We started planning our summer vacation – two years overdue – this weekend. Here’s what’s on my mind today for a perfect summer get-away: Take four good friends and add one cabin in the woods: Toss in a stack of books and magazines for pleasure reading: Make sure to bring plenty of charcoal for grilling […]
Travel
Maintaining a “Perfect” Record
We were very late leaving town on Friday for our weekend trip to Tyler, Texas. Despite the desire to get to our destination, I kept the car within the acceptable Texas range of speed – that is, 5 mph over the posted limit. However… As I pulled off the interstate at a small town to […]
Hi-Ho, Off to Fort Worth We Go
Marathon Man and I are heading to Fort Worth in preparation for a Saturday full of running fun – a 5k for me, a marathon for him. We’ll stay the night in Fort Worth to make race morning preparations less stressful. Kelly’s goal tomorrow is to break 4 hours. Mine, as always, is to get […]
Today’s Safety Minute
If you accidentally turn the wrong way on a one way street…at night…make sure to carefully look both directions before you execute a u-turn. Just to be careful, you know, that there’s not someone else who also turned the wrong direction on a one way street.
I’d Best Explain
I’m feeling torn. I want to be here, I want to be there. In truth, I want to be everywhere. I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling this way. For the first 17 years of my life I lived in one state, in one town, in fact. I forced myself to leave Manhattan, Kansas – […]
Dallas Drivers
Driving around Dallas (to White Rock Lake, back from White Rock Lake, leaving Dallas, returning to Dallas) drove me absolutely crazy this weekend. I am convinced that a majority of drivers in Dallas should have their licenses revoked. In college, I issued Fashion Citations while walking around the Great Fried State (Missouri) now I simply […]
Things that Make You Go Hmmm – Morning Commutes
Riddle me this: Why is it in a culture where cutting in line is frowned upon, that it is ok to knowingly drive in an exit only lane in order to cut in front of traffic at the last minute?
Today is Large Carbon Footprint Day
While I’m not an eco-terrorist by any means, I certainly try to be mindful of how the Hayley family consumes energy. We don’t own gas-guzzlers (well, we do have the classic pickup, but that doesn’t really count since we rarely drive it) and we carpool. This is borne out of living for several years overseas and […]
Shocking Discovery
Family is fun. Ok, maybe this isn’t really shocking, but it does make for a catchy title. We’ve been going a lot lately – 4 weekends in a row, actually. All of our trips so far center around family. Over a week in Kansas with family. A weekend at a marriage retreat building our own […]