Category Archives: Travel

Ways to Get From Here to There

  • Drive
  • Walk
  • Skip
  • Fly in an airplane
  • Fly on a hang-glider
  • Parachute
  • Hop
  • Jump
  • Pogo stick
  • Roller skate
  • Roller blade
  • Skate board
  • Ski
  • Snowshoe
  • Horseback
  • Elephant
  • Train
  • Trolley
  • Rickshaw
  • Horse drawn carriage
  • Stage coach
  • Motorcycle
  • Scooter
  • Paddle wheel boat
  • Row boat
  • Barge
  • Sail boat
  • House boat
  • Motor home
  • Helicopter
  • Snowmobile
  • Bicycle
  • Unicycle
  • ATV
  • Riding lawnmower
  • Run
  • Waltz
  • Climb
  • Crawl
  • Crab walk
  • Duck walk
  • Bear walk
  • Walk like an Egyptian
  • Raft
  • Swim
  • Sashay
  • Tip toe
  • Stomp
  • Leap

 

 

2013 Memories (Which is to say “Memories of 2013”, because all of us would get bored if I tried to come up with more than 2000 memories of anything.)

  • January ice skating for the first time in more than 20 years
  • March – Team Wendy trivia night / Dawetselbee Reunion
  • April – moving day … new job, new apartment
  • April – Caleb’s 20th birthday!
  • May – settling in to my new home
  • June – Six Flags for my birthday with Caleb & Sam
  • July 4th weekend in South Carolina /beach trip to Charleston
  • August – Dawetselbee Reunion
  • August – LeClaire, Ia Tug Fest festival with Dawetselbee clan
  • August – White Sox game at Comiskey Park
  • September – Labor Day weekend in Arkansas / celebrating Mom’s birthday
  • September – successful kickoff to HomeSchool Swim Lessons at the Kishwaukee Y
  • September – excellent fundraiser /trivia night for Team Wendy
  • October – visit / booktour with Alaskan Pioneer
  • October- Team Wendy fundraiser / Murder Mystery Dinner
  • November- Thanksgiving in Arkansas
  • November- buying my Equinox – first time I’ve made a decision like that for myself!
  • December- two day Christmas party / Chicago & Christkindlmarket
  • December- surprising my family for Christmas

Things I Love About Vacations

  1. Naps
  2. Not setting an alarm
  3. Visiting loved ones
  4. Trying new restaurants
  5. Guilt-free relaxation
  6. Getting to know people better
  7. Warm air
  8. Fun activities
  9. The process of travel

 

Ways I’ve Stayed Busy The Last Couple Months

  1. New website design ~ www.KateyBWriting.com
  2. Mini book tour & in-person editing with The Alaskan Pioneer ~facebook.com/AlaskanPioneer
  3. Fabulous Murder Mystery Dinner / Fundraiser ~ www.wendysbutterflygarden.com
  4. Social Media Marketing & Blogging ~ www.BoetjeFoodsInc.com
  5. New Fall session kick off at work ~ www.KishYMCA.org
  6. Wrote & emceed Trivia Night fundraiser for Haiti ~ facebook.com/Love4LAllemand
  7. Visit from my parents
  8. Holiday plans
  9. Figuring out how to fit my Christmas tree in my livingroom
  10. Weekend in the QCA
Alaskan Pioneer Meet & Greet, Aurora, IL — These fans brought him home-made goodies!

 

My Labor Day Weekend in Mountain Home, Arkansas

  • Yoshi’s Japanese Steakhouse
  • Auto Zone with Dad
  • Mom’s bean & chicken tortilla wraps
  • East Side Baptist Church
  • Visit with Aunt Vivian
  • Lunch at Gaston’s to celebrate Mom’s birthday
  • Bull Shoals Lake Visitor Center
  • Bird Bingo
  • Cheesy Hallmark movie
  • Two roadrunner and a fawn running across the road
  • Scrabble club
  • Country walk
  • Gaston Wildflower Meadow
  • Zero Sprint data signal
  • One geocache located
  • Planning for Team Wendy murder mystery fundraiser
  • Editing for the Alaskan Pioneer

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