One of the things we do as a family is try to make memories rather than collect stuff for birthdays, Christmas etc. This month is my son’s 15th birthday and…
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Wrightsville Beach, NC – Travel Journal Entry June 2024
About a 2 hour drive from where I’m working is Wrightsville Beach. I was on a night shift run and needed to get away from the base of operations for…
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US Army Airborne and Special Forces Museum Fayetteville, NC – Travel Journal Entry April 2024
Fort Liberty, NC (formerly Fort Bragg) is home to several Army Airborne divisions and Special Forces groups. History and more specifically military history is fascinating to me so this was…
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Winter Vacation – Florida January 2024
Collect memories and not things. That is why for Christmas we gifted the family a trip. This trip was to Universal Studios and then over to St. Augustine in Florida….
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Escanaba, MI January 2024 – Travel Journal Entry
January has me going back to Escanaba, MI. Flight schedules made it so I flew into Green Bay, WI then drove up. Initially there was no snow but as the…
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A look back at 2023 – Travel Journal Entry
Well 2023 has come to a close and I find it helpful to look back. It helps me with perspective as I tend to be the type who is always…
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Sandals Royal Plantation, Ochos Rios Jamaica – Amy’s Birthday
Well….. We have found the Sandals that really makes us feel “home” when traveling. We absolutely love the staff and campus here. We found a last minute deal to return…
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Houghton/Escanaba, MI – Dec ’23- Travel Journal Entry
December has me traveling to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for work. One of the things I spent some downtime working on in the last few months has been trying…
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Chinle, AZ November ’23 – Travel Journal Entry
November has me traveling back to Chinle, AZ. The first few days I was assigned to a crew with a newer flight crew member so I could help with the…
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Colorado, Texas and Nevada, October ’23 – Travel Journal Entry
Talk about a crazy month. Amy and I returned from Jamaica and I had one day to relax at home before I was off again to Colorado. My first few…
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