Travel

N.C.: One Bite at a Time

Week 2 of our new life in North Carolina is going swell. We’ve survived a snowpocalypse (it took my husband 4 hours to get home), have explored downtown Raleigh a few times and have enjoyed some deee-licious meals. I titled this post “One Bite at a Time” because I’m working on not getting overwhelmed by […]

Fruitful Travels: Escape to Mexico

After almost a year of planning, a few weeks ago my family (including my husband, parents, two sisters and their husbands) took a week-long vacation to Manzanillo, Mexico. It’s a beach town on the Pacific coast. We found a gorgeous house (complete with maid, chef, house manager and two pools) at VRBO.com and it was absolutely […]

Fruitful Travels: War Eagle Mill

We have a picture from about 15 years ago of my mom and my two sisters and me standing smiling on a bridge in front of a mill in Northwest Arkansas. After living in NWA for the past 7 years, I finally got a chance to return to this place: War Eagle Mill. We picked […]

Arkansas Black Apples

I’ve gotten really excited about apples lately. For the past few months, when I go to the farmer’s market the apple stand is one of the first places I go. And I love hearing about the different types (when I’m not too scared to ask) and mixing it up each week and experiencing new tastes […]

Fruitful Travels: Nashville

A few weekends ago, we took advantage of the Fourth of July holiday days off and took a trip to visit my husband’s Grandmere (French grandmother) in Nashville. It was my first trip to Music City and I really loved it. Other than exploring and eating through the city, it was such a treat to […]