At the end of the July I had a conference in New Orleans for work, and since it was so close to our two year anniversary, we took advantage of the opportunity to enjoy the city together. I had been…
Category: Travel
I traveled for work via an airplane 7 times last year, which means 14 TSA lines. I traveled for fun too. And for the life of me, I don’t know why I didn’t apply for TSA pre-check earlier. It was…
January 2014: Hosted Feast with Shea in Wilmette for the first time. Tried not to freeze to death in the coldest 4 months on record. Ever. February 2014: Saw Queenie Pie at the Harris Theater in Chicago, had a wedding…
I was born in Minnesota. I’ve been coming to the land of 10,000 lakes for my entire life but I have never made it to the Minnesota State Fair. This year I decided that it was our opportunity, since my…
The last few weeks have been marked by suitcases, last minute travel, sunsets, children, friends, sleep-deprivation, laughter, learning, and family. Â For the 4th of July weekend, I drove to Minnesota for 6 days to visit my mother’s family and some…
I recently went to Florida for a work trip. At the end of a very long (and wonderful) week, we returned to Chicago tired and ready for home. My coworkers and I waited at the baggage carousel…and waited. Their luggage…
In my last post I told the story of my adventures in mud on the way to my grandfather’s funeral in March. Well, my grandmother gave my sister and I some of Granddaddy’s tennis racquets. The one I was given…
I was in Washington, D.C. to attend a friend’s wedding last weekend. It was a beautiful, special time that I feel blessed to have participated in. However. I have figured out why all of the politicians who are based in…
I realize, looking over recent posts, that I assume that the majority of my readers know what is going on in my life, or even what my day-to-day life looks like. However, it is difficult for me to gauge my…
The trial of the seven Baha’i leaders in Iran has been postponed. As this New York Times article so aptly put it: “The Bahais have long served as the proverbial canaries in the coal mine of Iran’s theocracy.” Injustice against…
I have never been particularly fond of cats. They are less predictable than dogs, more aloof, and I am slightly allergic to them. But cats and I usually come to a sort of…understanding, and avoid each other whenever we must…
open faces that smile a lot foggy days when the rain barely mists down overhearing strange conversations New York City the way words can mean so many different things dancing for hours feeling like I am back in Haifa patterns…
There is something about traveling…airports, the unknown, the things that my eyes see that are different from everyday life. And for the life of me, I can’t seem to pack in advance…so I find myself trying to consolidate everything into…
Manhattan, NYC (taken from the Statue of Liberty) Boston (This one was a little tricky, as I didn’t have a tripod, but I managed to get it.)
As a departure from the last few rather serious posts, I’m going to write a bit about my recent adventures. I stopped in Madison, Wisconsin on my way home from Minnesota a few days ago to visit a childhood friend. …
The weekend before last I drove to Kansas City with some friends for the wedding that we now call “Lovefest 2008”, otherwise known as Andrew & Erin’s wedding. Here are some things that I learned: – You can’t rent a…
There are so many faces In each room, I turn and my heart fills with a million histories (I remember it all) There are two ways that I see: I see your smile and I feel your soul there is…
This weekend there shall be a convergence upon Kansas City, KS such as it has never seen. We are flying, driving, busing, and perhaps even walking to THE wedding of the summer. Too much? 🙂 Nah. To say that we’re…
When I was booking my plane tickets from Haifa to Chicago, I decided that I wanted to stop for two days in Turkey for sightseeing and pilgrimage. So…I did. Go here for the entire set of pictures. I arrived in…
Just a quick post to let everyone know I am home in Chicago. Turkey was beautiful, and I will write more about it later. I just walked in the door and I want to spend time with my family. Much…
I am here, at 1:30 am, with so much in my heart and so few words. After 18 months in the Holy Land, I leave to go back to the United States in a few hours. Desperately finishing packing (a…
This past weekend was a long one, as it was the Ascension of Baha’u’llah, and we had 3 days in a row off of work. A lucky group of 13 (5 guys and 8 girls) took a road trip down…
I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that…
I came back to Israel from Spain nearly 2 weeks ago, and I simply haven’t had a moment to sit down and write about it. Suddenly a few moments came together (something about a tear in the space-time continuum), and…
but really, all I have to say at the moment is: I love Spain. (click for pictures)
Before this past weekend, I had never been camping. I’ve been to cabins, lots of road trips, and so many hotels I can’t even count anymore. But somehow I missed out on the camping thing.  We had nine people and camped…
I saw a man washing his dog with a garden hose on Hamegenim Street last night. I wish I had gotten a picture, because he had put the dog in a shopping cart so that it would not run away….
My flatmates and I took a little train ride to Tel Aviv for the 12th Day of Ridvan. We went with no destination, no map, no plans. It was wonderful. And here is my story (with pictures) of our adventures….
I filled a 14 foot UHaul truck with my stuff. Ridiculous. Also, I never knew trees had so many leaves, until I tried to rake my parent’s yard. Whew.
This is great! I’m driving to Minnesota tomorrow morning (Thursday) to visit my extended family there. I’ll get back on Sunday, probably. Then next Wednesday night I fly to Los Angeles, will be there for 5 days. Friday, October 27th:…