Picture it, Spring 2012: I had the opportunity to observe our trip through Castor’s eyes, as this was his first time visiting my hometown. I have crossed the Bay Bridge for years, but on this trip, I was able to slow down and capture the moments. Although we had just a few days to see… Read More San Fransico Bay Bridge
As a little kid, I was lucky enough to have a black-and-white television in my room. I remember that my father had always loved the comedies of his childhood, which he passed on to me. The Three Stooges, Amos and Andy, the Little Rascals, and Laurel & Hardy were shows I would watch over and… Read More I Love Lucy
During the winter of 1994, I was working at Marine World Africa USA, and the park was much slower than during the rest of the year, so I decided to pick up a second job. Across the freeway was a Target, where my friend Mark’s brother worked, so I applied and got hired in the… Read More All I Want For Christmas Is You
While in high school, this was our logo for the matching band, and I loved it. I used it to print Rally Band shirts for the members, and it was even on our member jackets. In 2024, I found the logo again, made a coffee cup for Mom, Debi, and me, and even sold four… Read More Clayton Valley Marching Band
Our first week-long camping trip was back in 2013, when we rented an RV and explored Yellowstone National Park for the very first time. I’d always dreamed of traveling in a camper—being able to drive from place to place with everything you need right there with you felt like pure freedom.
This coffee cup traveled all the way from Mexico, carried with so much love by Castor’s family. It was the first time I had ever met them—the first time I got to see the people that helped shape him—and receiving this cup felt like being welcomed into something much bigger than myself. This cup is… Read More Puebla
This morning at exactly 7:00 a.m., I booked our final campground—Arches! Our two-week camping trip in May is officially set. We’ve spent a lot of time figuring out the best loop so we don’t need to backtrack, and we finally landed on a route we’re excited about. We’ll start in Bryce Canyon, then head to… Read More Camping tour booked
We ended our deliveries around 8:00, and when we got home, we heard a knock on the door. Damn it! Trick or treaters were here, we scrabbled to see what we had, and we had some older Jolly Ranchers. Cas opened the door to find they had already moved on and said Come back. The… Read More Halloween
It was a whirlwind of activity, starting on June 1st when we took down that massive blue spruce tree in the front yard—it was taller than our house and just growing bigger! Once it was gone, we did some landscaping and absolutely loved the fresh, open feel of the yard. In mid-June, we stopped for… Read More Here’s a quick recap of our summer!
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