Until a few years ago, I had only visited the Homestead during the summer. My dad had a conference there every other year and it was always my favorite part of the summer! John and I had been dating for 6 months before his 30th birthday and I decided to take him for the occasion and share the place that…
Last week, John and I made the long journey from Richmond up to Shelter Island, NY where he grew up visiting his Grandpa with his family. He hadn’t been back in something like 8 years, so experiencing the island with him was really something special. I have never been anywhere quite like it and it is kind of hard to…
This past April for my husband’s spring break, we took a little road trip through the south with the ultimate destination of Oxford, Mississippi. John is a high school English Teacher and a huge fan of William Faulkner, so Oxford seemed like the exact right destination for our pilgrimage. We got to see Faulkner’s home, with writings on the walls…
If you’ve been following along with us for a while, you know that The Homestead is my most favorite place. (If you are a new TCP follower, I got married there a year and a half ago and have been vacationing there for most of my life). Last year when John and I went in December we recognized how absolutely…
*As Seen on The Crystal Press Ever since I was a little girl, we have been vacationing in the panhandle on the beautiful Gulf Coast of Florida. My grandad lived there for as long as I can remember and all of my best memories are from riding bikes in the summer, beach-ing for hours with my sister and best friend,…
