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Sailing Through Life Together
There’s something about your youngest getting married that turns the page on a generation. My grandsons were groomsmen and were amazing sentinels who ushered their uncle into his new life. Darren and Kensley were blessed to have the most perfect day and evening for their nuptials. The weather set the perfect stage for a venue … Continue reading
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Good Ol’ Rocky Top
I am hard pressed to beat the post my son, Eric provided on his fantastic trip to New Zealand. I am anxiously awaiting part 2 when he talks about the southern island. However, knowing the pace at which Eric accomplishes things, I figured I’d fill you in on what the old folks have been up … Continue reading
New Zealand Pt. 1 – The Northern Island
Kia Ora! If you’re reading this chances are you know my Mom, Susan, and in some capacity you know me her favorite son – Eric. As a reader of this blog, you’ve seen my parents travel all over the world, leaving me to sit and dream about some day going on a trip of my … Continue reading
Scavengers
Happy New Year! Yes, it’s been a while and probably would’ve been even longer but I finally mustered up the courage to tackle this post. This blog is created through WordPress and they recently changed their editing system to something totally unfamiliar to me. Finally, today my resistance was low and after a quick YouTube … Continue reading
Native American
The indigenous people occupying Puerto Rico when Columbus arrived were a culture whose language similarities suggest they were related to the Arawak (Arhuaco) tribes of South America, specifically those from the Orinoco River delta in eastern Venezuela. They called themselves the “Taino” (meaning: relatives), possibly to distinguish themselves from other Carribean tribes. It was widely … Continue reading
Need Beach, Will Travel.
We deferred our usual Summer beach visit this year knowing that we were heading to Puerto Rico. For me, it’s just not summer if I’m not laying in sand somewhere and frollicking in the waves. The area of San Juan where we are headquarted is a resort area called, Condado. Each morning we rise and … Continue reading
Old San Juan
In 1493 during his second voyage to the New World Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Puerto Rico. The native inhabitants, called the Taino, were a peaceful people and showed Columbus their abundant natural resources including gold found in the rivers. It wasn’t long before these resources and the island’s critical location as the … Continue reading
I Do Too!
After barely having time to recover from Eric & Natalie’s wedding we forge ahead in celebrating the nuptials of T.J. & Karen Marable. T.J. is our son from another mother (& father), our first Fauquier friends, Tom & Cindy. He was the best man at Eric’s wedding and now Eric is returning the favor along … Continue reading
Chapter 1: A Long Expected Party
Timeline: Six Months Ago Me to my son: “So, what’s your rain plan?” (A wedding is planned at a lovely outdoor venue.) My son to me: “Uh, we get wet?” (He comes by his obnoxious sarcasm honestly.) Timeline: Six Days Ago Me to my son: “So, what’s your hurricane plan?” My son to me: “Sacrifice … Continue reading
Last Dance
The end of our unofficial Summer vacation occurs this week. Don returns to school & Damian returns the following week. Football practices have begun. School supplies were purchased on our tax free holiday this weekend. Don’t blink because I have seen Halloween decorations already in stores. Damian just returned from spending the weekend down in … Continue reading
