Goodbye Morning & Promise to Return

Goodbye Morning & Promise to Return

Our final morning arrived too soon. I woke before sunrise, poured coffee, and sat outside on the picnic table, listening to the waking world. A cardinal called. A butterfly drifted past. The sky faintly pinkened. We packed slowly, savoring little moments — folding...
Market Day & Kitchen Experiments

Market Day & Kitchen Experiments

We learned that every week there’s a local farmers’ market in Mission or nearby towns. On Day 4, we went early, browsing produce stands, salsa vendors, handmade soaps, tortillas, tamales, and more. I came home with poblano peppers, tomatillos, fresh corn, peaches, and...
Writing & Reflection Retreat

Writing & Reflection Retreat

I decided to treat this trip as a mini writing retreat. I carried my laptop, notebooks, pens, and allotted blocks of time daily just to write. Early mornings, I sat under our awning with coffee and wrote memoir bursts — prompts about travel, nature, transition....
Kid’s First RV Trip Memories

Kid’s First RV Trip Memories

This trip marked my son’s first real RV vacation. Before departure, I worried: would he complain? Would he miss the comforts of home? But by Day 2, he was giddy. He perched at the edge of his bunk and exclaimed when he heard frogs. He dashed outside to chase...
Wellness & Birdsong Morning

Wellness & Birdsong Morning

A focus this trip was to recharge — mind, body, soul. I began each morning with a short yoga/stretch session outside our RV (mat on shade ground, sun low). I breathed in warm air, listened to birds calling, and felt tension loosen. Afterward, I sipped herbal tea and...