Today is Deal and my 6th anniversary!! I can hardly believe we’ve been married for six years. I can remember our first year of marriage like it was yesterday. Although we had been together for 4 years before getting married, being married was so new and exciting! The whole year was like a whirlwind honeymoon…
Today marks the one-year anniversary of finishing our thru hike of the AT!! This time last year, we summitted Springer Mountain with heavy–yet excited–hearts. As we settled back into reality, we knew we couldn’t live without adventure. We decided to switch gears a little bit and focus on high pointing. We have done 26 high…
These days, there is a “group” for everything. Like-minded people get together and do their thing. Trekkies. Stay-at-home Moms. Stamp Collectors. The list goes on. Deal’s goes to rec director conferences, where they play whiffle ball. I go to my medical writer conferences, where we get our smart on. It’s always nice to interact with…
My big sis (Janice/Quick Question) turned 40 last weekend! To celebrate, we ventured to sunny and hot Florida–Captiva Island to be exact–with 4 of her girlfriends. The agenda included a whole lot of nothing. Five out of six of us have kids, a job and a very busy lifestyle. I don’t have nearly as many…
What I love about BD is that no two days/nights are the same. Thursday night, we had 3 very quiet hikers who hibernated in the hostel. So we carved pumpkins while “working”!!!!!!! I believe Deal was an artist in his former life. He is so meticulous and creative. He carved a hiker in one pumpkin,…