Life Lately – December 2024
Hello, friends! It’s been a long time since I’ve stopped by my blog. 2024 has been quite the year, and I haven’t had a lot of extra energy or brain…
Read moreLife Lately – January 2024
Hello, friends! Anyone still there? It’s been more than a while since I’ve stopped by this space. Between my job and writing, I spend a lot of time in front…
Read moreYour Guide to New Mexico’s National Parks
Explore beautiful views and sample tasty food as you road trip to visit all of New Mexico's national parks.
Read moreLife Lately – July 2023
Hello, friends! I hope y’all are enjoying summer and all of the hot weather that came along with it.
Read moreSalinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument preserves the ruins of three Spanish mission communities in central New Mexico. The site includes the Visitor’s Center, so you can start at one of…
Read moreLife Lately – May 2022
Hello, friends! April breezed by, and it’s already May. Cue the Justin Timberlake memes. I’m excited to announce that I have accepted a new job! I am now an Associate Director of Admissions at a university in Virginia. I’ll be working remotely full-time, but I’ll go to campus once a month or so after we…
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Plan a day trip to explore one of New Mexico’s Ancestral Pueblo communities at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Explore Fort Davis National Historic Site in southwest Texas, one home of the Buffalo Soldiers and a post that spanned the Civil War.
Recent Reads – March 2022
Spring is springing! If you set a reading goal for the year, how much progress have you made? I didn’t set a reading goal (#doctoralstudentlife), but I’m reading when I get the chance. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who…
Life Lately – March 2022
Spring is right around the corner, friends! We did have a dusting of snow last month, but we’ve now entered wind season here in El Paso. It means that winter (or the desert’s version of winter) is just about over. In exciting news, Mac got…
Big Bend National Park
Take in stunning sites, wilderness trails, and the big and bright stars deep in the heart of Texas at Big Bend National Park.