This past  weekend we decided to venture down to Portland, OR to both see the town and to of course check out the enormous Poweel’s Books store. While we were there, one of Patrick’s favorite authors (Lauren Beukes) was there giving a book signing and reading from her new book “The Shining Girls” which is […]

Despite knowing that Seattle is synonymous with rain and cloudy weather, I’m not gonna lie, I was slightly disappointed to have just left 85 degree sunny days in the Midwest, for 50s and drizzle. But nevertheless, not willing to waste a weekend watching TV in our new 400 sq ft apartment, we made the best […]

After getting back to South Bend from a wedding in Dallas on Sunday, we left bright and early Monday for our cross country adventure. We stayed in 5 different states in 5 different days – Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and finally Washington. The first night we stayed in Minneapolis with Patrick’s cousins in their […]