by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce My grandparents lived in Barstow, California…which meant I spent a LOT of time in the hot, dry desert each summer. I’d seen most of Southern California…from the beaches at San Diego to Disneyland to Hollywood to trips...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Cleveland was relaxing and wonderful, a perfect start to our trip. St. Louis was magnificent and friendly. Colorado was majestic and intimidating with it’s high summits and plunging canyons. Utah felt like home, given the family...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Special Needs, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Today we drove into Reno, Nevada. Reno is my hometown. I was born here in 1971 and lived here until almost my 10th birthday. Even after my dad got transferred to Boise, we made regular trips back to Reno. My dad was born here, too, and...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Saying goodbye to my sister today was supposed to be easy, because we knew we would be seeing each other twice more this month – on the coast and at the family reunion. But the knowledge that we’d soon be heading back to New York and...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Spending time with my sister has been an extraordinary pleasure. We truly are the best of friends, but more than that, our children – her 15-year old, her 12-year old twins, my 12-year old, her 10-year old, and my 9-year old – love each...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Love, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Growing up, there was a significant enough age difference between my sister and I (I am 5 years older than her) that we did not have a lot in common. When she was starting kindergarten, I was chasing boys in fifth grade; when she was...
