January 5 - 10, 2022 A week ago today I was enjoying my last evening in Jamaica, relieved to have received a negative Covid test to be able to fly back to the US in the morning. Today, I'm sitting in my bedroom in a snowy Nashville, still in disbelief that this year's trip actually … Continue reading Back To The Island 2022
New Utulsicona + (ATW + Listeners’ Choice)²
September 22 - October 4, 2021 New Utulsicona = Utah + Arizona + New Mexico + Tulsa. My friend and I started talking over a year ago about going to Utah and New Mexico sometime in 2021, since we both wanted to cross them off our list of states we need to visit. Before Hanson … Continue reading New Utulsicona + (ATW + Listeners’ Choice)²
ATW² + Shout It Out + Anthem
September 2-5, 2021 The Travel I don't have quite the travel adventure story as my last Tulsa trip, as this one was thankfully without incident. I was surprised, however, to run into a friend and her husband at my gate, and because of Southwest's open seating, I was able to fly with them from Nashville … Continue reading ATW² + Shout It Out + Anthem
The PNW: Mother-Daughter Edition
August 20 - 25, 2021 Oregon My mom and I both have a goal of seeing all 50 states. Before Covid times, she had made it to all but three: Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii. I went to Hanson's show in Hawaii in 2019 which was state #39 for me, and Washington & Oregon were two … Continue reading The PNW: Mother-Daughter Edition
ATW² + Underneath + The Walk
August 6-8, 2021 The Travel In my experience, some of the best adventures and subsequent memories start with the phrase, "I wasn't going to go, but..." and this weekend was no exception. When Hanson first announced this 4-month ATW+ series, I decided no thank you to Oklahoma in August. (Though to be honest, it wasn't … Continue reading ATW² + Underneath + The Walk