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2016 Date Night with Christina making noodles

Noodles, Bumble, and the Birth of a Friendship: My Date with Christina Let me tell you about the time I went on a Bumble date that didn’t end in romance—but did end in flour-covered chaos, culinary confusion, and the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Her name? Christina. Our...

2016 80’s Pub Crawl with Anne Bowman

Absolutely! Here’s a hilariously nostalgic and chaotic blog post from your point of view: Big Hair, Bad Decisions, and Boozy Brilliance: The 80’s Pub Crawl with Anne Bowman Let me take you back—not to the actual 1980s, but to a night that felt like it was ripped straight from a John...

2016 NRG Stadium with Tami, Kim and Michelle

Boots, Bulls, and Birthday Bliss: Rodeo Shenanigans at NRG with Tami, Kim, and Michelle Let me paint you a picture: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas. The smell of funnel cakes and livestock in the air. Cowboy hats as far as the eye can see. And me—celebrating my birthday weekend with three of...

2015 Tornado in Dallas

Twisted Fate: The Day an EF4 Tornado Tore Through North Garland December 26, 2015. Most people were still basking in the glow of Christmas leftovers and gift receipts. But in North Garland, Texas, the holiday season took a terrifying turn. That evening, a monstrous EF4 tornado carved a...

2015 Top Golf with the Creek Crew

Coach in Green, Golf Swings, and 25 Years of Glory: The Reunion That Hit Different Twenty-five years. That’s how long it had been since high school. A full quarter-century since we last ran wind sprints, wore matching warmups, and thought stretching was for the weak. But somehow, against...

2015 Surfing in Galveston

Surf, Sharks, and Sand-Stuck Sedans: My Galveston Saga Galveston, Texas. The sun was hot, the waves were calling, and Pleasure Pier stood in the distance like a carnival mirage. I was there to surf, soak up the Gulf vibes, and maybe—just maybe—channel my inner Kelly Slater. What I didn’t...

Panama City, Panama

Panama: Where Oceans Meet and Cultures Converge Panama is more than just a narrow strip of land connecting two continents—it’s a vibrant crossroads of nature, history, and global commerce. From the engineering marvel of the Panama Canal to the lush rainforests and cosmopolitan buzz of...

Yaviza, Panama

🌿 Into the Darién: My Two Weeks Living with the Embera Indians in Yaviza, Panama At the southern edge of Panama, where the Pan-American Highway abruptly ends in the small town of Yaviza, the road gives way to one of the most mysterious and untamed regions on Earth: the Darién Gap. This...