What’s Next

For my girls

I grew up with two, slightly rowdy, brothers. As a result of their example and my own predisposition for introversion, I spent a large portion of my youth attempting adolescent invisibility. I was a freckle-faced, red-haired, braces and glasses wearer in southern California, so it hardly ever worked out as I hoped. 1,284 miles away,Continue reading “For my girls”

Pearl & The Case of the Chaos Tornado

“I swear I turned around for one second,” Logan said, panic saturating his pores. I don’t doubt this. Pearl is fast. To give you a reference point, she’s somewhere between a snake and a mongoose, and a panther. She had closed the door to our bathroom and opened the nearest drawer effectively barring anyone from getting at her. We stoodContinue reading “Pearl & The Case of the Chaos Tornado”

Zen and the Art of Blueberry Peace

I woke up today with an immensely odd craving for blueberry pancakes. You see, I’m more of a breakfast burrito kind of gal; bacon, potatoes, burn your taste buds right off hot sauce. Savory’s my game. And until now, my pregnancy has lacked the thrilling side effects Hollywood’s most notoriously appetite-less women would have youContinue reading “Zen and the Art of Blueberry Peace”

Mushaboom Brain

My brain is in so many places at once, I’m pretty sure I deserve a gold medal for the mental acrobatics I’m constantly performing. I have never attempted more fervently to pay attention, make eye contact, concentrate on the words being spoken to me. In the midst of extreme focus she’ll kick and, to be specific, it feelsContinue reading “Mushaboom Brain”

Warm-Hearted (Central) Americans

I adore Central America. I love the way the heat sits on your thirsty skin like a wet bathing suit. I stepped off the plane and my brain sent emergency alerts to my confused body and I was instantly perspiring in all the wrong places. I marveled at the locals who seemed to glow ethereally while we foreignersContinue reading “Warm-Hearted (Central) Americans”

The Sweetest Thing

Approximately three days and 17 searches: the amount of nail-biting time and hysterical googling it took for this lady to swear off all prenatal reading material. Should you ever feel the odd desire for slick palms, heart palpitations, and dizzying anxiety just google “first trimester back pain.” At 18 weeks, each day is a surpriseContinue reading “The Sweetest Thing”

The Best of the West

We’ve been stationary for six months, nostalgic for the road. Over 25 days we’ll hit 2 countries 10 states, and 4000 miles to hob nob around our old haunts and catch some surf before the snow. San Francisco, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Baja California, Arches, and Zion are a few of the highlights. Check out ourContinue reading “The Best of the West”

Between Now and Then

As we roll into the next temporary phase of our life, we’re fighting an urge. Five months in Central America, ten months in South America, six months on the ranch, four months in Aspen, seven months on the AT… That’s a lot of rambling. Our desire for permanence has grown. But between now and then, we we’ve gotContinue reading “Between Now and Then”

What’s next?

Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail 2184 miles through 14 states from Georgia to Maine Over 7 Months beginning April 2013 (that’s 10-15 miles per day) We will walk approximately 5 million steps in the direction of our goal 10% of those who attempt to complete the trail actually accomplish it We plan to sign the bookContinue reading “What’s next?”

Lonely in the Middle

Times are hard for dreamers. A few months ago we looked to the future and saw a season working in Antarctica followed immediately by more distance from the homeland. We interviewed and discovered we had merely gained status as alternates. Thoughts of touching down on ice this November melted quickly away. We find ourselves in a momentContinue reading “Lonely in the Middle”