America, the Beautiful
Thirty-ish years ago, she finished her course, passed the exams, walked across stage, received a pin and a lamp, and started working as an LPN. That’s Licensed Practical Nurse, for those of you who wanted to know. It meant she cared for people, made them feel better, and just all-around made a difference in a…
Since I live, breathe, eat, and sleep weddings, it’s only logical that I would spend my family reunion weekend thinking “wow! this would make an amazing honeymoon location!” Especially since so many of my brides are adventure-loving, hike-happy, mountain-loving souls. So, here I am: a five-star recommendation of Crested Butte, Colorado honeymoon location (with a few photos…
Today is a gray day. Perfect for sitting on the couch, sipping tea, writing; all the better for remembering the fun of hiking Elk Mountain earlier this summer. After the sweat-dripping, muscle-burning, lung-bursting climb up the never-ending-hill, we sat at the peak and gazed in awe across the Fraser Valley, down to Cultus Lake, out…
First it was all over my floor. A odd jumble of boxes, hardware, software packaging, and cords. Then the pieces started coming out of the boxes. Scarily intricate pieces of equipment. Worth excessive amounts of money, yet so tiny. Once all the pieces started getting put into the case, it was a scary series of…
His debut on my world wide web was September 2010. It was a covert debut. A photo of our shoes. We were sitting in the Raleigh airport, talking through our week together and cautiously planning the next trip. I took a snapshot that has become a lasting memory (and might need to be framed sometime…
If a photo is worth a thousand words and if sharing is caring, then sharing photos is the ultimate gift. I can’t tell you the number of times I have listened to someone tell me “I’ll send you these photos!” and they never do or (conversely)”My iPhone was full of [unshared] photos and now they’re…