We struggled to find a lot of information on visiting American Samoa, so in an effort to help other people who also plan to make the journey to this remote place, we are happy to share some travel logistics here. Flights — Flights to American Samoa are limited, departing the U.S. only a couple of …
If we didn’t save the best for last, we certainly saved one of the best for last! Nearly two-and-a-half years after we began our journey to visit all of the national parks, we have finally visited our last one — The National Park of American Samoa. This was our last park primarily because it was …
Back in my working days at HP I had the opportunity to get to know and work with a lot of really great people, but there were a handful of absolutely fabulous colleagues that I really enjoyed collaborating with. Beth is one of the handful and I loved working with her. Together we were the …
It’s official — we are in love with Vermont!!! We love visiting Pam & Stan, our friends with the beautiful home on top of a mountain where the views are serenely spectacular! We love their friends whom we’ve gotten to know through various functions including dinner parties, kayaking afternoons on the town lake, a turkey …
January 21st — After a very early morning that began with a 3:30 a.m. wake-up call, and a long day of flying from Los Angeles to Philadelphia to Burlington, we finally arrived at our destination in northern Vermont. As we approached the airport in our little regional jet, we were treated with views of the quiet …
This past weekend we traveled down to Galveston to visit our nephew Kyle who’s serving in the U.S. Coast Guard. After spending about a year and a half at a duty station in south Florida, he’s been stationed in Galveston for nearly four years and he recently put in for another year there. The reason: Alyssa. You may …
Caroline L. was daughter Claire’s college roommate; she is now living in and working in Little Rock. How great it was to see her! She chose a fabulous restaurant, Flying Fish, where we enjoyed an awesome lunch and a terrific catch-up with her. Following our lunch we walked around the riverfront area a little bit before …
December 25th was, indeed, a holly, Jolly Christmas — pun certainly intended! As has been the tradition for the Jolly family since, well, forever, the four Jolly sons and their families have gotten together down on the farm in Chenoa where they grew up to celebrate Christmas as the big, happy family that they/we all are. …
What a blessing it has been to be with Jackie, Daryl, Jennie, Rachael, Kristen, and our nephew (my sister’s oldest son) Kyle to celebrate Thanksgiving! Indeed, we all have so much and are so grateful for our many blessings! We missed being with other members of our family who weren’t with us, but we toasted them, …
