I’ve had this week on my travel bucket list since we began this adventure. My ancestral roots began here. In the 1600’s my family, who were Mennonites came to America with William Penn to escape religious persecution. They settled in Lancaster and were a prominent family. I’ve never been to Pennsylvania, but in my heart, …
On our second day in the city, with rain on the forecast and a checkmark on the box for visiting monuments, we focused on the Museums and inside activities. Did you know that all the Smithsonian Museums are free!? (If you didn’t already read about DC day 1, do so here.) Some folks might be …
The truth is, I didn’t think I’d like visiting Washington D.C. I don’t like cities, busy places, or traffic, and I’m not particularly patriotic or fond of the government….all that considered, I didn’t really want to go. Turns out I was wrong and I actually loved our time in DC. I love history, I love …
We really liked Aiken. We entered the town as the sun was setting, the light was golden, and everything was beautiful. We were surrounded by cotton fields and instantly felt the peace and calm that comes with country roads and farmland. The kids had never seen cotton growing so we pulled over to check it …
