There are two things that you need to take away from this post: 1. We saw a live moose in the wild. 2. We hiked 10 miles in the Grand Tetons. If either of those interest you, keep reading. Let’s start with a recap of the night before. We camped at Gros Ventre Campground, where…
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the oregon trail: day 3 (fort collins, colorado to jackson hole, wyoming)
The playlist for today’s drive: -The rest of “Bossypants,” read by Tina Fey (thank you Tina, for getting us through Wyoming). We started the day off in Fort Collins with an early morning walk along the path in the neighborhood where we stayed. The trail went behind a lot of houses and eventually into a…
the oregon trail: day 2 (kansas city, missouri to fort collins, colorado)
The playlist for today’s drive: -“Born and Raised”- John Mayer -“Bossypants” (the audiobook)- read by Tina Fey We covered a lot of ground today. Six states: Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado. Wow. In the Smith family, we have a little friendly competition to see who can visit the most states. We call it…
the oregon trail: day 1 (lexington, kentucky to kansas city, missouri)
The playlist for today’s drive (thanks to all who contributed music to our ipods prior to the trip): -“Old Tyme Religion” -Hugo -“My Head is an Animal” -Of Monsters and Men -“Torches” -Foster the People -“Some Nights” -Fun We began our drive across America bright and early this morning, leaving Lexington early enough both to…
going away. way away.
The journey to Oregon begins tomorrow (or today, by the time you’re reading this). Crazy. Absolutely crazy. Our absolutely wonderful small group threw us a going away party last Sunday. They may be some of the best party throwers around. It was Oregon themed, with blue and yellow decorations (apparently Oregon’s state flag is blue…
a few weeks of friends and family.
We’re moving to Oregon in less than a week. As in, on Saturday. This Saturday. I’m still trying to let that sink in. In an attempt to prepare ourselves for the big move, we’ve been trying to get as many friends and family together as possible. I think we’ve been pretty successful. A few weeks…
a second anniversary.
Well, folks, it’s been two years (plus a couple of days, by the time I’m actually writing this) since we walked down the aisle. And what a wonderful two years it has been! This year, we celebrated with a fancy dinner out on the town at Rosetta, a new place that opened up down the…