Parks, Parks and People: Introduction

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Introduction

Hi everyone. Welcome to our blog. As many people know, Aileen and I, will be heading out on a long vacation this summer, exploring baseball parks, national parks, and different family and friends. We hope to use this blog to document the good times along the way.

We start our journey at the end of this June and won't return back until late August. That's 8 weeks on the road. Still can't believe we are doing it but getting very excited. So much to do before we go with both work and home lives but it will get done and soon we will be packing the car and heading west.

Stay tuned!

2 comments:

AnonymousJune 25, 2012 at 5:23 PM
Have a great time! What a day to begin! You are getting off with a weather day unlike most. Be careful! Can't wait to follow your adventures.
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UnknownJune 26, 2012 at 5:35 PM
Are you at the cubs game tonight?
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The Origin

The Origin
How did we get here? We’re trying to figure that out!
Bill says it’s from a having a pipe dream to totally acting on a whim, but more to come from Bill later…he’s driving right now. For me, it’s about trying to live life to the fullest and make the best of what life has to offer us…and being fortunate enough to do it, and having someone special to share it with.
There was a decent amount of planning – Excel spreadsheets of baseball home schedules and a marked up wall map, house and pet arrangements, bill paying – but we did try to keep it open and flexible for spontaneity. Nothing could have prepared us for the week leading up to the departure - a lot of hours of hard work (especially Bill!), a talking viral computer and hours of time on the phone with Dell (me), a broken down Maxima, and a nearly lost wallet/iPhone at Marshall’s. You expect stress when preparing for vacation, but this was just crazy…
Either way we are on the journey of a lifetime…we hope to share some of it with all of you - our friends and family. Without some of you, this would never have been possible – so again, THANK YOU!