If Croatia is not on your travel list – now is the time to add it. What a beautiful country. Full of UNESCO World Heritage sites and the most beautiful coastal towns. The water is as clear and brilliantly turquoise as it looks in photos.
Read MoreWe had this quote in Adam’s funeral program. Some Days Never Come “Someday, I can take her on the cruise.” “Someday, I will have time to call and chat.” “Someday, the children will understand why I was so busy.”
Read MoreI broke my toe this summer. It slowed me down a bit, but I’m on the comeback now. Do not suggest a parent-kid softball game when no opponent shows up to play your daughter’s team and then play catcher with no gear. One fast pitch straight to my big toe took me out. I’m finally walking and running
Read MoreI traveled well in 2023, with adventures in both Scotland and Egypt. While in Scotland, my friend Krista and I visited the Johnnie Walker flagship store on Princes Street in Edinburgh. We took the Johnnie Walker Journey of Flavor tour, and it was full of unexpected surprises. You don’t need to like—or even know anything about—whiskey to enjoy...
Read MoreIf you missed it, we took the train to Whitefish, Montana for a spring break ski trip. The train was so much fun and I loved it for a carefree one-day trek. We stayed in a village condo halfway up the mountain. None of us had skied Whitefish before so we had to get familiar with the easy slopes - find the greens and
Read MoreOur actual spring break from school was going to be spent at the Bantam State Hockey tournament in Plymouth, Minnesota, so we had to skip out a week early to get a ski trip in this year. It was the first time my kids would ski on actual mountains, instead of ski hills in Minnesota. I was nervous for them and excited. I love exposing them to new...
Read MoreI am making room for new things. Making it a priority to say yes. To go, learn, and do. I tried Nordic Thermal Cycling for the first time at Moonglade. Hot sauna. Cold plunge. Rest and recovery. I was a bit apprehensive about the cold plunge portion because I loathe being cold, but decided to give this experience a try. In 90 minutes, we cycled...
Read MoreTraditions. Some I can maintain. Others I cannot. Early on I described letting go of the annual cutting of our Christmas tree. I attempted it that first year after losing Adam and it was just too much.
Read MoreI recently shared about fun times at Victual in the small town of Crosby, Minnesota. It wasn’t my first time there. I took my kids for our first Memorial Day weekend trip in 2022 as a family of four. We survived the first anniversary of my husband’s sudden death and then I packed up my kids and headed to Crosby, determined to enjoy the long...
Read MoreHockey has taken me to Crosby, Minnesota three times this season. It holds a special place in my heart. It was the first solo trip I took the kids on by myself over Memorial Day the year after Adam died. I’ll tell you about that trip later. Today, I’m talking Victual. The smallest liquor store in
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