Hi! My name is Luke and this is a blog about my family and I: parenting, friends, weekend trips, and some challenging things we navigate as well.
This blog is just an archive for my own memories: “These are the good years” I often say. Some day things will change, but for now, things are pretty good, and I keep this blog as a memory of that.
Marriage is great, and being a dad is funny and hard, that’s why the tag for this blog is “proud supporters of fun and failures”, because if you can’t laugh at yourself, what’s the point?
Anyways, enjoy the blog!
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NYC Birthday
We surprised Rosie for her big birthday with a trip to the big city. Where did you stay? We stayed at the Motto by Hilton on 23rd street. It was between two subway stops- the red line and the orange line, and worked out great. Taylor is really motivated to get a good deal, so…
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Thanksgiving, and more
This season is always wild- it starts with the excitement of thanksgiving, and then Rosies birthday is right on the heels of the holiday. This year we did some quick Thai food on Wednesday to get ready for the busy days ahead. As tay would say, “Momma is tired, and dont wanna mess around with…
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A lot happens in a month
Happy Birthday Houston! There isn’t an easy way to honor Houston. Who is Houston you might ask, if you are a cousin of mine living in Florida and have no grounds for reference? Well, Houston: Here is a fun collection of images from Houston over the years: Houston turned 40 and managed to rent a…
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Downs, and ups
On Friday night, it just worked out for us to get together with some great friends at the last minute, and have dinner at a food truck at a brewery downtown. I went straight for a hazy IPA, and it hit the spot for all the right reasons. The past several months there has been…
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Four years old, and 94 years old (almost)
Aunt Pep passed away. She was 91 years old, and lived a remarkable life. Her daughter, Kathy, put together a touching obituary you can read by following that link, but even that doesnt quite capture enough of Aunt Pep’s life. She leaves behind a husband of 70 years, uncle Jim, who is 93 years old.…
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Fescue, Festival, and Foul Ball
“What do we have going on?” “Not much, today we don’t have anything planned until 5pm or so.” These phrases are rare; not having much to do for a Saturday is about as common as a Dodo bird around here. The weather was perfect, getting a bit cooler, which meant, it was time for the…
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What a structure! And, the last bowl.
Have you ever heard of “the ring” workout? “The Ring” doesnt refer to the Japanese horror novel turned into a film; “The Ring” is what they do in men’s gymnastics at the Olympics. There are a lot of different workouts and exercises that can be done with this simple setup, and it works your stabilizer…
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Disney: Tunnels, tips and tricks, and tech
Tips and tricks are an easy one to understand, but TUNNELS? Disney offers a few special experiences besides just tickets to the parks, some of them include: A full list of all tours and experiences can be found here. Among all the dozens of offerings, there is one that stands out: the Keys to the…
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Disney: What did you do?
Disney Redemption We went to Disney in 2019 for 2 days and got to visit Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom. Rosie was about to turn 5 at the time, and Taylor’s dad had a work trip at one of the Disney resorts. It was a very short notice, and we were on a tight budget…