Finding balance between the day-to-day and the bigger dreams of life, where reality and adventure meet.
Ah, summer. It's almost here. While our winter has been pretty mild this year, it has been very rainy, and all of us are ready for summer. We're ready for school to be out, we're ready to take the Monkey Barrel on another adventure, and we are ready to end our summer with a fun … Continue reading What the Shell?!? Oh, Sanibel!
On your way from Amarillo, Texas, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the lovely town of Santa Rosa. Located on the famed Route 66, Santa Rosa is also home to the Blue Hole, a circular, bell-shaped pool that is a popular destination for SCUBA diving and training. This page may contain affiliate links. This means that … Continue reading Santa Rosa, New Mexico: The Blue Hole
The first day on the road is always an adjustment. The stress of our schedules and routines is sometimes hard to let go of, but as the Interstate, walled in by trees and barriers, gives way to open fields and rolling pastures, the stress becomes less burdensome and the possibilities of what lies ahead becomes … Continue reading Texas
Great Sand Dunes National Park This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. I’m not sure where … Continue reading Great Sand Dunes National Park
On the walk from the campground into town, Ouray, Colorado. This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure … Continue reading Ouray, Colorado
Quite a few of my posts so far have been focused on our lives while we are home, and not on the road. This is simply because this is the time of year where we are home for the longest stretch of time, and I am merely giving insight to our home life, and how … Continue reading Have Airstream, Will Travel: Meet the Monkey Barrel
Bringing the Garden Indoors Terrariums--the art of tiny gardening This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. … Continue reading Winter Doldrums Part 3: Terrariums
Keeping the Kids Engaged with Nature When Outdoor Play is Problematic The time of year in between Christmas break and spring break can be a pretty dreary time for us. Not only do we typically have no travel plans this time of year, but the weather here in central Mississippi is cold, dreary, and gray. … Continue reading Winter Doldrums Part 2: Science Station
This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. Do you hygge? You probably do and don’t even … Continue reading Winter Doldrums Part 1: How Do You Hygge?
Boondocking. Ever heard of it? It is otherwise known as “dry camping” and the term is derived from the idea that you are going out “in the boondocks,” i.e. where there are no amenities or hookups for your trailer. The Airstream trailer is perfectly designed for boondocking, and therefore is a popular activity for many … Continue reading Urban Boondocking: What You Need to Know
For some reason, I love taking photos of impending storms. As long as we can escape them (and to date, thankfully, we have), I find them arrestingly beautiful. So, I thought I would share some of my favorite weather photos. Somewhere in Wyoming Wyoming, trying to outrun the storm Wyoming, deciding not to boondock on … Continue reading Weather Photos
I’d like to introduce you to the seventh member of our family, Scout. Scout has been with us since she was a puppy. She is a seven year old yellow lab, and the sweetest dog you’ll find anywhere. I once read “everyone thinks they have the best dog, and no one is wrong.” I really … Continue reading Our Girl, Scout
On the road, in Big Bend National Park This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. West … Continue reading Big Bend National Park
West Texas, after breakfast. Bellies full, gas tank full, time to hit the road! Hi! My name is Leslie. I am a third generation Airstream owner, passing down a love of adventure to the next generation. I am a registered nurse who quit my job to become a stay-at-home mom. When my 3rd pregnancy resulted … Continue reading About Me