We often travel around the time of Brandon’s birthday (February), but never for mine (June). When we decided to get out of town to celebrate, I knew that spending my…
Thoughts on traveling during COVID-19
Even though I’m still pretty far behind, I like writing about our travels in chronological order. Today, I’d like to break that a bit to talk about something timely: traveling…
50 in 5: Year Two Review
In our second year of 50 in 5, May 2018 – May 2019, we visited 13 states. We went far north to Maine, and even ticked off our home state…
Farewell, Summer 2020
As we approach the first “official” day of fall next week, I’m reflecting on a summer that was memorable in ways I didn’t expect it to be. To be honest,…
Asheville in 5 photos
A big question when we started 50 in 5 was what we would do for our “North Carolina” trip. I’ve lived here my whole life, and Brandon’s family moved to…
Two meals in two states
Similar to my “Three meals and a whale” post, this is going to be random. Two experiences that don’t really fit in the rest of my narrative about Brandon’s birthday…