Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
This post is difficult. Before Chris left we had our ups and downs. He was stressed with deployment preparations. I was overwhelmed at the length of his impending absence. We were both on edge. His departure was delayed a weekend thanks to the hurricane. All his preparations were complete, so he was able to really…
In the middle of all the rain last week the compound crew met up for some fall flowers at the glorious botanical gardens. The fall wildflower meadow—amazing! My mom and I brought the kids here last October soon after Eloise was born: oozing, limping, medicated…I don’t know what I was thinking. All I remember is…
Chris and Eloise are on the front page of the Virginian-Pilot this morning! It feels immodest to rave about a story about my family but the reporter, Mike Hixenbough, really nailed it. As Chris said, it starts our deployment on a high note. Here it is online: http://hamptonroads.com/2015/10/kearsarge-leaves-norfolk-naval-station-deployment
Happy first birthday, Eloise! You are exactly what we needed. Your slap-slap-slap crawling, your huge baby smile, your PIGTAILS, your hugs, your personality, your noise; I just love you. This past year was a real challenge, and today your daddy deployed (after a birthday breakfast on ship and lots of birthday kisses). But we had…
Our street is flooded from both ends, but our home is high and dry. I was delighted to see that the car the kids and I stopped to photograph on the way home from preschool was the very shot headlining local news coverage. Maybe it’s a sign it’s time to start writing again. Or maybe…
I love fall. I’m glad Chris is leaving this season because fall has so much momentum to carry us through the first stretch of deployment. My first Farm Table box after the Autumnal Equinox included sweet potatoes, beets, and apples. Roasted root vegetables = FALL! Beet Chèvre Crudités: Peel four beets, thickly slice them and…
Isaac was still a little jet lagged—I had to wake him and Eloise up for his first day of school. But he was happy to be there! Afterwards, we went to Taste for gelato. Isaac helped me feed Eloise. The first day of school coincided with my birthday, with Chris’ right around the corner and…
