* We were in Chicago from May 8, 2015 – June 1, 2015 Lately we’ve been blog radio silent and it’s definitely not for lack of material! After South America, we traveled home to Chicago for about a month to visit with our families, our […]
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Lottie “Lollie” Isaac (June 5, 1920 – February 26, 2015)
My Grandma Lollie passed away just as we were boarding a 3 hour bus from Chiclayo to Trujillo. After 94 and a half years, the last 10 or so, with her mind having slowly succumbed to a combination of dementia and senility, her body was […]
Hasta La Pasta
…close enough. The last two months have been an absolute whirlwind, filled with many goodbye hugs and accompanying cocktails, although not enough cocktails to keep us from being really sad that we’re not going to see you all for so long. I’m not sure we […]
15 Days Till Blast Off
Whittling down what feels like an endless to do list. Next up on the list, sell our car. I’ve had this Honda Element for 8 years! It’s carried me many miles across the US in every direction. Best road trip car ever. Cleaned it out […]
1 Year No Bacon
We are really sad to be leaving Bacon at home for the year. But we are very lucky to have my parents taking care of her while we are gone. Now taking bets on whether or not my parents will actually give her back to […]