August 25-26, 2017 | Moving to Hawaii | Connecticut to Michigan When we found out we were moving to Hawaii, there were so many details that we needed to work out and many decisions that had to be made. After the initial freak-out-and-call-our-parents, we started going over everything that needed to happen. While there were many uncertainties,…
Day Trip to Boston and Plymouth, Massachusetts • August 6, 2017 • Written by Jess & Curtis When planning for our summer in New England, we made a bucket list of the places we felt we had to see while here. After living in New York for 10 months and now Connecticut for 1.5, it seemed like we should…
Road Trip around Rhode Island • July 22, 2017 If you’ve been reading this blog for very long, you’ll know there are a number of goals we have of things to see or do in each state. The main ones are, in no particular order: hike to the highest point, see Peter Toth’s Whispering Giant statue,…
It’s finally here — the last step of Curtis’ Navy training before he goes on to do what he signed up for in the first place! Thankfully the next couple months of training are supposed to be less intense than the past 6 months have been. What makes this part interesting is that since it’s…
Driving Through Western New York | Letchworth State Park | June 2017 On our way home from visiting our families, we decided to break up the drive into 2 days, giving us a chance to do a little exploring in Western New York before returning to reality. We drove through Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, sticking on the…
Fall to the Rising Sun Trip • Acadia National Park • September 21, 2016 This was our first time to ever visit Maine. Something about the furthest Northeastern state just seemed so mysterious and romantic. What hidden beauties would we find within the state? Visiting Maine, and even more specifically Acadia National Park, had been on my…