Matt, Cedar and I visited Montana while Ash stayed home to watch dogs and do summer classes. She will go to MT to visit next month. Matt had not been home in 6 years! We loved seeing family…
Ash and I met up with some old Navy friends who are stationed in Sicily and came up for the weekend. We visited with friends and took Cedar out for sushi. We are enjoying the occasional…
Family picnic at Carney. Dinners with friends, including SNAILS cooked by Davina! Trips to stores in Italy, especially now that we live CLOSE to them! A final sleepover before Hanna leaves. Tattoos by the…
I have been aching to get out into nature, so when Italy said we could travel for walks and exercise, we went straight to Monte Tifata And for gelato, of course, and to see how many Italians…
Everyone who moves here has a “Sponsor” to help them through the transition, the logistics of moving here, finding a place to live, getting settled and started, etc. We volunteered to sponsor a Band family we knew at…
A trip to find sea glass, sleepovers, pool time, board games galore, Festa Americana at Carney Park (carnival rides, food, fireworks and the Navy Band, all in a volcano crater), and 4th of July celebrating…. with friends.…
In January we flew in Ashton’s good friend Leia for a few days of being together. Ashton adores Leia, as you can see in the photos. I miss her too! After Leia’s visit, we flew Matt’s brother Brandon…
Thanks to the brilliant idea of our friend Jessica, we finally made it to Pacific Beach (an ocean “resort” for military members). I’ve been meaning to go for years, but I guess I needed a kick in the…
We’ve been visiting with our ultra-creative-nudist-artist-gardener-musician-traveler-hippie friends for a long time now, and the more we get to know them, the more thankful we are for them. Their awesomeness can only be experienced, not described. Usually we gather…