Planes, Marbles, and Automobiles
Events have lined up so that it makes the most sense to combine what should have been two posts into one today. I’ll try to be as brief as I can to both get it out and make it readable. Spring Break ’22 Spring Break in Siesta Key, FL was largely a success. The weather was mostly good-to-great. We had…
Paradise
Strap yourselves in for my mega-account of our trip to Hawaii! At around 3000 words, it might take you awhile to get through it. After a long day of travel and another of recovery, I’m hoping today (Thursday, Dec. 2) feels a little normal. Weird things happen when you travel nearly 9000 miles in less than a week. Our Thanksgiving…
Weekend Notes
Our house smells different this morning. Some of that is a real change in the aromatics that are spread around, some of it is the smell of anticipation. As we begin a Thanksgiving week unlike any other in our family’s history, some notes from the weekend. Friday was semi state for high school football in Indiana. Cathedral played a school…
Adult Fall Break
It was a very good weekend with some very good friends in Nashville. This was our first-ever trip to Music City, USA, and we had a great time. The four couples caravanned down on Thursday afternoon. We had a rental in the very cool area known as 12 South, not too far from downtown. Our house was fantastic. Very stylish,…
A Return to the Motherland
A wedding took us back to Kansas City for a very quick trip over the weekend.[1] I think most of my regular readers were at the wedding, so most importantly it was great to see you all! The wedding was wonderful and the reception everything we hoped it would be. It was a terrific night with nearly all of my…
Spring Break 2021
Another spring break has come and gone. We spent the week on Anna Maria Island, Florida, just outside of Tampa. Although we planned our trip independently, it turns out AMI and the surrounding communities are one of the most popular destinations for families from Indy area Catholic schools. Our girls were very excited to learn how many of their friends…
A Week Away
Well, we spent a week in Florida. Whether that was a good idea or not, I suppose we’ll figure out in the next 10-14 days. But it was definitely fun to get away from home for a bit. There were enough mixed feelings hanging over this trip thanks to Covid-19. Then some other shit happened. We were scheduled to leave…
This ‘n’ That
Before I get to some more notes on what’s been going down around here, a quick warning that I’m going to be doing some of my patented “jacking around with the blog” over the next few days. I’m hoping I can do it in a way that doesn’t prevent you from finding the site when you look for it. If…
Roughin’ It
It’s been a few days. A couple of you checked in – which I appreciate – and all is well. The girls and I spent a few days out in the wilderness. OK, that might be overstating it a bit, but here’s a breakdown. We went with our old neighbors to Turkey Run state park, about two hours east of…
Lazy Days Already
Just a couple weeks in and we’ve already entered the lazy days of summer. Swim most days. Have some family or small group of friends over on the weekends. Hope it doesn’t rain yet complain when it’s too hot. That happens quick when there’s no place else to go. S popped into the nearest mall one day last week to…