Grand Rapids to Manistee | Camping in Manistee | August 2023 After the funeral weekend was over and Curtis’ siblings had gone home, we stayed an extra day to make a new plan. Our next commitment was about a week and a half away, also in Southwestern Michigan, but we wanted to take advantage of…
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…
Driving from West Virginia to Michigan | Kayaking on Summersville Lake | Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park | Lake Vesuvius | August 2023 After an enjoyable time spent in the Appalachians, we were ready to start making our way to Michigan to visit Curtis’ family. We decided to break the rest of our drive into…
Grand Rapids, MI to Sandstone, WV | Hopewell Culture National Historical Park | Camping in New River Gorge National Park | January 2023 In planning our trip back to Wilmington and North Carolina, we decided that we should maximize time with family, knowing we would probably have most of January to site see. So we…
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…
Christmas & New Years | Time with Family in Iowa & Michigan | December 2021 After returning home from Arizona, we had less than two weeks at home before leaving for the rest of the year. We mostly spent that time working, Curtis took his final for his latest course and worked in the shop…