Hello, Reader! Welcome to November! Thanksgiving is now just over three weeks away, then Christmas is four weeks later. And, we all know the days in between have a way each year of filling up fast. Are you ready? I was talking with a friend this past weekend about her recent trip to Gatlinburg, TN. She and her partner went down to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to enjoy the fall foliage and a little R&R before the holiday season kicks into high gear. Unfortunately, most everywhere they...
7 days ago • 3 min read
Hello, Reader! Can you believe we’re in the last week of October? I feel like I blinked and this month disappeared. I don’t mind, though. The trees around Indiana are ablaze in reds and yellows, the morning air has a distinct crispness that I love, and the holidays are right around the corner. Even though there are just 66 days left of 2026 (but who’s counting 😉), it’s not too late to squeeze in one more adventure. November is a great time to plan a getaway, often taking advantage of lower...
14 days ago • 5 min read
Hello, Reader! Now that the laundry is done and we're settling back into our normal, day-to-day routines, I thought I'd revisit our final night in Ibiza with all of you. And it's not what you think. After a nearly perfect day of exploring, our last evening on the island turned out to be a little more stressful than we'd planned. Here's what happened… The beautiful sunset our last night in Ibiza. 🤍 Have you heard of the ETA? If you've traveled to the UK recently, you probably have. But until...
21 days ago • 3 min read
Hello, Reader! We’re just back from our European adventure and have much more to share than will fit in one newsletter. We learned how to navigate three different countries, where to eat for some of the freshest, most delicious foods in Crete and Ibiza (and where NOT to eat for the same in Venice), and how to truly immerse yourself in a destination that isn’t home. But one of the things that struck a chord deep inside me was a hand-written quote on the wall of an Italian bistro in the heart...
28 days ago • 3 min read
Hello, Reader! As I’m writing to you today, we’re about halfway through our Mediterranean adventure. We started a week-and-a-half ago in Crete (our first time in Greece), then spent a whirlwind day and a half in Venice before landing here in Ibiza. Three very different places. Three very different ways of getting around. Three sets of hotels, flights, transportation, reservations, and logistics to figure out. The planning sometimes felt like an adventure in itself. And now that we’ve actually...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Hello, Reader! Have you ever gone somewhere new, met a group of people for the very first time, and somehow felt like you're already friends? You don't know their stories yet. You don't know where they've come from or what brought them to the same place you're currently in. You just start talking. Then laughing. You find something you have in common. Someone tells a story, someone else adds one, and before you know it, the invisible line between strangers and friends has somehow disappeared....
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hello, Reader! Have you ever been on vacation, sitting at the airport waiting to go home, and thought: What if we just missed our flight?What if we had to stay another night?What if we got one more day here? Maybe you've even joked about it as you were reluctantly leaving somewhere you really loved. Well... Thinking and joking about it is one thing, but how we respond if it ACTUALLY happens is another. Sitting on the plane, ready to depart St. Martin after a week of exploring at his own pace,...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hello, Reader! Friday night, I was at work. I spent the evening in the NICU, doing what I love; supporting families through one of the most exciting, frightening, exhausting and vulnerable experiences of their lives. There is something pretty extraordinary about being invited into those moments. Even on the hard nights, I know I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be. And then, less than 24 hours later, I was somewhere completely different. Just a few miles, but a world away. Saturday night found...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello, Reader! Have you ever had a day off where your brain refuses to actually rest? Where instead it hands you every want, need, and “someday” all at once, like it’s been saving them up? Today. This weekend. This trip. This life. All of it. All at once. That was me on my one day off between shifts this week. And somewhere in the middle of it all, I noticed something, and I bet you’ve felt it, too. Everyone I love is on a journey. Just… not the same one as me. We talk all about travel here,...
2 months ago • 2 min read