MFME

A short sum-up: life was crazy, then I wrapped everything up and headed to South Carolina, so anxious to meet up with all those velvety sisters and mother I adore. There is nothing like an “MFME” trip with your mom and sisters to buoy you up in every way you…

(There are links to all the rest of the MFME posts at the end of this post.) After Austria we drove and drove to get to Munich where our flights home were taking off the next day. This was probably our longest leg of driving.  Let’s take a look at…

One of my favorite parts of our trip was our Sound of Music bike tour. Because who doesn’t love the Sound of Music?  Maybe we are just nerdy but we love that movie. We loved it so much growing up that we even performed the “so long, farewell” song for…

I have to split up Salzburg into two different posts because I’m pretty sure the server might have a conniption if I try to jam all the pictures into one post. Because really, if you go on a “Fraulein Maria bike tour” in Sound of Music land, that has to…

Please disregard this post if you are sick of hearing about MFME, but I’m determined to record my thoughts and feelings before they start to fade.  Otherwise I’ll kick myself later because man, I want to remember this stuff!  I’m almost done, just Austria and some funny Oktoberfest stuff next…

Once upon a time there was a very young King in Bavaria with a creative mind named King Ludwig the Second. People thought he was crazy. He ascended to the throne very unprepared (according to his own account) and didn’t care one whit for public affairs or diplomacy. He just…

A whole heck of a lot of our adventure over in Europe happened in cars trying to decipher signs like these:   We had five in each car (four women and baby Dean in one), and we switched around at each stop.   One of my favorite parts of the…

(Part 1 is yesterday back HERE.) After our delicious Swiss dinner Anita took us on a walk up the mountain behind her house.  The farmers who live on the land told her to feel free to pick as much fruit as she wanted so we filled our shirts and pockets…

Have I mentioned how much I adore my mom?  Just wondering, because there probably aren’t many days that go by without gratitude oozing out of my heart for that woman. I feel especially grateful for her this week as I am fighting jet-lag upon “re-entry” into the real world after…

My Mom and sisters came to visit the desert a couple weeks ago. Oh how I adore these women.  It’s like Christmas morning when we get together…serious therapy for my soul.   Let’s just pretend that my mother was actually placed better in that picture up there…she needs to be…