Colorado Adventure, Day 3 // Saturday, September 12 Our Saturday morning started off bright and early, as mornings when we’re camping usually do. We quickly and quietly packed up our car and left the campground, before there was even any other sign of life from the other campers. (How can you even sleep in when it’s 32 degrees and you’re in… Read More
Archives for September 2015
Rocky Mountain and Lake Grandby
Colorado Adventure, Day 2 // Friday, September 11, 2015 After our night in Cheyenne, we headed South for Colorado – but not before grabbing our first letterbox in Wyoming! As we drove through the plains, the sky was overcast and it was difficult to see where the Rocky Mountains began. But as soon as we exited I-25 and drove through Loveland,… Read More
2 Days in Iowa / And We’re Off!
We made it home on Monday afternoon, September 7. Curtis and Charlotte were reunited, and we were finally together as a family of 3 again! We had 2 full days of being in Iowa before we planned to hit the road again. In those 2 days, we really just focused on spending time with our families, because we know it… Read More
Visiting the Northeast: Saratoga
September 6, 2015 On our second to last day of vacation, we took some time to go visit one more historical park before heading back to the Midwest. We drove North of Albany to the Saratoga Battlefield and spent a couple hours driving through and learning more about the events that took place here. But instead of me telling you… Read More
Visiting the Northeast: Concord and Boston
Saturday, September 5, 2015 After all the official events of Curtis’ graduation weekend were over, we planned to have one more full day of exploring New England before driving back to the Midwest. We were up bright and early on Saturday morning and ready to go. We said goodbye to Curtis’ parents, who had to get back to Iowa, and we took… Read More
OCS Graduation
September 3 & 4, 2015 I’d like to start off this post with explaining some things: I know that I’ve been rather vague on here throughout the summer as to where Curtis was and what exactly he was doing. This was all intentional, and will be something you can expect whenever I talk about the Navy. I won’t be telling… Read More