It's September Again

The world keeps spinning, since the beginning...

Another summer, already pretty much gone! I've definitely been continuing to figure out how to live my life -- May and June brought a bit too much travel and not enough exercise, so I spent July and August getting my muscles back in shape... I biked around 430 miles in two months! 

I had an incredible time in the Philippines with a group of women I hadn't met before! We enjoyed fun adventures together! I'm a new fan of group trips! :) 





We were able to take a moms/sons trip to Utah and cross Hiking the Narrows off my list. I went to ICELAND for a few days [which was EPIC], enjoyed family time at the river, then did some hiking in Wyoming and Colorado, visited family in Canada, and most recently spent some time exploring Boston, Massachusetts [sorry, no photos of Boston because my phone died...]. :( Of course, all that fun adventuring has been intermixed with lots of shifts at the airport!! It's a blessed life flying standby!! 









As the school year begins again, I'm assessing how much I am needed -- do I need to remind Peter to study for the SAT? Does Ezra understand his English lessons before taking the quiz? Can they make themselves a healthy breakfast? 

I recently deleted something off my travel bucket list for the year [gasp!] rather than actually taking the trip [SFO for the flower piano experience]. That felt sad, but was somewhat of a relief as well. I like staying home AND I like adventuring away. I might be playing with this balance for years to come. However, this is potentially the very last year I'll have Peter at home, so I'm not super anxious to miss that time with him. 

I might push some of these ideas to 2025 or delete them altogether... Lists are good, until they just aren't things you want to do anymore! I'm heading to Kentucky soon and I'm pretty sure we're at least going to get to Japan before the end of the year! 

Travel Bucket for 2024: 
Biking in Tucson, AZ
Biking the Florida Keys
Cross country ski near Kelowna, BC
Skiing at Alyeska Resort, AK
Concert at the Orpheum in New Orleans, LA
Jacob Collier concert in Seattle, WA
Manitou Incline in Colorado Springs
Visit the Boston Harbor Islands
Candlelight Concert in Boston
Airshow in California
Bike part of the Katy Trail
Via Ferrata in Campton, KY
Bergen to Oslo train route, Norway
Northern lights in Norway
Hike a section of the Pacific Crest Trail
Bike the Ohio to Erie Trail
Biking in Santa Barbara, CA
Skiing in Japan

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Let's bring back this monthly tradition!! 

Currently:
Eating | More lentil soup than usual these days...
Enjoying | Watching the boys play "the quiet game" in the pool 
Watching | Ryan Trahan's YouTube vids
Thankful for | Ezra's flight instructor, Mr. Moomaw and best friend, Beau
Reading | Profiles of Courage by JFK
Planning | A skiing adventure to Japan 
Anticipating | The Via Ferrata in Red River Gorge, Kentucky