If you're new here, welcome to my version of a Christmas card. Unlike Christmas cards, there’s no pressure for perfect family photos, significant other announcements, or the expectation to reconnect with people you haven’t seen in five years. So instead, I choose to do a Groundhog Day card—because, honestly, my chaotic life matches the absurdity of this annual tradition in Punxsutawney.
Read MoreSomeone once told me that everyone has their Bell Helmets’ story. For some, it’s their first helmet as a kid, what their dad used to race in, or the helmet that saved their life. For me, Bell was the company that took a chance on me and I am so thankful they did.
Read MoreThat was the viral question my brother and his girlfriend asked me before I headed out on a solo hike this morning in Glacier. I quickly and confidently answered “well I have bear spray… so bear.” That is when I realized that I thought a grizzly was more predictable, than the male species. And although I still stand by that statement… I ended up running into a man, Mark Matheny, and his dog, Ginger, on that hike. Mark ironically is a grizzly bear attack survivor and the founder of one of the most well known bear spray brands, UDAP. I am serious… look him up or go to his website, bearspray.com.
Read MorePresenting my second Groundhog’s Day card, because Christmas cards are overrated. Last year got busy due to Phil's call for 6 more weeks of winter. I respected his decision, spending my time skiing in Utah. It felt only fair after his tireless and accurate predictions of powder days. So, here's a 2-for-1 deal, recapping the last two years in this one post.
Read MoreSo, whatever sport looks like to you, make time for it, because if it’s worth doing, do it well. And sports are worth doing.
Read MoreSometimes I can’t tell if the excitement of the belief it’s gonna work out makes up for the heartbreak when it doesn’t. Maybe it is the hope that kills you.
Read MoreThe life of a nomad is all fun in games until you are packing for multiple climates and need various outdoor gear and all of your belongings are stashed across the country
Read MoreSomewhere anywhere everywhere nowhere…
This is my response to normally a simple question… Where are you living? One that is usually responded with a city, state, neighborhood, street name, maybe even the exact coordinates. Such a simple question… I can’t really clearly answer.
Read MoreMy life would be boring if I didn’t get to grow up with a Kevin. I hope you have one in your life, although no one is quite like my Kevin.
Read MoreWe lost a good one. The past weekend my family gathered to say goodbye to our brave matriarch.
Read MoreThankful for this summer full of water. It has kept me sane. A body of water can make me snap out of any funk or mood. So if I am ever a brat, just drive me to a lake, ocean, or creek and I’ll be back to myself once I jump in. If I’m being an asshole and we find ourselves in a desert with no element of natural water. Best of luck to you
Read MoreNothing like traveling solo in Europe to really cause me to ponder my life and the direction in which it’s headed.
Read MoreI am going to rant through the medium of this blog about my grievances in regards to people being so oblivious of their unhinged traveling behaviors and blatant disregard on the effect their actions have to fellow travelers. There are some unsaid (and some clearly stated) travel rules that should just be common sense.
Read MoreIf you get the chance to be immersed in the heart of the Midwest, soak it all in… including the incredibly priced but horrible food options on I-80. Stop at the absurd roadside attractions, like the stuffed arctic penguin mascot of a town in Wyoming. And appreciate the fact people are extraordinary in all senses of the word, because otherwise life would be so boring.
Read MoreI have accepted the fact that my life is a literal sitcom and decided to use it as form of blog entertainment. So maybe someone can at least benefit from the recent situations I have gotten myself into or fate has brought upon me. And I think some of these moments should live on past my journal pages and what’s a more permanent medium than the internet… So here goes nothing…
Read MoreGroundhog’s Day Card. Because Christmas Cards are overrated.
Read MoreCurious if anyone else has felt similar during this holiday season when returning home after spending time away from your hometown? Or maybe you never left your hometown, but you still feel like you have to refigure out your place in this location after you have grown and changed throughout the years. Or maybe I’m alone in this and that’s fine.
Read MoreIn true Adele fashion, she ended the night with some witty wisdom. “You can’t control bloody anything, so just go with it, sit with it, and have a laugh and enjoy everything.” I usually find quotes like this cheesy but for some reason when it comes from Adele, it hits different. My reaction was the same as Melissa McCarthy’s. Only difference is she was actually there in real time, in the front row. While I was tucked in my bed like a burrito, watching from my laptop screen.
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