Wanderer's Wall

Well, it's official, the house is not ours anymore. So many feelings. We lived in that house for 9 years. That's not terribly long, but long enough for me to have some serious moments of "what the hell did I just do?" as we walked away with all of our stuff loaded into a truck, handed over our keys, and signed our names on the dotted lines. Surprisingly it feels good though. Overwhelming for sure, but really really good. It might help that we got our share of the funds yesterday after the house closed. I won't lie that also felt really really good, and I loved the look on Shawn's face when I showed him the numbers in our account. More then anything, this makes me feel like we are really doing this life thing right. As much as I hate money and all the greed and pain it tends to cause the world, I like knowing that Shawn and I have been smart with ours and what we have made and have been given in this life. We have dreams and goals like anyone else, a...

This was my second Mother's Day in a Disney theme park. I LOVE Mother's Day at Disney! They are so nice to Mommies. First, as you walk into the park they give all the women flowers, real ones, beautiful and colorful carnations, and everyone tells you Happy Mother's Day all day long. The flowers I got, which ended up being two, I was able to save and put into a glass and set on our dining table at the condo we stayed at for the remainder of our vacation after our stay at Kidani Village. I liked that personal touch, and if I stay at a condo like that again, which I'm sure I will, I'll probably go ahead and add fresh cut flowers to my grocery list so we can all feel a little more at home. On Mother's Day Shawn and the kids bought me an adorable little coffee plant planted in a little ceramic giraffe from the gift shop in our lodge. I love it so much! It managed to survive the trip home with us, and is growing big and beautiful. I was worried about going from humi...

The lodge we stayed at in Animal Kingdom was one of the coolest things I have ever experienced. Truly a once in a lifetime experience for this little family.  We stayed in Kidani Village . We were able to use our fast pass wrist bands to get in and out of our hotel, as well as in and out of the parks. The kids thought that was pretty awesome and fought over who got to open the doors.  Our room was amazing, a little apartment/condo. Kitchen, two bedrooms, balcony all across the back connecting all of the rooms. Incredibly beautiful! I felt right at home there, which means I probably have expensive taste, but let's just say it's because it's cozy and inviting.  Shawn and I agreed that our favorite day of the entire 10 day trip was the day it rained all day, with lightening and thunder, and we sat on the balcony with mugs of coffee watching the zebra get scared and run around after each lightening strike. That's what made this truly incredible to experience.  I...

The blog has changed again! Shiz! Sorry guys, I'm just going to send you all over the damn place to look at our travel photos aren't I?! I had a realization while out in FL that our vacation photos are a lot like having your rich family sit you down in their living room after a full dinner that leaves you basically in a food coma and unable to pull yourself out of any given situation, where they then throw on their vacation slides for you to suffer through... against your better judgment, while you grin and nod through someone elses memories.  I'm so sorry! I was spending money on a blog that wasn't serving any purpose other then to be your annoying relative who over shares their lifestyle. Well, I'm not going to stop over sharing, but I am going to do it for free now so that at least when I have like 2 viewers, I don't feel like I'm throwing money out the window.  I know, who blogs anymore?! I just have WAY TOO MANY photos to start attempting ...