Life is a Journey, not a Destination
Estes Park, CO – Rocky Mountain National Park. Third in a series of six articles. Turns out Phebe had nothing to worry about. As the leading “inn-to-inn” hiking guide on the globe, she confessed she worries a little when she brings a group of complete strangers together and throws them into multiple days and multiple [...]
Fresno, California I said I wouldn’t do it, never, ever again. After my 10 year high school reunion I swore I would never go back to another reunion. And I did pretty good for 20 years! But then something happened…social media, reconnections, weekly emails pestering me to put it on my calendar. But most importantly, [...]
Lone Tree, Colorado Overwhelmed. In a word, that is how I felt. More than 90 people came to the launch of this little idea of mine, and thanks to their support it gave that little idea wings. The event was infused with family, laughter provided by funny man Sam Adams, food, drinks, dancing and the [...]
Caribbean, Grand Cayman – Time Together My “kids” are grown and the need to get away with them is urgent…so I stole them away and we got lost for eight days on an island in the Caribbean. Life moments I will laugh at and cherish to my last breath. Do you remember that soap opera [...]
Lone Tree, Colorado, La Mia Casa I just threw a party at my house for a dozen people I did not know. And I walked away with new friends and a whole new family! My friend Abbey wanted to throw a surprise birthday party for her boyfriend Michael, who I do know personally. We worked [...]
Walnut Creek, California OK, I confess. I’m slow on the draw here. It has taken me a few days to digest this event – my Grandmother’s 90th birthday party - it’s significance and the impact it had on so many lives. Forgive me as I continue to process the gravity of it all, for it was [...]
Walnut Creek, California I am trying to really get my head around 90 years…of anything, but especially a life lived. I have had quite an amazing year, with travels to the French Polynesia, California from top to bottom and then the Netherlands where I fell in love with Holland. Today I get to head back [...]
Colorado OK, guys – you can check out now – cause this is all about the women! First off, let me say this is dedicated to the many wonderful, supportive, amazing women in my life. I do not know why I am so blessed, but I won’t stop long enough to ask for fear of [...]
Lone Tree, Colorado Oh, the joy of reconnecting with people we thought we lost! It seems I am in a time-warp – I am happily welcoming back old friends…. One of the joys of getting older is that you have a real history. I am 47, which frightens the hell out of me, but I [...]
Lone Tree, Colorado Let’s start talking about traveling through life, which in my humble opinion is all about relationships and the choices we make. Life is a journey, and my journey is so much about those I have loved and lost and those I love still. I did not pack a suitcase for this next [...]
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Traveling is a lot about making memories, don’t you agree? Well, lots of memories were made when I took my two grown (but not yet old enough to drink legally in the US) kids to Grand Cayman (where they were old enough to drink legally.) The absolute best thing about our resort was that it [...]
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