When you’re planning your next snow skiing adventure with your family or group of friends, consider putting together an Amazing Ski Race, aka A Super Fun Way to Spend a Day Having a Scavenger Hunt Spanning Five Mountains in 22 Degree Weather. Yep. Our Orlando Ski Club (yes, Florida has snow ski clubs) group gathered […]
3-2-1-Liftoff
No matter how many times I hear “3-2-1-liftoff” it is always exciting (and suspenseful) to witness a missile launch. Just a few days ago tourists and locals had gathered at 4th Street South in Cocoa Beach to watch the newest SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and my family and I were among them. Liftoff was scheduled […]
My Little Big Rig
When I was little, I wanted to be many things when I grew up, but being a truck driver was not one of them. Yet, now I can call myself a truck driver. Kind of. January 1 seemed an auspicious day to pick up and load my rental truck – my little big rig – […]
An American Safari
During a recent Saturday morning bike ride, just out of the corner of my eye, I glimpsed a herd of llamas grazing. Other than their jaws chomping away on the dewy grass, the llamas hardly moved and I could have easily missed seeing them. I looked back to see if my eyes had played a […]
There Is No Normal and Other Lessons Learned
It was in early March when the days were still chilly and the snow was still falling that the locals assured me the snowfall was not normal and not to worry. “This week’s snow would be the last”, they all claimed. As a recent transplant to Boulder, Colorado, I was excited to live in a new […]
World’s Largest Swimming Pool
“But Mommy, where are the sides?” I asked my mother. I was standing at the edge of the swimming pool I had ever seen and I could not see the sides. This water was so clear and sparkly. And endless. Having learned to swim in an Olympic-size pool where the water was clear and chlorinated, I could […]