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A trip to the Amalfi Coast

beautiful things , touristing • Jun 10, 2018

Not long after we arrived, our friends and fellow Band-mates treated us to a tour of Vietri Sul Mare and Amalfi, two towns on the Amalfi coast. In Vietri Sul Mare, which is known for its ceramics, we…

capua ruins

outdoor adventures , touristing • Jun 1, 2018

We visited Capua ruins on two separate trips, once with friends and once with Matt. Located about 20 minutes from our house, “The Amphitheatre of Capua was a Roman amphitheatre in the city of Capua (modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere), second only to the Colosseum in size…

downtown naples

touristing • May 31, 2018

Two different times we ventured into downtown Naples for some exploring. It’s crazy there, with tons of people crowding the streets. Castles, cathedrals, statues, plazas and amazing architecture intertwine with stacked apartments lining narrow alleyways. Laundry hangs from…

pacific beach

beautiful things , family , others , outdoor adventures , touristing • Oct 27, 2017

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…

california time

beautiful things , family , touristing • Oct 27, 2017

The kids and I took a quick trip to California at the end of September. We celebrated Kevin’s life, reunited with my half-siblings, and enjoyed a few days with grandparents. Grandpa had the kids jumping with him into…

montana adventuring

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Sep 16, 2017

What a trip! The kids and I journeyed to Montana… and found Kalispell (and all of Washington, Idaho and western Montana) full of thick smoke. We enjoyed our family anyway with swimming, fishing, hiking, mud, playing games, helping…

mychelle and kevin visit the joneses

others , touristing • Sep 16, 2017

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summer fun!

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Sep 16, 2017

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friends at the fort

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 1, 2017

The old military batteries at Fort Worden are super fun; the kids love running through the dark blind tunnels, finding passages and secret rooms, and starting at one end and seeing where they’ll come out. We’ve gone back…

montana vacation, part two: camping

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , papa , pooch , touristing • Jul 29, 2017

After our teepee adventure with the Joneses, we headed up into the mountains for our fourth annual camping trip at Ten Lakes Basin. The weather was gorgeous, the lakes were cold, the fishing was good, the guitar was…

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