Holiday Vacation: Anchorage

This last week we've mostly been relaxing and spending time with my family. Today I went to a couple of parks to take photographic advantage of the...

Holiday Vacation: LaCrosse Again

This morning I awoke to the first clear skies we've had since our arrival last week. I saw that the sun was going to rise shortly, so Hans had barely...

Holiday Vacation: Christmas

This is the first time I've attended the Christmas Events that Hans' family creatively host when there is a large family gathering. A few days ago Hans'...

Holiday Vacation: Mad Town and Lumberjacks

Yesterday Hans and I traveled to Madison with two of Hans' cousins. Hans' sister wasn't feeling well because of jetlag/finals/cold season, so she stayed...

Holiday Vacation: Cheezing

Later this week we were supposed to visit Hans' great aunt in La Crosse with his sister, but since another winter storm is predicted, Hans' mom took...

Holiday Vacation: Wisconsin

Yesterday's 8-hour drive from Cape to Ferryville, WI went well. We were thankful that the weather was mild as we crossed from one side of Iowa to the...

Home Again

I wouldn't say we're jet lagged, but since we've been home we're going to bed by 10:30 pm and waking up before 7 am the next morning without the alarm....

Scotland: Last Day

I have posted the pics for the 23rd and 24th. If this post seems a bit brief it is because we are up late killing time in the Edinburgh hostel before...

Scotland: Glasgow

This morning we drove to Glasgow without much excitement. Finding the hostel was a little interesting but we did not have to drive very far through...

Scotland: The Trossachs

Today was our second to last full day of vacation. Since we are off to Glasgow tomorrow, we decided to have one more last day in the countryside. We...