Family

A celebration of Dad

Our eulogy titled “All the ways Dad failed us” was written with the intent to laugh, not cry, and I almost made it to the end without shedding a tear. Miss you, Dad.

Trip to St. Louis

Trip to St. Louis

Kyle came up with the idea - we'd all go to St. Louis to attend Pat's daughter's wedding. Pat and Kyle were best friends growing up, and Pat's family and our family were the closest of neighbors. So... we made our plans. Kyle arguably had the best night of all of us,...

Thanksgiving family edition

Thanksgiving family edition

This will be my longest blog yet - tons of fun with Kyle, Maureen, Lauren, Dad and the cats in Alaska for Thanksgiving. Kyle and Maureen live in a beautiful high-ceilinged house near Palmer and Wasilla, Alaska. Lauren spends her weekends there, often doing homework -...

Dad’s DC tour

Dad’s DC tour

Dad came to DC in September for a reunion of sailors from the U.S.S. Hornet. Dad's in the upper right corner, the classy looking one. I heard stories... these guys have lived a lot. I never knew Dad was an electrician working on the gyroscope of the ship. There were...

Nothin’ like New York!

Nothin’ like New York!

There's my sister, Lady Liberty, and me! I felt so close to the Big Green Goddess after our visit to her island. Kyna had never been to New York, and I'd never been to see the Statue of Liberty. We took a few days between her posts and went to soak up some...

Father’s Day in Amecameca, Mexico

Father’s Day in Amecameca, Mexico

Oh, Mexico. You never know what you'll find. We had rabbit tacos at a roadside restaurant, and outside this car was sprouting... something. I had had a PERFECTLY AWFUL experience at a conference in a nearby city, and returned to the capital with my mood gloomy and my...