Yen’s Trip to Iowa

For Christmas this year, Yen made his first trip to the Midwest. He’d been to Chicago, but I think you know that doesn’t count. So to clarify: the rural Midwest. I…

Washington DC (yes, again – day two)

After a nice long day of visiting airplanes, we slept in Sunday morning, then headed out to brunch. We ended up at Old Ebbet, where we basically had no choice…

Washington DC (yes, again)

JetBlue had a sale on airfare, so we figured, “Why not?” Saturday morning we got on a plane and headed for DC, this time flying into Dulles instead of the…

Cleaned Up

After all the times you’ve seen us grubby and climbing something, here it is: proof that we clean up nicely.

Rome (Last Day!)

We only had a couple of hours before we had to get on the train for the airport. We decided to just take a little walk. In addition to giant…

Rome (Day Three)

This is a long post – get a cup of tea (just like I did before writing it). When I told Dad we were headed to Rome, he immediately said…

Rome (Day Two)

Day Two was Vatican Day. I’m not going to mince words: I did not enjoy the Vatican. Yes, it’s beautiful. And it’s full of impressive artifacts. And the necropolis tour…

Rome (Day One)

When we last left Kate and Yen, they were getting on a train from Florence to Rome. Now we’re on the train, and the point of this photo is for…