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 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...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce We got up early this morning and said a tearful goodbye to Pete, then headed across the Colorado border to Riverton, Utah. Riverton is a pretty little community at the base of the Bingham Canyon Mine with a gorgeous view of the...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce We didn’t have to drive today. No waking up to an alarm to make sure we had time to get the hotel room packed up and the car loaded and the maps we need to the next hotel. In fact, no staying in a hotel. Thanks to our friend Pete,...