Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Chris checked into his new squadron and promoted today! CONGRATULATIONS!! The kids and I are so proud of you! We celebrated with dinner at Coronado Brewing Co. Chris was on predeployment leave in Alaska on Sept 1 last year when he found out he made O4. What a year it’s been since, with Chris’ deployment…
“Better come back. Seagulls are eating your stuff,” Chris texted me helpfully from the pool with Isaac. Eloise and I were splashing in the Pacific surf. Seagulls devoured the rest of our dinner and popcorn. “Was all the driving worth it to get to live here for a few weeks?” I asked Isaac. “Yes! A-cuz…
“There was no where to go but everywhere. So just keep on rolling under the stars.” —Jack Kerouac (don’t really know who this guy is, but I liked this quote from him that I saw on a national park posted in the Blue Ridge Mountains in May) WE MADE IT. Today we drove the final…
The whole family hiked down to the first switchback on the Bright Angel Trail for our last day at the Grand Canyon. Eloise soon fell asleep and her little baby snores set the pace. Here’s a shock for everyone: Eloise was the youngest person we saw on the trail. Although, in all fairness, we were…
Ok, math people, I need an equation. What is the maximum amount of whiny-ness allowable to still truthfully let all parties say “we sure had a fun day!” Even “that was kind of fun!” would suffice. I think we exceeded our alotment today for sure. But sometimes Isaac’s whiniest days deliver an inexplicable “that was…
You know what’s not so grand? Writhing awake half the night and constantly rushing to the hotel bathroom. Being sick makes me want to die. Knowing I had to get up early to catch a train made it even worse. At 3am, I hated this whole dumb journey we’re on. Today was beautiful. Rainy and…
Today was so much better than yesterday. I made jokes, but seriously, yesterday had me considering jumping out of the moving car on the freeway and hitchhiking. Today, people were praying for us and we drank more caffeine and we (mostly) didn’t bicker. We woke up with trains rolling by between us and the…
