Longer title than usual, but that’s okay…I guess. It was a fun weekend and I’m excited to share it with you! It started on Friday. I ended my work day at 5pm, and quickly showered and changed for my youngest cousins high school graduation party. I’m excited for her, but also sad. Selfishly sad because... Continue Reading →
Things to do in Northwest Indiana
Today I wanted to tell my readers about the fun things to do in Northwest Indiana (aka – the region). Some of these things I have done personally, but some I have not and it took a bit of research to find these things I haven’t done. I’ll hopefully get to do everything I list out... Continue Reading →
Mother’s Day 2024
I’ll be honest with you all. I forgot to write this on Sunday…and Monday….BUT…here I am tonight lol. I would say Lea enjoyed her Mother’s Day this year. Why wouldn’t she? It was beautiful day outside, and we had a really enjoyable family day. It started in the morning. I woke up with Baby O... Continue Reading →
Exploring the Region – Part 6
The Museum at Lassen’s Resort on Cedar Lake Hi, happy Mother’s Day to all who are celebrating! I will have a Mother’s Day post later tonight (or tomorrow), but I wanted to make an Exploring the Region post for this awesome place we went to today. After our mother’s day festivities, we went to the... Continue Reading →
iPhone Photography- Mix
Hi, here are two pictures I took with my phone and filtered recently. I wanted to share because I think they look cool! The first one is from Chicago, and the second is from the region, right outside my house actually lol. The Congress Hotel (the building with the red letters on top) is a... Continue Reading →
Orthodox Easter
Also known as "Easter number 2" for our little family Christ is Risen! ("Truly He is Risen!") Easter number 2 started last Friday (which was our Good Friday). I spent the day working unfortunately, and it was a busy day so it kinda stunk. However, that night I was finally able to make it to... Continue Reading →
My First Thirty Years
In the words of Tim McGraw, “I think I’ll take a moment, celebrate my age. The ending of an era, and the turning of a page. Now it’s time to focus in on where I go from here. Lord, have mercy on my next 30 years.” Now, in the more accurate words of Joey Tribbiani,... Continue Reading →
Goodbye, my friend
Today I said goodbye to one of my oldest and best friends. He was the best man at my wedding and has been a great friend since kindergarten. He’s okay, I know how my intro made that sound. He’s alive and well. He is just moving to a new city with his new job and... Continue Reading →
Was thinking about this…
Good morning! Short post ahead… I’ve been thinking about this interview Lea and I did a few years ago. It’s titled Interview: Richard Henderson. You can find it under my interview tab, or click this link: https://theregionlife.com/2022/05/07/interview-richard-henderson/ As I read it again this morning I realized I had forgotten how much I loved writing it.... Continue Reading →
Life – Following, Gaming, & Bad Food
Good evening to all my readers - old and new - and welcome to The Region Life! I’m happy to report that between email and WordPress, we are nearing 100 followers. How exciting! Of course, if you’ve been following along for a while now you know that while it is so appreciated, that’s not what... Continue Reading →
