For many young and aspiring writers, November is National Novel Writing Month (i.e. NaNoWriMo). A whole month of community supported obsessive writing! The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words and the only real rule is don’t start writing before November 1st and stop writing November 30th. The website has a word count validator… Read More Announcing: NaNoWriMo 2019!
Florida was a blast and we were looking forward to the next leg of our trip! First up was lunch in Montgomery, at a Jamaican restaurant. We walked down the street a bit to read historical marker signs but it was really hot and our cramped legs weren’t louder than the heat. Our timing into… Read More Honeymoon: Part 4
For the drive from New Orleans to Pensacola, we took the scenic route along the coast and boy was it worth it! This was the first time in a long time that either of us had visited the Gulf Coast and even longer for Kirk being near the ocean. We made a pit stop in… Read More Honeymoon: Part 3
It was late afternoon when we arrived in New Orleans so we decided to check in to our B&B, drop stuff off, and head to dinner. It sprinkled a bit during our walk over, but the temperature was pleasant! We found a bar straight down and right off Esplanade that had some decent food options.… Read More Honeymoon: Part 2
After getting coffee and breakfast, we headed out to Springfield, Missouri for lunch. The restaurant we went to was called Van Gogh’s Eeterie. It was super cute and the food was absolutely delicious with lots of vegetarian friendly options. After a short walk up and down the street we switched drivers and headed to Memphis.… Read More Honeymoon: Part 1
3 more days! We have been counting down the days to our road trip (aka honeymoon?) to the southeast ever since Labor day. But honestly, we’ve been counting down to a week off work for MUCH longer. After deciding that we wanted to do a roadtrip in the southeast we had to decide where we… Read More Road Trip
After our New York trip and wedding we didn’t have very much vacation time left for weekend getaways, so we decided to camp somewhere close. Unfortunately that didn’t work out as well as we hoped. We left work early so we could explore Powell Gardens before heading to our campsite. Powell Gardens looked run down… Read More Labor Day Weekend
We’ve been planning a practice hike all summer but it had been difficult to find time. This weekend we finally managed to find time and the weather cooperated! What was first predicted as rain gradually grew into a partly sunny 80 degree day so we knew we had to take advantage of our luck. After… Read More Prepping for the Ozark Trail
*Wedding photos credit to Meg O’Neill Photography* Our wedding day began with a 3am alarm. Kaila spent the early morning getting ready while Kirk made coffee and breakfast. The rest of the families didn’t have to meet us at the trailhead until 6:30am but the top for Kaila’s dress required another person so Kaila’s mother… Read More Wedding Weekend – Part 2
After what felt like an interminable week we threw our suitcases in the car, went to pick up Kaila’s sister, and headed to the airport. For a late night flight to Denver. An hour delay later and we landed in Colorado around 11pm. We still had to drive out to Idaho Springs where we would… Read More Wedding Weekend – Part 1
