I was surprised by how many people online seemed interested in knowing more about our U.P. trip or said the U.P. was on their bucket list to visit, so here is a very long, detailed trip report (with lots of pictures!) for anyone who is interested! Feel free to drop any questions you might have… Continue reading Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park/ U.P. Michigan Trip Report
Category: travel
I’m Back! (from the U.P. and, a social media break)
I’m back from our little adventure in the north woods! It was amazing. Briefly, we left home Thursday morning (along with my parents) and drove up to Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We spent 3 nights up there and got home just before bedtime last night (Sunday). As I… Continue reading I’m Back! (from the U.P. and, a social media break)
Social Media Break
Good morning! I don't have much time today as I need to go jump in the shower and get moving. We are heading (way) up north today, to the shores of Lake Superior in Porcupine Mountain State Park in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It's about a 5 hour drive, not bad, and we'll just be gone… Continue reading Social Media Break
Dilemmas
Feeling a bit…..something this morning. Not exactly sure what. Sort of a mix between overwhelmed and frustrated. Maybe a touch of anxious and…irritable? I don’t even know. I feel conflicted, too. About several different things.The weekend was awesome- truly, as you saw in my post yesterday, Ethan’s birthday was such a highlight. But I did… Continue reading Dilemmas
Back to Reality + School Woes
No matter how hard I try, I always have sort of a hard time getting back in the groove after some time away. My 5 am alarm that I normally really have no trouble getting up to felt like a bullhorn going off in my room today. I hit the SNOOZE button (repeatedly), something I… Continue reading Back to Reality + School Woes
Thankful, Thoughts, Travel: 3×3 Tuesday
Hello! How's it going today? Feeling pretty good here, despite the growing concerns over increasing COVID numbers again. I've been having some intermittent anxiety/ worries about if this is EVER going to go away! I had really assumed initially, I guess, that this would maybe last through summer, but I always figured that by fall things… Continue reading Thankful, Thoughts, Travel: 3×3 Tuesday
Don’t Worry About A Thing
I'm cranky right now. That's about all I can say to sum it up. I have just been tired in general lately, despite a great weekend. I've gotten to bed too late too many nights recently and I'm paying for it now.Also, I made the mistake of lying in bed when my alarm went off… Continue reading Don’t Worry About A Thing
COVID-19, please stop ruining my travel plans
*I need to preface this post by saying that I realize that what I’m about to talk about is really not very important in the grand scheme of things occurring in the world. I know that this pandemic has caused immense physical and emotional difficulties, pain, stress and economic hardship for so many people in… Continue reading COVID-19, please stop ruining my travel plans
Let It Be
After writing the post yesterday about the "new normal", I had COVID on the brain a little bit on and off all day. As you know, I've tried (and mostly have succeeded) to feel pretty okay about all of this- I have been trying to focus a lot on the positives and have actually enjoyed… Continue reading Let It Be
The Parable of the Mexican Fisherman
Valle de Bravo, MexicoToday, in honor of Cinco de Mayo yesterday, I want to share my favorite parable about a Mexican fisherman. But first, I feel obligated to share a very brief history lesson (Spanish major = I took a bunch of classes on Latin American history in college + I'm married to a Mexican 😊). I… Continue reading The Parable of the Mexican Fisherman
GRATEFUL KAE 