A LOT of rain, an Escape Room, a Navy Band performance featuring a spectacularly fun Neopolitan choir, an authentic Chinese dinner with our Judo team, friends, a sad farewell to a friend, Boy Scouts, dog-sitting, lots of cooking,…
Our friend Mark joined us to check out the Naples Tattoo Convention. We did not get any tattoos, but afterward we did find a lovely park in Posillipo with spectacular views!…
After saying good-bye to our beautiful home in the country and getting a new tire at the local Tyre Shop, we headed a few minutes north to the famous Cliffs of Moher. At first it seemed like it…
The next morning we headed north to catch a ferry that crossed the mouth of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, where it meets the sea, on our way to the Loop Head Peninsula. The peninsula…
Last week Jess and the kids went on a 5 day holiday in Ireland, and it was quite wonderful. It was a land of green pastures, sheep and cows, rivers and lakes, green trees and rolling hills, rugged…
An Escape Room, Cedar’s origami obsession, Ashton’s Easter Egg Hunt, a cupcake class for Ashton with epic ingredients, learning to buy vegetable off-base for Jess, a lunch out, a 12th birthday party (with cupcakes, dirt cake, bowling and…
For our Easter three-day weekend, we drove up the coast about 2 hours north to the region of Lazio. We spent an afternoon in the cute beach town of Sperlonga, then made it to our apartment in Sabaudia…
We discovered a tiny little town in the mountains, less than an hour from our home. Apparently it is a dying town that has been brought back to life by the creative idea of a young couple to…
After our tattoo trip to Bologna, Matt and I realized we can leave our kids home and have adventures for just the two of us. We were more than happy to let them chill one afternoon while we…