Who would have guessed that having total freedom would make our heads spin to such a degree as it has in the past few weeks. As we have continued to research “Round-the-World” (RTW) package tickets from various travel outlets, we have been completely overwhelmed with the number of packages, options, and stipulations from each vendor. [...]
Monday 2/23 was my last day at IBM. While it is a very strange feeling to leave a company I’ve worked for since I was literally a teenager, there is no doubt in my mind that it is for the best. A few years ago, when I was traveling and studying Spanish in Costa Rica [...]
We took another day trip with Dan’s parents today to visit the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. There was sooo much to see in this museum and all for FREE. What a great deal (and you all know Dan and I love to get great deals)! We got to see a dinosaur with [...]
Dan’s parents came up to visit us this weekend. We took a day trip out to the NC Tobacco & Farm Life Museum in Kenly. It was a bit chilly, but we all enjoyed ourselves and we sure did learn a lo about the “old way” of growing tobacco. We also saw exhibits that included [...]
It can be daunting to know you have an enormous project in front of you, but we have decided to get the house ready to sell. We’re not exactly sure which road we will go down over the next year, but in almost all of those scenarios, we will be best served by selling the [...]
Well, it’s official. I have left my teaching position in order to get our house ready to sell and in order to begin this new adventure with Dan. I was very surprised by everything that my students and colleagues did for me during my last few days. I felt honored and “flowered” with love! It’s [...]
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Welcome to Go Griffin Go! In this blog, Katie and I will document our travel planning and our actual journey. In February 2009, Dan was laid off from IBM and Katie resigned her teaching position. We are getting ready to put the house on the market and take off on our adventure. We hope to [...]