Across the state, across the world

A weekend getaway to the Walla Walla Valley can make you lose track of time while indulging in all the senses.

Holiday Res[e]t

We are now deep into the Christmas season, and quite frankly as far as planning goes, I’m very behind. Christmas day is a mere week away, and I’m just now wrapping presents for my daughter, trying to figure out what to buy the rest of my family, and Christmas dinner??? That menu hasn’t even startedContinue reading “Holiday Res[e]t”

A Walk Through Fire

We inched closer. Because there was nothing stopping us beyond our better judgment. There were no guards, no rails, no signs for directions for viewing the active lava flow. This was the wild. What we did was up to our discretion, our safety. My heart leapt with excitement. The hot lava oozed all around us,Continue reading “A Walk Through Fire”

I wander.

Not all those who wander are lost – Tolkien Tolkien’s quote along with his epic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, impacted me greatly at a young age. Nearly sixteen years after reading it for the first time, I still feel the pull of the adventure it sent me on every time I opened theContinue reading “I wander.”