by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Today was a bittersweet day. I was thrilled that my sister and her family decided to get up early with us and have breakfast with us before we all left for home…but I was incredibly sad to finally reach that moment where we had to...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce My husband is truly my hero. Do you know that so far, of the roughly 5,200 miles we’ve traveled, he has driven all of it? No complaints, always safe, always in good spirits even when traffic is bad and weather is worse. He’s...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Here’s a secret to having a fun reunion: let people have some time to do what they want, even if you’re not all together. It’s part vacation after all. Hermiston, Oregon is only about 25 miles from the Wildhorse Casino,...
by Shadra Bruce | Family, Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce My sister and I inherited from our mother a strong sense of family connection. Mom told us stories of her childhood in Edgemont, South Dakota and made sure that we knew not just aunts and uncles and grandparents but great aunts, great...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce There is a golden rule when traveling that I forgot: charge the damn camera the night before the big outing to the zoo. I didn’t. We got about 14 steps inside and my camera informed me that my battery was exhausted. My $400,...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce One of the great things about Portland, Oregon is Powell’s bookstore. Powell’s is bigger than a city block, located in downtown Portland, and filled with just about every kind of book you can think of. As a mom, I was pretty...
