When Gabe graduated grade 8 middle school, the principal got up and gave a speech. I know I’ve talked about this speech before because it really bothered me. He told all these young middle schoolers that they have a “right … Continue reading
While we were away , I had an interaction with one of my kids. Although it was with one of my kids this time, I have to say it really could be any of my kids, or my husband, or … Continue reading
With working on all our Morocco posts, the quote of the week fell off the wagon. But we still had some good ones up in our kitchen and shared during Family Night that I wanted to share: “The purpose of … Continue reading
We left Marrakech with a vow (from me, at least) to return to spend more time there. Josh and I chuckled as we walked from our riad to our meeting spot with our driver, at this little stand with all … Continue reading
We woke up in our gorgeous riad. Our room is really quite spectacular. We had a beautiful breakfast – which was delicious – before we met our guide: Khalid. We headed off through the narrow alleys and wound our way … Continue reading
One thing is for sure, the Moroccan breakfast is filled with carbs. Breads, crepes, pita/roti like things. Then all sorts of spreads and jam and honey. Not great for someone trying to be reducing the overall carb intake! They also … Continue reading
We were sad to leave Auberge St Pierre. Such a pretty place! We headed to the Dades Gorge and got some amazing views! We ended up going “off road” along the Boutarar piste – pretty incredible and scary at first!! … Continue reading
Our guide Ali told us that every 60-70km the landscape in Morocco changes. It is pretty incredible what we see in a day! We were up early to catch the sunrise. Because of course you MUST see the sunrise when … Continue reading
The next morning, we headed out of the Medina to meet our driver, Ali. I love following behind my gang… Ali does an awesome job of getting us all packed up. He was ready for the Sahara too! I loved … Continue reading
We woke up at a decent time to begin our day in Fez. Our guide, Mohammed met us at our riad. I usually like getting a guide on our first day in a city to help get our bearings, an … Continue reading