Our hearts are absolutely shattered to write that we had to put down our two older dachshunds, Roxie and Banana on December 18th after Banana fell ill last week. They were both less than a month short of their 18th … Continue reading
Pie and I are no strangers to having a pack of dogs under our care. We have volunteered for many petsitting gigs for close friends over the past decade and even taken our extra furry friends along for camping and … Continue reading
Having a 4-pack Sausage Squad did not stop us this year from doing the outdoorsy adventures we love to do. In fact, our weenie crew’s short stature is probably the perfect reminder that life, too, is short and we should … Continue reading
It’s been so long since I’ve blogged this year that I’ve missed announcing one the biggest life events that Pie and I have experienced… becoming new pawrents to two tiny fur nuggets, Panini and Canoe! Back in March, we made … Continue reading
…BIRTHDAYS!!! Hubby and I both have winter birthdays, and as a kid, I always hated sharing my birthday with the Christmas holiday, but as an adult, that hardly matters anymore. Even though I’ve come to accept my winter birthday, my … Continue reading
Our two dachshunds, Roxie and Banana just had their 17th and 16th birthdays (respectively) back in January, and it goes without saying that after having my pups this long, they have become my everrrryyyyything and their birthdays are the biggest … Continue reading
When Pie and I lived in New Mexico, the one fall activity we looked forward to the most was the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. I would get childlike excitement hearing the hot air balloons puffing and drifting overhead all across the … Continue reading
Besides our impromptu weekend camping trips, I can’t think of any vacation that Pie and I have done that has been a kick-back-and-relax type of vacation. Our vacations, both big and small, are always action-packed, and our 12-day Ring Road … Continue reading
The eleventh day of our Ring Road trip in Iceland was our last full day for activities. Technically, we had already completed the Ring Road early on Day 9 because we wanted to circle back around to the active volcano … Continue reading
We woke up in the parking lot to the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the tenth day of our Iceland Ring Road trip because we were hoping the foggy weather from the previous day would clear up and we could hike to … Continue reading
Things were starting to wind down by the ninth day of our Ring Road trip in Iceland. We had just spent several hours the day prior driving through the Westfjords region and we still were only halfway done with the … Continue reading
Much like our previous day on Iceland’s Ring Road, on the eighth day, our itinerary was based solely on the campsite we wanted to get to by the end of the day. If there happened to be interesting sights along … Continue reading
The seventh day of our journey on Iceland’s Ring Road was probably the least eventful. After our travels the past few days, we were beginning to see why the south coast of Iceland was so popular; much of the Ring … Continue reading
It wasn’t until the sixth day of our Ring Road trip in Iceland that we realized that our “small” Land Rover vehicle that we were camping in wasn’t really as bad as we had expected it to be. I had … Continue reading
By the fifth day of our Ring Road adventure in Iceland, we were starting to run out of clean clothes. We had known well before our trip that doing laundry on the Ring Road might be a challenge due to … Continue reading
Our fourth day on Iceland’s Ring Road was our most action-packed and favorite day (besides visiting a volcano on Day 1). The previous day, we had passed by several sights that were on our Ring Road must-see list because we … Continue reading
We started the third day of our Iceland Ring Road journey with the one and only activity/sight that hubby chose during our whole trip, Gígjagjá, aka Yoda Cave. I’m very much a planner, whereas hubby is laid back and likes … Continue reading
On the second day of our Ring Road trip in Iceland, we awoke eager to see what our first campsite looked like in the daylight. The previous day we got a bit carried away and spent over six hours visiting … Continue reading
After booking our August trip to Iceland, we spent several months not knowing whether we would get to see a once-in-a-lifetime bucket list item, an active volcano with lava! We had visited Iceland in 2018, and although the country is … Continue reading
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