I’ve had a few perfect days before. As I reflect on them, I realize they all involve a trip we took. Escaping reality can make for quite a lovely day, right? But, if we are honest, reality is everywhere. We cannot hide from it no matter how many frequent flyer miles we use. I, for […]

My husband, son, and I drove 22 hours over the course of about 35 to get home from our little spontaneous getaway from reality. During our time away, we had beach-walks and seafood, sunsets and laughs. We also had one back injury, and another didn’t feel well, and mostly all rainy days. My boys did […]

This was our first time with an entire week, just the two of us, since our honeymoon. We were young parents, and quite happy to wait until *someday when our kids were grown* to begin our travel together.