by events | Nov 5, 2007 | Personal
What a perfect time of year to drive through the Great Smoky Mountains! It has been several years since I visited this scenic area of North Carolina, perhaps since my freshman year in college when I did a backpacking trip in Pisgah National Forest. And so I was in awe...
by events | Nov 3, 2007 | Personal
We are especially thank you to the friends and family who offered to host us along our trip. We were fortunate enough to get to stay with friends and family from Missouri to Tennessee. Thank you to Auntie Debbie and her clan for hosting us in Springfield, MO. We also...
by events | Nov 2, 2007 | Personal
When Timothy McVeigh attacked the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and the people of Oklahoma City, I was a junior at Duke. I was rapped up in my own thoughts and ideas and preparing to be a teacher. I don’t remember my reaction to the news. At the time, it...
by events | Nov 1, 2007 | Personal
72 oz of steak!!! Free! at the Big Texan… provided you eat the whole thing plus some fixin’s within an hour on a stage in front of everyone at the restaurant. No, neither of us attempted it. Our waiter told us that on average one person a day gives it a...
by events | Oct 31, 2007 | Personal
So we have spent a lot of our time on the road. And there are some great views along the way; some of the prettiest and the tackiest and simply most American parts of the country. Here’s a sampling from the road. I will keep adding photos to the top of this post...
by events | Oct 30, 2007 | Personal
Driving the high road to Taos brought us to an intriguing site. Chimayó boasts a church- El Santuario de Chimayó- where pilgrims come from near and far, several walk and some arrive on their knees. Many come for healing. Individuals can dig dirt from a hole and rub...
