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...
by Shadra Bruce | Keeping Marriage Strong, Travel
Today was a really special day for Dave and I in our travels. We left Newport and drove up 101 – a beautiful drive if you ever get the chance – to Seaside, Oregon. Seaside is special to us because it is where Dave – on one knee, in front of the whole...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Today, my dad was going to take our whole group on a whale watching tour. We dressed in the warmest clothes we had and met in Depoe Bay, only to find that the water was so rough that the company determined it was too unsafe to take us out. We had some disappointed...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Our whole crew met at the Newport Aquarium today. It’s a small but fun aquarium with sea lions and otters and great displays of Pacific Northwest fish. Our kids may not remember the details of the aquarium, but they’ll...
