So I most definitely underestimated the stress involved in planning and packing for two separate trips totaling eight weeks and driving home to Mentor. But I made it, bags packed and ready to go. Yesterday I had a great dinner with some wonderful friends, and today I got to spend some quality time and catch up with two of my favorite people, whom I haven’t seen in a very long time.Anyway, I have been getting a lot of the same questions from many friends a...

Hello friends and family! As many of you already know, I am leaving in a few short days for an extended trip to Southeast Asia. This is my first attempt and test run at a travel blog. Bear with me please….I’ve never done this before….So…where to begin….When I first decided to do this particular journey and began to tell the people in my life about it, I supposed I expected some mixed reactions. And I got ‘em. Some were exc...