December 4, 2025 Previously on The Wandering New Mexican: During the last days of our stay in Cannon Beach, Brandy got the call that their head accountant was leaving in short order and Brandy and her colleagues would have to fly to San Diego to be trained on what he did and take over some […]
Tag: Illinois
April Vacation – Chicago, IL
April 18-24, 2023 Ah, what a week it was. It was a week filled with adventure, nostalgia, some wild weather and we were THIS close to watching history unfold in front of us.
Wrigley Field, Dodgers vs. Cubs
May 7, 2022 As a life-long Dodgers fan, and a fan of baseball in general, it’s been a long-time bucket list item for me to visit Wrigley Field to watch the Dodgers take on the Cubs. I finally got that chance.
Justin Furstenfeld Open Book Tour, City Winery, Chicago, IL
April 17 – 18, 2022 Have you ever heard of Blue October? No? How about the song Hate Me? Yeah, thought you might have…
Midwestern United States
Ottumwa and Dyersville, Iowa, Rankin and Chicago, IllinoisJuly 17-25, 2020 The car was packed and ready to go by the time Brandy got home at 3:15. We finished up some last minute things, said good bye to Ash and left at around 3:45. We drove up I-40 to Tucumcari, then hopped on to the 54, […]
Five Days
We’ll be leaving for our trip to the Midwest this Friday after work, hoping to be on the road around 4:00-ish. We’re planning on driving in to Liberal, KS, about six hours away, then finishing the trip Saturday, another ten hours or so, into Ottumwa. I’ll be meeting a pair of Brandy’s friends when we […]
Planned Trip: Rankin, IL, July 22-25
Before I go into my planned trip, I’m happy to say that my permanent pass for the Air Force Base is ready and I’ll be picking it up in the next day or two. Secondly, I’m going to say, I love working for Presbyterian. Despite losing money by the elimination of elective surgeries during the […]