road trip

Facing Fear

Today my husband and I dropped our little guy off at his grandparents house while we headed down 33 to the Hocking Hills area.  Hocking Hills is well known as a fall foliage destination with great hiking and plenty of cabins for rent.  This trip, however, we wouldn’t be seeing the fall colors from the [...]

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Roadtrip: Off the Grid

So, okay, we were actually still on the grid because there was power and running water, but since we didn’t get cell reception on our recent family trip, I’m counting it as being offline.  We packed up the little man and headed to Pike Lake in Southern Ohio.  Yes, you have probably never heard of [...]

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Mama Road Trip

Sometimes the openness of the road calls and beckons us out of Columbus.  For some reason, it is often Ikea that calls me to me which is lucky since it is just a quick 2 hour jaunt down 71 to the Cincinnati suburb of West Chester.  The Swedish furniture and home goods store makes for [...]

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