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More Tech = More Stress
April 1, 2016. My first full day in Spain and its been a technology nightmare. Thank God I hadn’t planned on doing much, other than sleep (which I didn’t get to do). When I tried to activate my EU SIM card , I found out my old carrier (from 2+ years ago) never really unlocked…
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The “Grand Tour”
As I started to prepare myself, both mentally and emotionally, for the move into yet another decade of life, I came up with a plan. I didn’t necessarily feel comfortable with it right away – it somehow felt like a selfish thing to do. And piled on top of my recent move to southern California,…
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Fall Colors on a Rainy Day
Was a little too rainy for our annual fall colors drive, but mom and I went anyway just for the adventure of it all (and I knew there wouldn’t be much traffic). Managed to get in a few photo stops before we locked ourselves out of the car (long story). Experienced the kindness of strangers.…
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Traveling with Teenagers
I don’t remember the last time I had to get up at 5:00 a.m., but I’m glad I don’t have to do it very often. The limo (i.e. fancy taxi) picked us up at 5:45 this a.m. and we drove to the airport in relative silence. It’s tough to be chatty with half-asleep teenagers at…