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Partially Retired
We are both excited and terrified at the same time, its retirement time! 6 years of planning, multiple planning meetings, eating at home, packing lunches, working overtime for years, driving used cars, we have no cottage, no RVs, no 4 wheelers, using coupons, garage sale shopping, reviews of income, savings, planning.. plan some more and […]
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It’s my Birthday!
I am a young 52 years old today, and celebrating this entire year for sure! My plans are to make this year more about me and David. Taking better care of ourselves. We definitely have given most of ourselves away for years and this is going to finally be a time for us. David and […]
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Old San Juan Photos a color exploration
Even the tiles on the ground, look like a ceramic blue
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Panaderia Espana Bakery
We always ask our Uber drivers the best places to eat, this guy was right a best bakery for sure. Panaderia Espana Bakery: https://www.facebook.com/PanaderiaEspana/ We ate pastry so lite, they were air, and octopus marinade in a vinaigrette. A local coconut pudding, and beef empanada, ham croquettes, whew I’m full. Think we will sit for […]
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Traveling during Covid
We have bad wanderlust, bad! I’m having trouble focusing at work and home since I have worked all thru Covid and hard. I had to get away, so Orlando here we are! We are headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico , we like to be last minute. But this is what we have learned with […]
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On a new adventure
Headed to a surprise destination.
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Happy Labor Day
We had two parties this weekend, first a dinner for my moms birthday 85years old, and then an ice cream party yesterday for their 64th Wedding anniversary. Both celebrations were September 3rd, but thought why not celebrate twice on two days, twice the fun! So we did, both September 3rd, and September 6th. More to […]
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Fourth of July visit with our son
We will try and visit him again one more time before the end if the year, but, glad to have the short time. Our son is in the airforce in Dover, Delaware. He has 2 years in his 4 year contract and settled nicely and is thriving. He asked us to bring him his things, […]
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David is healing up
So after Davids bicep tendon surgery, and me working all the time, tomorrow is fathers day and we are having a celebration 🍾. We will post some pictures of the party, which is way better than these surgical scar pictures
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Happy Mothers Day
This Mothers Day we are spending at home, having ham and potato dinner. We visited my Mother and Father Yesterday when we grocery shopped, and my brother is stopping over today. We picked up Mom a hanging basket, a Polish Bird but from metal on a stick which we proudly placed in her front yard, […]
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David needs arm Surgery tomorrow
Well, I have not written in over a week, because between all the work we have been doing around the house on Quarantine and me working at the hospital and at home. David has been working around the house – ALOT, and well he was putting in the dock he built and the ramp was […]
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Fort George, Grenada
We are just walking around, and I see a fort at the top of the hill. It is HOT out, but I want to check it out, so we start walking. The streets are difficult to walk – because they are narrow with steep uneven sidewalks, or sometimes no sidewalks and cars are moving by […]
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Walking around Grenada
While we are back and quarantine at home, I am posting on our trip just a few/two weeks ago. We had a day in port at Grenada and nothing planned so decided just to walk around everywhere…. a few pictures to share of our walk around the bay. Locals were lined up to buy a […]
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Back from Cruise, just barely
Almost stuck on a cruise ship – but safe and at home! Whew!!!!
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Best Meal San Juan, Puerto Rico
This is the second time this year we had a meal worthy of adding to our top ten best meals ever. This meal is the Mofongo – skirt steak with garlic sauce at Punto de Vista Rooftop Restaurant. https://tapterminals.com/punto-de-vista-restaurant/ The guide at Barcardi tour said this was the place to eat, and we love local […]
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Puerto rico
We just landed, and were not even done with our new Orleans posts yet, so here we are enjoying life and the beach and each other!
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Crawfish snack
I just finished up my taco snack and David spots crawfish lunch special at turtle bay $12.00 2lbs with corn and potatoes. We have to stop
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Johnny Sanchez lunch. New Orleans
On the way walking to another parade I saw this Mexican restaurant and the chips with plantains and salsa caught my eye. A quick snack that turned into a lunch. I guess you cant eat southern creole the whole trip…. well I could, but just sounded great and it was.
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Café Du Monde & Walking around New Orleans
We are in New Orleans, LA for Mardi Gras. We always have wanted to travel to the worlds greatest festivals and celebrate life. So, last night they closed up the Endymion parade, because for the second time this week a person somehow was crushed by a float and died. Prayers and Love to these families […]
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New Orleans, LA
Well were here in New Orleans and Mardi gras is everything we imaged. A few pictures to share of our first parade
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On another Adventure!
Were off to Mardi Gras
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Valentine’s Party Fun
We had a Valentine’s nite party, to celebrate love for family and friends. Had a wonderful time, sharing a few pictures.
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Valentine Party Planned for Tonight!
A Family Valentine party is in the works, more to follow tomorrow!
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Reschedule a trip
We are consider a short trip to Puerto Rico to fill our Cancelled trip to China. But there was just an Earth Quake there recently, so if we do go, we are going to have to take some helper supplies, will look into that and what to bring. Will do my research and get back […]
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Putting off our China trip
Decided last night we are going to have to put off our China trip not because we’re scared of being sick with Corona virus but because we’re scared of being quarantine. The idea of being locked in a room for 3 weeks when we arrive and not seeing the sites, or coming home and being […]
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New Years Fortune!
David and I are on a date, my New Years fortune is.. Luck is coming your way! We will take that luck!
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Happy New Year from our family!
Happy New Year from our family, May 2020 bless you and your family with Health and wonderful times.
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Ulu Knife Cheese Platter
Ulu Knife Cheese Platter We finally used our Alaskan Native Ulu knife we purchased. A Cheese Slicer today – worked perfectly!
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Happy holidays
Love our family!
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Les Nomades, Chicago
Plans for 2020 Chicago trip date night dinner with my incredible husband!
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Chicago, Illinois
Dinner out with my husband and great friends at Lawrys steak house last nite.
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Dad’s 90th Birthday Party
It is my Fathers 90th Birthday party! Love this man and his love of us!
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Lobby at the FireKeepers Hotel – 7 pillars of the Tribe Battle Ck, MI
The Lobby at the FireKeepers hotel is a Huge entrance with a light up tower at the center, and seven pillars of the Tribe and humanity surrounding it. – Humility, Wisdom, Love, Respect, Bravery, Truth, Honesty. Love is my favorite. David’s favorite is Bravery. Love the local Indian tribe history and will be sharing a […]
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Weekend at FireKeepers Hotel and Casino, Battle Creek, MI
I had some work to complete in Battle creek, so we decided to spend the weekend at the local Casino and Hotel – Firekeepers. Typically when I work and stay in the area, we stay in downtown Kalamazoo – at the Radisson Plaza Hotel. The downtown Kalamazoo area has so many local places to walk […]
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Firekeepers hotel, Battle creek, mi – Date night
It’s my birthday weekend we decided to go to FireKeepers hotel to enjoy ourselves but as well as me work at the local hospitals in the area. New job through snow in 40 mile per hour winds to arrive at the hotel we decided to eat here at Nibi restaurant. We enjoyed everything as if […]
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We booked a Trip to China!
We booked a Spring 2020 trip to China with Stunning Tours to visit Beijing, Xian, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai. We cannot wait.
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Family Trip to the Apple Orchard
Family trip to the Apple Orchard
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We had a Halloween Party
We had a Halloween Party this weekend, just sharing a few pictures. Some of our friends and my parents enjoying the party.
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Michigan Xray License Plate
Saw this driving from one work site until another, and since I work in radiology, had to share it!
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Three Radiation lectures in one month
Months ago, I agreed to lecture two weekends on Radiation nulcear safety and attend a lecture on new nuclides. Tired, but glad …