We arrived home late Sunday night from a nine day trip to the East coast. It started out as a business trip for hubby, where he spoke with two other distinguished guests to a crowd of close to 200 about the implications of …
A Lesson in Trust
This week, I'm preparing to go on another trip with my husband. Part business, part pleasure. But as I was trying to set up a plan to meet a friend at our destination, I realized I didn't have all the details of our trip. …
Rhode Island
One of the things I love about my husband is that he loves history as much as I do. One of the things I hate about his job is that he travels so much. But one of the things I love about being empty nesters is that now when he …
To Slow Down, To See, To Rejoice, To Tell
It's been a crazy fall. How crazy? I have been on the road 40 of the past 120 days. Hubby's logged even more miles away from home than I have. These have not been vacations but business trips or visiting kids or other family. …
So Glad to be Home
My husband and I have been on the road 23 of the past 37 days. That's roughly 3 of the past 5 weeks. The trips were a combination of business events and family visits and they were all good. But being gone from home that long …
How We Roll on Vacation
Last week we traveled to Missouri with my parents, my sisters, brother, and their spouses to celebrate my parents' 50th anniversary. It was a great getaway with just the adults. We laughed a ton, soaked in the sun, ate good …
The Spring Training Trip
My husband has talked about this trip since I met him. He'd been to spring training in Florida once as a teenager, with his dad, but it just never worked out to take our kids. So many other plans interfered during spring …
When a Suitcase Revealed God’s Gentle Love and a Depraved Heart
Once upon a time (last week), a girl went on a trip. Three very long days, all very much out of her comfort zone. Finally, finally she commenced the trip home after a delay on the first leg of the journey. By the time she …
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Held Hostage by Sandy
We made a quick trip to central PA. My husband had meetings in DC and I had a book signing in PA. Then the plan was a couple of days with family in my husband's hometown and a couple of days with my sister-in-law and her …
Savannah and St. Simons Island Anniversary Trip
We LOVED our trip to Savannah and St. Simons Island (with a quick stop at Jekyll Island!) I think part of it was that after 25 years of marriage we've finally learned how to travel together. (Yes, we are slow learners …