Kevin + Ashleigh Hodges

Welcome To Our First Blog Post!

Yikes — who would have ever thought, those words would be so difficult to type out?! You see, Kevin and I have been discussing beginning a blog for a long while now. “How do you make a blog?” we asked. “What if no one is even interested in what we have to say?” we entertained………. Then it occurred to me, there is no “right” way to put our thoughts down….. to write a blog. So, we decided to just dive in and do it!

Kevin and I met at the University of California - Berkeley in 1988 and married in 1990. That’s right…. we anticipate celebrating 30 years next July! He has made me laugh + smile since day one. We have three beautiful children and hear the words “Empty Nest” often in our circles but, not so fast, we’re trying our best to savor our moments together as a family of five before our brood flies the coop.

Kevin is an avid baseball fan —- MLB, MiLB, College, High School…. if a bat hits a ball, he’s a fan. As for me, you can often find me with my eye behind a camera or researching family history on Ancestry.com —- I’m a bit of a genealogy nut! Together, we both have a passion for travel (near and far) and all that it entails —- from the planning to the moment we land our feet on fresh soil. I traveled quite a bit during my childhood (Thanks Mom + Dad) and Kevin did not….. Which is cool because we both have a different perspective on what we encounter in our travels. I love seeing new places but, I also enjoy revisiting regions I’ve already seen because I get to see it fresh through Kevin’s eyes. We get excited by the latest Afar Magazine when it hits our mailbox and I think we enjoy dreaming about the next destination as much as the actual trip itself! Which brings me to this blog —

This blog will be our way of documenting our adventures, some of the things we’ve eaten along the way and just some of the things we like. So, grab your virtual passport and join us…. we love getting “postcards” from you as well —- feel free to send us a comment or reach us via our “Contact” page. Again, Welcome! Let’s Go!