"Let us go on and take the adventures that shall fall to us." ~C.S. Lewis
And so we come to the end of another year. This time of year is always a little tender as I take stock of the year being left behind and looking forward to the year ahead. Years ebb and flow, some great and others less so, each with lessons to learn and grateful moments to [...]
We spent a couple of days enjoying the Mobile Bay. If you look at a map of Alabama, the Mobile Bay is the upside down V in the tail of the state. Just past the bay is the Gulf of Mexico. This entire area is a little known paradise that offers the beach life of [...]
We spent the weekend down in Mobile (pronouned Mo-Beel) and happened to be there for the great time of Mardi Gras. If you going to do Mardi Gras than the best place to be is here because this is where Mardi Gras started. While many assume that Mardi Gras first started in the streets of [...]
We found ourselves with a long weekend and so decided that we would spend a few days exploring around parts of Alabama. In the first few months of living in Tennessee we spent a weekend down in Huntsville and were so delighted by our trip. Since then we have been wanting to go back and [...]
Whew, what a year it has been right! This has been a hard year, there's no question about it. It has been hard on everyone for different reasons- no one has not been affected in some form or fashion this year. And if you're like me, you may be feeling a little apprehensive about what [...]
No visit to Huntsville is complete without a trip to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. This is the home of rocket building, Space Camp, and an amazing museum with relics of past trips to space. Because of our time on the Space Coast in Florida, we have developed an incredible appreciation for the space [...]
We spent a rainy morning exploring the wild beauty of Monte Sano State Park. Between the grey clouds, the mist rolling across the trail, and the slight change in the leaves the park took on this very mystical feel to it that was so lovely. The state park makes up a part of the Monte [...]
The Lowe Mill is what happens when a city takes an old factory building and instead of tearing it down changes it into an incredible place of beauty and talent. This massive building is home to artists of all kinds, housing studios and performance centers and teaching spaces for anyone who wants to come. It [...]
We spent a couple of days exploring Huntsville, Alabama and what I discovered is that Huntsville is a city of hidden gems. Behind a fascade of something oridnary and mundance lies some of the greatest places to go. We started off the weekend with a trip to the Lowe Mill ARTS and Entertainment building. Housed [...]