Florence Getaway

On our first open weekend after winter sports wrapped up, we hopped on the train and headed to Florence. 

Saturday morning stroll through Palazzo Vecchio

Herbal tea for a Lenten Starbucks treat

Wandering through the Uffizi

Botticelli's The Birth of Venus 

View of the Ponte Vecchio bridge from the Uffizi

Lunch along the river

Another photo stop near the Palazzo Vecchio

The magnificent Duomo

Taking in the view from the top of the Duomo

We found a wine window!

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole"

 

On February 19, Herky crossed the 🌈 Bridge

He joined our family 2 months after we moved to Naples and lived his BEST life for over 14 years.

Walking down memory lane, looking at all the pictures, filled my heart!

He had been struggling walking since October. When the kids were home for Winter Break, they got in lots of extra cuddles and their good-byes to him were 💔

Life Lately: Early February 2026 Edition

 The shortest month of the year continues to be one of the busiest months of the year!

Our favorite Air Force ROTC Cadet was spotted in formation

MWR joined up with Armed Forces Entertainment to bring some of the Atlanta Falcon cheerleaders to NSA Naples

The birthday boy got to enjoy his birthday donut while Facetiming with Emma

Chris shares his birthday with the USO, so he got to celebrate at lunch with them

Birthday love from the kids

Emma went to a Portland Trailblazers game and had a pretty amazing seat

Allison, Hannah, Shelby, and Emma watching the game

Then the girls went out on the town in Portland

Last home basketball game of the season

Hannah and Emma sporting the stylish give away for the student section at the OSU Men's Basketball game

Basketball European Championship Tournament in Wiesbaden. The Wildcats played hard, but didn't advance after pool play.

I work with the BEST paraprofessionals! After hearing about our Kasparek birthday donut tradition, and knowing that Chris was in Germany, they got donuts for our whole class to celebrate with me.💖

Birthday love from the kids

Birthday dinner at A Pummarulella with Mel, Sherri, Colleen, and Madds

Life Lately: January 2026 Edition

 January means a lot of Coach K on the basketball court...

Emma cheering on OSU Men's Basketball

She is the lead marketing intern captain for wrestling this season

The Sports Business Club went to a Portland Trail Blazers game 

Thanks to the Beaver Wresting Instagram page. If you zoom in, Emma is sitting on the left at the end of the word State

Emma and Hannah went to see the Runarounds in concert in Portland

Selfie with one of the band members after the show

Silly Emma at last week's SBC meeting

Camden got his uniform for ROTC this week

Camden got to watch Cole wrestle in his Conference Meet