Posts Tagged ‘travel’

Our last day was hectic. In fact, i'm writing this from the plane as we decend into DFW.
I spent 3 hours getting ready for the day, having breakfast, and packing bags. There was just too much to fit into too little of space. My mom gave Celeste a blanket, two stuffed animals, 3 sweat [...]

Yesterday was filled with fun. Perhaps one of my best days yet.
After getting ourselves ready in the morning, C and I went for a hike up Mt. Philo in order to look over the entire Champlain valley. At least that was the goal. Access tithe park was closed, however. So, we could only access [...]

(since I took the time to set it up, I decided I may as well test the new blog by email feature. So, this entry was sent via email.)
I've been up since 4am unable to sleep. On the plus side, I managed to get a lot done.
All of our clothes are packed. Except Socks, Underware, Shoes, [...]

Things that I need to do in order to prepare and pack for Celeste and my trip to NY and VT, for which the plane departs at 7:30am on October 5th which is in 5 days:

Everything

It's saddening and maddening to realize that, these days, nearly every frustration I face is merely a byproduct of a time and work based society without control over our own timeline. Our ancestors did not face these stresses. At one point did we become so dependent on progress that we failed to realize that what [...]

(This is Texas Coast Day 4, Saturday, September 6th.)
The plan was to go to a park, then take a nap, then have lunch, then go to a petting zoo, then have dinner.
Breakfast was had but by the time everyone was ready to go, it was already time for lunch. So we went to get some [...]

(This is Texas Coast Day 3, Saturday, September 5th.)
We started the day out with some breakfast cooked at Justin's Mom's house where we were staying. After breakfast, we headed out to an Alligator Farm. We saw Crocodiles, Alligators, Cayman, Snakes and Turtles. A tour guide gave a nice long talk about the animals and even [...]

The trip out wasn't bad at all. Much better than I had feared. I picked Celeste up around 10am and we arrived in Beaumont just before 6pm. She only slept for about 45 minutes of the trip. We stopped for lunch in Corsicana, for an hour or so of hiking in Huntsville, and a handful [...]

Fuel for Paranoia
It would be an understatement to say that I am generally paranoid. I spent most of yesterday morning packing for my trip and contemplating whether I should just call the whole thing off and stay in Dallas in case something happened or I was needed in some way.
About 2 hours after we hit [...]

At the end of this month my ex-inlaws are driving down from Canada to visit with Celeste and Jess. They are staying for 10 days and, of course, they want to see Celeste as much as possible which means, ideally, all 10 days. This is understandable and wonderful and all of those other good words. [...]