Traveling in Concord...

My good friend Ashley got married recently, and is about to defend her dissertation this week. I was thinking about how many great things are in store for her, and how many great things I've been fortunate enough to be able to do, especially before we had kids. That newly-wed, newly-degreed period is such a precious moment in time. The cone of possibilities has scarcely descended on my friend (who is super-young to be earning her Ph.D--she's a rock star!), and I'm really excited for her.

And because I'm depressingly nostalgic, I wanted to post a few pictures of the vacations that we've had, mostly because I know I'm not going to see these places again in person for a good, long time, for obvious reasons.

VACATIONS THEN
Vernazza, one of the Cinque Terre:

Windward shore, Oahu, Hawaii:

The Pantheon:


Yellowstone Falls:














VACATIONS NOW


Surfside Beach, SC:


Memorial Day, Garner, NC:





Surfside Beach, SC:


I'm sure you notice a pattern. We go to all the best places. Or, at least, where we are is the place to be, or so we think. As Thoreau would say, we've traveled a good deal in Concord, and found that there's still much to be learned, much to be discovered.