Lisbon, a calf-strengthening experience

I think I know why drinking commences at noon in Lisbon.  It helps with the hill climbing. Ok, it wasn’t really that bad.  Lisbon seems…

Paris

I was going to load up this post with lots of pictures but I deleted them all off my SD card after uploading to Flickr. …

Ready, Set, Blast-Off!

Today is the big day.  After a month of driving, visiting friends and family, more driving, more friends and family, we are taking off for…

Trip prep update

We’ve been on the road 19 days now… and it feels good.  The family time has been great and much needed.  We both haven’t spent…

The Journey Begins

3 days, 38 hours of driving. After finally shipping all our stuff, packing the car, cleaning the house, and sleeping for a few hours on…

One more week in Seattle, 3 days of work

There’s so much to do before next Tuesday that I haven’t had much time to dwell on the goodbyes.  I’m living it up these days. …

Parties

We still haven’t figured out our personal going away party strategy but I am having a party with everyone from work on Friday, April 16. …

Itinerary – looking for connections

REPOSTED from Facebook:We’re in different stages of telling people, but Brandon and I are leaving Seattle on April 20 to head East and then eventually…

winding down, but still working

The weekends are now filled with errand-running and packing.  B. and I decided to pack as much as we can as early as possible, so…

I did it.. gave my notice.. it’s official.

Holy crap.  I finally gave my notice at work.  Brandon and I have been planning on traveling for a while, but only now are we…