travel

Colorado/Utah Trip Days 1-3: Driving, Vail + Glenwood Springs

I have a window of time to myself this Mother's Day morning, it's a beautiful day, I'm in the sunroom, the windows are open, the sun is shining, and I thought to myself, "It's my 'special day'. What's something I can do for a little while to fill my own cup?" (before we start on… Continue reading Colorado/Utah Trip Days 1-3: Driving, Vail + Glenwood Springs

Kids, Life, Summer

Summer plans + thoughts on the end of sports

We're down to the final stretch of the school year already. WHAT?!??! Ethan gets done in less than 2 weeks!! AP exams are this week, then one more week of classes before finals May 19-21. This summer, Ethan's main plans are: working (he just got a new job at Panera) daily lifting/conditioning at school (I… Continue reading Summer plans + thoughts on the end of sports

Family Fun, Life

Our houseguest weekend= success!

It's Sunday morning, and our houseguests are gone! They left last night. It all went really well! I mentioned I was apprehensive, because our guests included Ivan's friend/wife/daughters (who I know) but also his friend's parents and mother-in-law (who I did not know). Also, we just don't host people a lot, besides immediate family (which… Continue reading Our houseguest weekend= success!