Each year, as we come together to celebrate Thanksgiving, my life presents a variety of settings, unfolding in both expected and unexpected ways. When I was a child, our cousins, aunt, and uncle would visit us from LA, and I cherish the memories of being together and gaining a broader perspective of my roots. I enjoyed spending time with the Nesses. Uncle Paul shared my dad's calm and easygoing demeanor, and both were intelligent, understated, and witty men. Fast forward to m

Brene Brown is one of my most cherished philosophers. Her words resonate deeply with me and inspire undeniable personal growth. Here is one of her many insightful quotes: “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” ―Brene Brown Well, if that's true then our lives are brimming over with innovation, creativity and change - because it has been the summer of vulnerability. When I reflect back to summer of 2025, I will smile and remember all of the feel

Have you really lived until you've been to a Savannah Banana Baseball game? I had no idea what was in store for us when Haley invited us along with a dozen of her baseball loving friends and family to the game. Think Harlem Globetrotters meet the Padres. Our initial task was to dash to the local thrift store to find some banana yellow outfits. Upon arriving at Petco Park, we merged into a crowd of yellow. It was my first experience of total neutrality at Petco Park. The usual

The days of leisurely schedules filled with ample strolling are behind us, and we've accelerated our pace to start our daily drive home. We both undeniably feel a strong pull towards home. We paused in Kansas for a night but didn't explore. We're currently in the marathon phase of our journey. We extended the slide for comfort, took a walk around the campground to stretch our legs, and then went to bed to prepare for another day of driving. Our next stop was one of our favori

Isn't it often when you're not overly excited about a place or event that it can unexpectedly surprise you and leave you amazed? This is how we felt as we neared Lincoln, Nebraska. No offense intended to anyone from there or who knows it well. It could have been partly because it was our final stop in week five of a six-week road trip or simply because we didn't know much about the town beforehand. The initial shoosh, shoosh, shoosh of sweeping was at the campsite itself. We'

...with Sioux Falls. Taylor and Zervan had just arrived in Fargo from Sioux Falls and told us what a must see it is and they were right. After enjoying our most luxurious campsite thus far, complete with a shiny new BBQ and concrete patio, we ventured out during our one day in Sioux City to see what all the fuss was about. While planning our day, we discovered two important things with the help of Google. First, a dog park where Pearl could enjoy some running, play, and sniff

We arrived at our campground to set up camp, only to learn that we missed the famous Potato Festival by one day! Our camp neighbors had come from miles around and were enjoying the afterglow of said festival. Goes to how, you never know! What we did know was that the next day we would go explore Fargo! As we rounded third in our trip, a two night stay is now our norm, which gives us one full day to explore then drag up and head on down the road. This is a good pace for us, as

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