relishing the life God has given us
Road Trip with Jess’ Family | Omaha, NE to Portland, OR | June 2021 As of this summer, I have two siblings living in the Pacific Northwest. Back when Curtis and I moved to Omaha, I told my parents that if they were ever planning a vacation to visit them, that I would be interested in joining if the timing… Read More
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Day 2 | July 26, 2020 | Driving from the Columbia River Gorge to Deschutes National Forest We woke up on our second day of vacation at our campsite in Mt. Hood National Forest. It was chilly, but not cold by any means. We discussed with Grant what we wanted to do today…. Read More
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Day 1 | July 25, 2020 | Hiking Lookout Mountain On our first day of vacation, we packed all we had into our tiny rental car, picked up Grant, and headed for the hills. We made a quick stop to pick up groceries for a week on the road, then continued on to… Read More
On Friday, July 24, we awoke in our rental house in Hawaii for the last time. We ate breakfast and finished packing, then took Charlotte for a walk to the park for the last time. We said goodbye to our neighbors, and walked through our house for the last time. All of this felt surreal and emotional, but walking through… Read More
Once in Portland, I spent Monday afternoon cleaning out our rental car and repacking all my luggage. On Tuesday, 9/26, I took Charlotte to get a bath at Petsmart so she’d be all clean and ready for our flight (I had read that if quarantine found any sort of ticks or parasites on an animal it could be held in… Read More
Moving to Hawaii, Jess and Charlie Edition • Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Smith Rock State Park, and Mt. Hood National Forest • September 23-25, 2017 I had finally made it halfway through my week alone — it seemed to be dragging by even though I was filling each day with exciting things. I was running on minimal sleep and doing my best… Read More