Livin' Part of Life

I usually struggle with what I am going to write about. Today is even more difficult because we did nothing. I don’t mean “nothing”, like when people ask what’s wrong and you answer, “Nothing.” I mean we pretty much sat around all day, alternately doing puzzles, reading, eating, needlepointing, and in the case of Karen,… Read more

Thanks for all of the birthday wishes. It was a great day. And today, another one! We really don’t have a plan for what we wanted to do in this area, but knew that we were close to may things and would have lots of options. That may surprise you, but we really do plenty… Read more

Today was a very special day, as it was Karen’s birthday! We started the day in Banff National Park and ended it in Yoho National Park. Along the drive, we were treated to some of the most jaw-dropping scenery we have yet encountered in our travels. Although the drive was only a bit over 1.5… Read more

Today was spectacular. Sticking with the sitcom reference from yesterday, this from Seinfeld… It was real, and it was spectacular. Because when you look at our pictures, you may wonder if this is real. All I can say is, you should come see it for yourself! When you speak of going to Canadian National Parks,… Read more

For anyone who is a fan of The Office (the U.S. version, not the even better U.K. one), there was a quote by Ed Helm’s character Andy (in the mostly-crappy post Steve Carrell seasons) that I am reminded of tonight. He said, and I apologize if I get it slightly wrong because I am going… Read more

What a difference a day makes. After I shed quite a few tears yesterday (both while he was in the hardware store and again when we finally got settled), today has been all smiles for both of us. Of course, we didn’t have to drive anywhere. So that is a big part of it. We… Read more

What is it about Saturdays? We both had a great night’s sleep last night and were up by 7:30 a.m., pulling out of West Glacier by 8:30. We had just under 5 hours to drive, putting us in Banff by 2:30. Cooler temps and overcast skies meant a peaceful drive led to a wonderful first… Read more

After a wonderful series of adventures here in West Glacier, our time here is coming to a close. We used today for errands, rest, and reset. Therefore, our pictures are sparse! The weather has become much more comfortable, and we had a great night sleep with the windows open. It was a crisp start to… Read more

This evening, we were going to meet someone I had heard my dad talk about for most of my life. A person whose name I have known, but who I had never met. Someone from a time that reaches back to when I was born. An old story. Today started like every other here in… Read more

Rick is such a fantastic writer, isn’t he? I get to watch him create, and I love it. He reviews the pictures of the day, contemplates, writes, and then puts the pictures in. The very last thing that he does is insert the title. Knowing that, isn’t it funny that his title last night was… Read more