Sometimes life comes at you swiftly — One day you’re commissioning as an officer in the Navy, then you’re embarking on your first, second, and third PCS move, reporting to your first boat, reporting for shore tour…. Next thing you know, you’re in your final weeks and preparing for your transition into civilian life. That…
Trip to Minot, ND Days 1 & 2 | Omaha to Badlands National Park | Kayaking in Merritt Reservoir | September 2022 This year, we made a conscious decision to travel less over the summer. Some of that was driven by Curtis finishing school, some by major life changes we expected to have to work…
Visiting Freedom Park | River City Star Cruise on the Missouri | Omaha, NE | August 2022 As August was wrapping up, we decided to spend a Sunday afternoon downtown checking off a few more of our “Omaha Bucket List” items. We did really well accomplishing our goals for Nebraska and Iowa as a whole,…
Hiking the MoPac Trail across the Platte River | Louisville, NE | August 2022 We knew going into August that our time in Nebraska was likely coming to a close, but it still didn’t feel real since we didn’t have any firm plans in place for our next move. However, we know from all our…
Pony Creek Conservation Area | Glenwood, IA | 9 Year Wedding Anniversary | July 2022 At the end of July, we celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary. I’m not sure where all those years went, or how we’re even old enough to have been married for that long, and I can’t believe we’re now into our…
Kayaking on Lake Desoto | Desoto National Wildlife Refuge | Steamboat Bertrand Collection Museum | July 2022 Ever since we visited Desoto National Wildlife Refuge in October 2020, we knew we wanted to come back as soon as we bought a kayak. Ideally we wanted to visit when migration season was in full swing, but…