Adult Child

  • New York City Day 1 (Part 2)

    New York City Day 1 (Part 2)

    Now onto New York City Day 1 – Part 2. Read about Day 1 – Part 1 here. After returning to our hotel for a little rest, we decided to walk around the Hudson Yards area a bit. I had been told by many people to check out The High Line, and it was a…

  • Home for the Holidays: When Your College Kid Visits for Just a Week

    Home for the Holidays: When Your College Kid Visits for Just a Week

    The holiday season is a time of joy, connection, and cherished traditions. For my family, it has also been a time to reunite with loved ones who’ve been away. This year, my college kid decided to only come home for a week, instead of the entire 3-4 week she has for winter break. If you…

  • Crater Lake National Park

    Crater Lake National Park

    Visiting Crater Lake National Park has been on my bucket list for awhile. Since moving from Washington to the Bay Area in CA, I say outloud everytime we drive between the two places that some day we would visit Crater Lake. FINALLY!! When moving my daughter back to colleget this past fall, we made it…

  • A New Kind of Thanksgiving

    A New Kind of Thanksgiving

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    This past Thanksgiving marked a new kind of Thanksgiving in my family’s story. It’s the first time the table would have had an empty seat where my college-bound daughter would usually sit. This year, due to her finals schedule, an opportunity to work, and being able to cook for herself in an apartment she decided…

  • New York City – Day 1 (Part 1)

    New York City – Day 1 (Part 1)

    I had grand plans for the day 1 in New York City, which included getting up VERY early to go to the Today show plaza. Since we got in so late the night before, I decided to not try to rush to get up. One of the reasons I chose our hotel, Springhill Suites, was…

  • New York City – Getting There

    New York City – Getting There

    My daughter is spending two weeks in New York City as part of a film class through her school, Portland State University. The timing worked well with my work schedule, so we went in advance for a few days. Over the next few blog posts, I will share a bit about our trip and share…