site | Last Day of Vacation | A Week in Iowa | January 2023 Curtis: Since visiting mounds along the Natchez Trace last year, we’ve been slowly learning more about the pre-historic cultures of the Eastern United States and visiting more and more mounds, piecing together the academic history with…
December 2022 | Christmas in Iowa and Michigan When Curtis accepted his new job, we knew that he would have to go to Wilmington three times for training — two weeks in November, three in December, and one in January. At first we thought we’d drive down for the November and December trainings and Curtis…
Herbert Hoover NHS | October 2022 in Iowa After returning from our trip out West, we spent the second half of October in our hometown in Iowa, where my parents so very graciously opened their home to us. (We’ve looked at places to buy or rent here for whenever we’re “home”, but the housing market…