36 Hours (Part 2)
My 36 hour trip to Atlanta was like a series of vignettes. I probably could’ve written 36 of them, but I settled on three… “Side Effect” In“36 Hours,” I wrote about how much anxiety I had about my...
View ArticleSquinkies On A Plane!
Our trip to San Francisco is officially less than seven days away, and not surprisingly, I’ve become frantic, frazzled, restless, and obsessive. I’ve been waiting for Crazy Packing Mama to emerge, and...
View ArticlePlanes, Trains, and Automobiles
But not necessarily in that order. Off to San Francisco! Planes. How cool is it that the boys got to sit in the cockpit! The captain was cool, too. He told them, “Don’t press the red buttons. Those...
View ArticleShort (But Not Sweet)
This blog post will be as short (but not sweet) as our trip into San Francisco today. We got on the 11:15am ferry from Tiburon and were unexpectedly on the 2:30pm ferry home. Not a long trip, but the...
View ArticleShort And Oh So Sweet
I had the chance to go back into San Francisco yesterday afternoon. By myself. (Big thanks to my family for knowing I needed a break from the kids and graciously giving it to me). My sister...
View ArticleAutomobiles, Trains, and Planes
Yesterday, we reversed our journey. 3:30 a.m. PST I woke up a half hour before my alarm was set (travel anxiety-induced insomnia is one of my special talents) and discovered Riley, who was sleeping...
View ArticleThe Awesome Day (A List!)
Riley and I are in Boston to see my folks and go to my cousin’s wedding in New Hampshire this weekend. Why Riley? I made an executive decision to take one child with me on this weekend adventure. You...
View ArticleHome Is Where The Hard Is (Or, Us)
Our weekend trip to Disney was fun. I mean, I knew we were going to have fun even if it was Clark Griswald’s “We’re all gonna have so much fucking fun we’re gonna need plastic surgery to remove our...
View ArticleThe Tranquility Pool
We took the kids on vacation to the Florida Keys over spring break. We stayed at a family-friendly destination, but it was also a luxury resort, so there were some areas designated for adults only,...
View ArticleMy New Packing List
When the boys were little, I began packing weeks in advance of trips. Whether we were traveling for two days or a week and whether our mode of transportation was by airplane or car (and especially when...
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