Iceland Ring Road Day 11 – Fagradalsfjall Volcano (again)

2021 has been in-tents!

Road-tripping & Camping from Denver to Big Sur

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes…

Backpacking on Hawaii’s Muliwai Trail

A dream vacay to Iceland, Faroe Islands, Copenhagen, and Paris

Up Chute Creek with a Canoe…and a Panini

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Em

It’s been quiet on our blog for the past couple of years, but please know that Em and Pie have still been adventuring as much as ever behind the scenes! My blog has been inching closer and closer to the … Continue reading →

Taking actual trips down memory lane with our dachshunds

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Em

After our two senior weens ran to the Rainbow Bridge together last December, it felt difficult to imagine life without them. It wasn’t just the little daily quirks that we would miss, like Banana marching up the stair landing, the … Continue reading →

A dog pawrent’s dream vacay in Banff, Canada

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Em

In my last blog post, I detailed why we had chosen Banff as our vacation destination for our 10th wedding anniversary trip. We had been eager to take the pups along on one of our more grand vacations, and Banff … Continue reading →

Banff-bound from Colorado

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Em

We chose Banff, Canada, as the vacation destination for our 10th wedding anniversary because we could combine two of our favorite things: our pups and the great outdoors. While traveling and flying from the United States to most destinations outside … Continue reading →

Cheers to “tin” years!

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Em

Hubby and I just celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary this year, aka the tin/aluminum anniversary. While I never once doubted that we would make it this far, I had no idea it would be this fun! Hubby and I didn’t … Continue reading →

Pet Loss: Six Months Later

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Em

It’s been six months now since we lost the two senior members of our Sausage Squad, Roxie and Banana. While I certainly don’t feel as physically and overwhelmingly heartbroken as I did the first week of their passing, random days … Continue reading →

Saying goodbye to our two senior dachshunds

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Em

Our hearts are absolutely shattered to write that we had to put down our two older dachshunds, Roxie and Banana on December 18th after Banana fell ill last week. They were both less than a month short of their 18th … Continue reading →

2022: Our Favorite Adventures

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Em

Having a 4-pack Sausage Squad did not stop us this year from doing the outdoorsy adventures we love to do. In fact, our weenie crew’s short stature is probably the perfect reminder that life, too, is short and we should … Continue reading →

Becoming New Pawrents and Littermate Syndrome

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Em

It’s been so long since I’ve blogged this year that I’ve missed announcing one the biggest life events that Pie and I have experienced… becoming new pawrents to two tiny fur nuggets, Panini and Canoe! Back in March, we made … Continue reading →

Roadtrip to the Oregon Coast with Four Dogs

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Em

Pie and I are no strangers to having a pack of dogs under our care. We have volunteered for many petsitting gigs for close friends over the past decade and even taken our extra furry friends along for camping and … Continue reading →

It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Em

…BIRTHDAYS!!! Hubby and I both have winter birthdays, and as a kid, I always hated sharing my birthday with the Christmas holiday, but as an adult, that hardly matters anymore. Even though I’ve come to accept my winter birthday, my … Continue reading →

HBD to our senior dachshunds

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Em

Our two dachshunds, Roxie and Banana just had their 17th and 16th birthdays (respectively) back in January, and it goes without saying that after having my pups this long, they have become my everrrryyyyything and their birthdays are the biggest … Continue reading →

Leaf Peeping: Last Dollar Road to the Million Dollar Highway

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Em

When Pie and I lived in New Mexico, the one fall activity we looked forward to the most was the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. I would get childlike excitement hearing the hot air balloons puffing and drifting overhead all across the … Continue reading →

Iceland Ring Road: Planning, Logistics, and Favorite Sights

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Em

Besides our impromptu weekend camping trips, I can’t think of any vacation that Pie and I have done that has been a kick-back-and-relax type of vacation. Our vacations, both big and small, are always action-packed, and our 12-day Ring Road … Continue reading →

Iceland Ring Road Day 10 – South Coast (again)

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Em

We woke up in the parking lot to the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the tenth day of our Iceland Ring Road trip because we were hoping the foggy weather from the previous day would clear up and we could hike to … Continue reading →

Iceland Ring Road Day 9 – Dynjandi Waterfall and more car woes

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Em

Things were starting to wind down by the ninth day of our Ring Road trip in Iceland. We had just spent several hours the day prior driving through the Westfjords region and we still were only halfway done with the … Continue reading →

Iceland Ring Road Day 8 – A long drive on the Westfjords

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Em

Much like our previous day on Iceland’s Ring Road, on the eighth day, our itinerary was based solely on the campsite we wanted to get to by the end of the day. If there happened to be interesting sights along … Continue reading →

Iceland Ring Road Day 7 – Seaside geothermal spa and seaside camping

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Em

The seventh day of our journey on Iceland’s Ring Road was probably the least eventful. After our travels the past few days, we were beginning to see why the south coast of Iceland was so popular; much of the Ring … Continue reading →

Iceland Ring Road Day 6 – Stuðlagil Canyon and a whimsical campground

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Em

It wasn’t until the sixth day of our Ring Road trip in Iceland that we realized that our “small” Land Rover vehicle that we were camping in wasn’t really as bad as we had expected it to be. I had … Continue reading →