Author: Josie

When we told our parents we were relocating to the Boston, MA area after we got married, they went ballistic. His family could do nothing but talk about the cost of living, and my parents told me about the high crime rates. I didn’t want to live in Boston, but in the Boston area. We […]

I didn’t know how much sightseeing they had near Lakeland, FL. It sounded like a really nice place to stay, so that is where I booked our hotel. I booked the hotel because it was far enough away from Sea World, Orlando, FL that it was cheaper. It was also close enough to Sea World, […]

I felt like I was going back in time when I got to Elgin, IL. My best friend told me I was going to love Charles Dickens, A Tale with a Twist, since I was a lit major. I had to be honest and told her I wasn’t really into listening to people read, but […]

Unless you have lived in Lee’s Summit, MO your entire life, you can’t imagine the splendor of the Magic Tree. Every year, the Magic tree is lit up at Christmas time. It sits in the intersection of two busy highways, and it has been a community staple for decades. It has been a place for […]

One of the few places I had never visited while in Florida, was the Jacksonville zoo. My daughter told me it wasn’t the biggest zoo, but it would be fun for the girls, so we headed out. I was used to our zoo back where I lived. There were places all over the zoo where […]