I have been feeling very overwhelmed with trying to figure out how best to begin the conversion process from Heather Bolesh to Heather DeLong. I have waited this long because I needed my name to still be Heather Bolesh on my way in & out of the country in September, to avoid having to get [...]

Josh & Sarah threw a Halloween party last night. The first of what is to be an annual event. We had a good time, and dressing up is always fun. Behold “The Count” and “The Chicken”…among other things.

I’m starting a new category on this blog called “Recommended Reads” so I can share all the good stories I come across, so if you ever need a good book hopefully I will be a useful resource. Last night I finished “Twilight” by Stephanie Meyer. I think this is the quickest I’ve read a book [...]

In honor of my friend Kara, who turned thirty today. Happy Birthday! #1 – wrap a present #2 – start a successful fire in a fireplace, at a campsite, and in a barbecue #3 – finish a piece of furniture #4 – get a raise #5 – order wine at a restaurant without getting stiffed [...]

I know you’ve been dying to know what we did on Day #8, our final day on the Emerald Isle. We slept in as long as time allowed us to sleep in AND make it to breakfast because in Doolin we didn’t get the option of when we’d like breakfast, we were told when breakfast [...]

I just looked at the calendar, and check my invitation and realized that today…just a couple hours ago my friend Mike & his Amanda got married. I’m bummed I had to miss it, but a trip to Florida just a couple weeks after returning from Ireland just wasn’t in the cards. I want to publicly [...]

We left Dingle and headed north towards an itty-bitty town named Doolin, but our main destination for the day was the Cliffs of Moher. We spent a few hours driving through really small coastal towns with the goal of making it onto one of the afternoon Cliffs of Moher Cruises. The cruises leave from Doolin [...]