by Steve | Feb 5, 2018 | Cruising, Experiences, Feature Cruising, Feature Travel, Travel
When you quit your job after 21 years, the first thing you want to do is get away and have fun. That’s why the morning after my last day as a middle school principal, we were in the car headed south to the Port of Galveston for our first-ever Carnival Cruise....
by Steve | Jan 17, 2018 | Experiences, The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
We planned an overnight trip to Omaha recently on what turned out to be one of those bone-chilling cold days we have here in the Midwest. The forecast called for snow showers, 30-mile-an-hour winds, and temperatures dropping to below zero that night. Instead of...
by Ann | Dec 21, 2017 | Experiences, Pawhuska, The Pioneer Woman, USA, Where we've been
Just after Thanksgiving, I received a text message from the Pawhuska (OK) Chamber of Commerce that said, “Kind of kidding, but if you Steve want to be in Pawhuska the first weekend in December, I have two judging spots left for the parade. We just miss you...
by Steve | Nov 9, 2017 | Experiences, The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
No matter where you live, there are likely tourist attractions nearby that you’ve driven past for years. You have good intentions of visiting, but never actually take the time to stop. At least once a month for more than 16 years, I’ve driven past a large,...
by Ann | Oct 21, 2017 | Experiences, Feature Experiences, Real Life, USA
Did we ever tell you about the time we met Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood? We had gone to a TeamMates mentoring program silent auction in November of 2012, and about half way through the evening, we noticed that no one had bid on a package that included tickets to...
by Ann | Oct 14, 2017 | Experiences, Feature Experiences, The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
Yesterday, we drove carts through an entire 18-hole golf course and didn’t have to stop once to look for a lost ball. Only because we didn’t hit any. Not this time, anyway. This time, we didn’t have to tee off once. My sister, Laura, works for a...