Why We Left Seattle Without Looking Back

A few years ago, I wrote that happiness isn’t geographical — and then immediately admitted I was wrong. We went 2,900 miles to find it. Here’s what happened next. Shortly after arriving in Washington In May of 2022, Jason and I packed everything we owned into a 15-foot U-Haul and a Ford F-150 towing a […]

The Ben & Jerry’s Guy

Last weekend, Jason and I made our first grocery run of the grilling season. 78 degrees. No humidity. The kind of early spring day that makes you forget you’re still technically living out of a suitcase in an Airbnb. We grabbed burger stuff — meat, cheese, buns — and then wandered over to the ice […]

Just Buy the Damn Tickets: Concerts 2 & 3

This picture says it all! Theory of a Deadman at the iconic Moore Theatre on a windy February night in downtown Seattle. We’re lovin’ it! 2024 was a year of lost opportunities for us. Usually, when that happens to people, it’s because there were “heavy” things on their minds, and that was the case for […]

Pursuing Happiness

What lengths would you go to find happiness? That’s such a deep question, I know, but stick with me as I share our journey to find the answer to this question. It began in mid-January when Jason went into the office for a series of meetings to plan the upcoming horse racing meet, and afterward, […]

On the Move … Again

When life hands you a 💩💩 storm, you can react in a number of ways. After the emotions settled from the shit-storm we were blindsided by in early January, it gave us a chance to reassess how we wanted life to be. Do we really want a job that requires you to give up every […]

We Got a Fuzzball

We finally decided to take the plunge (again) and adopt a Chesapeake Bay Retriever puppy.