Saturday, March 30 Okay, finally getting around to recapping our LAST day from our Smoky Mountains spring break trip... I was almost done with these and then life got in the way. I know my dear readers may be "over" this trip by now (sorry!), BUT I urge you to please at least skim through… Continue reading Day 8: Epic last day in Smoky Mountain NP! Bears, picnic, Alum Cave Trail and more
Mish mash post here today of a few random things... #1: I finally ordered and received my printed Blog Book from our Costa Rica trip! I had this one made with my blog post recaps after our New England trip in 2021: from intorealpages.com It turned out great, and ever since I have wanted to… Continue reading Blog book, shopping, Nutella…
Just did a little audit of the May calendar... we're in the thick of it now! To me things REALLY gear up when there start to be a bunch of special weeknight events. This sets May apart from the rest of the year, I think. The numbers Tennis matches= 4 (including one full day Conference… Continue reading May by the numbers/photos
I didn't sleep great last night; it started off with over an hour awake where I could NOT stop coughing from 11 pm- midnight, during which I protested out loud in frustration "Come ON!" several times to my dark bedroom, sleeping husband and dog. It finally subsided, but I awoke today with a still very… Continue reading Moving in the right direction…
Coming at you from Sick Day #2 of the week over here (well, more like Sick Day #5, technically, but I mean Sick Day #2 off of work). I started getting a sore throat on Friday but didn't think too much of it really. I had several long phone calls on Thursday and I sat… Continue reading Sick edition
After a few recent dedicated and fairly lengthy planning sessions, I think I have the "big rocks" of our Hawaii trip all set. YAY!!! My trip planning methods have shifted some over the years. I guess it actually depends on the location, really. I usually use some combination of: 1) Good old-fashioned guidebooks When I… Continue reading My travel planning style and resources
As I suspected and forecasted, this is a BUSY season for us right now. Side note- It annoys me that I just said that. Because I kind of feel like I, or the collective "we", have all taken to calling every season "busy". Have you noticed that? This current season (April-May) is the busy spring… Continue reading “Busy seasons” + good stuff list
Friday, March 29 Picking back up! So looking back to Thursday 3/28, we drove the Blue Ridge Parkway from Gatlinburg to Asheville and then spent the night in Asheville (in Biltmore Village). I had pre-purchased Biltmore Estate tickets for 10:15 a.m. Friday morning. The instructions said to be there 45 minutes early to allow time… Continue reading Our Biltmore Estate day! Asheville, North Carolina
First of all! A big thanks to all of you who chimed in on my last post about Hawaii and travel expenses. There were some REALLY interesting comments as well as helpful tips! I just went back this morning (finally) and responded to every one of you! Secondly, I am holding myself back from writing… Continue reading Lately…The “Let’s Browse my Camera Roll” edition
HI and sorry about disappearing! For a whole week! I just realized my last post was last Friday, which is a very long time for me to go with no blog posts. I had told myself I wasn't allowed to write any regular posts until I finished my Smokies recaps, but I still have 2… Continue reading A check in! And oops, a Hawaii $$ related spiraling tirade…
GRATEFUL KAE 