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A Weekend in Southern Indiana

May 20, 2019Bisa Myles5 comments

I went on a weekend getaway to Southern Indiana. It was a four-hour drive from Northwest Indiana. I attended the Thunder over Louisville Kentucky watch party at Buckhead Mountain Grill in Jeffersonville, Indiana. This event was to kickoff the three-weeks of festivals leading up to the Kentucky Derby on May 4, 2019. I was invited by the SoIN tourism bureau of Southern...

My Visit to the Ice Castles in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

January 26, 2019Bisa Myles7 comments

During a recent Twitter chat, someone posted a picture of their family at the Ice Castles. I did a google search and saw that there was an Ice Castles two hours away in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. The Founder, Brent Christensen started building ice caves in his front yard in Utah to keep his six kids entertained. Everyone in the neighborhood loved them and the idea grew...

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Tomorrow starts a new month, and that means new goals and challenges. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I am joining @cath.wallis who is on the other side of the world in Australia to do The Augumlator. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A challenge her friend @ab_runs created.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The goal is to walk or run the number of km that match the date. Ex: August 8th = 8kms.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The calendar has been translated for those of us who are accustomed to miles.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you want, you can translate it miles to date. That would mean August 21 = 21 miles.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I will stick with kilometers.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Cat is starting today because it's already tomorrow down under. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m going to post my progress daily on Instagram stories. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To keep up with her, check out her page. Does anyone want to join me?
𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 #𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙩𝘿𝙖𝙮 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897. Earhart broke many records as a female pilot. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A lesser-known pilot, Bessie Coleman was the first African-American and Native American to receive her points license in 1921. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Coleman was known for performing flying tricks such as “loop-the-loops” and making the shape of an “8” in an airplane. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now I wasn't doing any tricks during my first flying lesson. It was a thrilling experience. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I forgot to take a picture while I was on the plane. I was too excited. Becoming a pilot is on my survivor's list. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you ever flown a plane? Or want to?
I found one more video for #waterfallwednesday. I’m not afraid of heights. I am scared of tripping and falling. I’m that person who trips over her own feet. But I’m all about facing my fears. I watched the other women I was with doing it, and with a little encouragement, I stood on the edge. #Iceland
𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙨 #𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙𝘿𝙖𝙮 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I spent as much time if not more, choosing what snacks I was going to take with me to hike Kilimanjaro than I did on choosing my boots. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A loss of appetite is a side effect of high elevation. The advice given was to bring snacks you liked and want to eat. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Which usually means junk food. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My snacks are usually nuts, pieces of fruit, and chocolate. I did bring chocolate, and of course, it did melt, but it was solid by the time we got to the top. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And it was satisfying to have a piece after a long day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What I did regret, not bringing is something salty. When @caseylouisec offered me some potato chips, I wanted to lick the bag. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I immediately bought some Pringle’s the first chance I got. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What is your favorite junk food?
Today is #NationalMoonDay. On July 20, July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 launched up the moon. Six hours later, American Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The first picture is of suits that were worn by the men from Apollo 1, crew members—Command Pilot Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Unfortunately, all three men died during a rehearsal launch test in a cabin fire at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I took the picture a few months ago of the supermoon.
Do you think if your travel in our health insurance policies, it would encourage Americans to travel more? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We pay our usual monthly, and we are allowed to take a two-week trip up to $5,000 if you're single and $10,000. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is in addition to your vacation time you already get. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I read a study that was 55% of Americans didn't take all of their vacation time in 2018. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I can proudly say it wasn't me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I have to admit, early in my career, I was so busy working that I lost vacation time partly because I didn't understand how the system worked. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Do you like the idea of travel therapy included in your health insurance?
𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙨 ”𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙮!” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Well, it's ”Get to know your customers day, ” but it's close enough. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In 1988 or 89 the girl in the photo took her first trip out of the state of Illinois via a big air-conditioned coach bus. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is not just her first trip, but her first time spending several nights away from her mother and family. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It was exciting because I was never alone. There were never less than eight people in my house. I only have one brother but cousins and aunts and uncles lived there. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We traveled hours through the night to the state of Georgia. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The first thing I remember was seeing red dirt. Lol. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The dirt is black in the north. Seeing red dirt fascinated me. It's a weird thing but different. I thought all soil was black. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of our stops was in Savannah, Georgia, to visit the Girl Scout founder Juliette Low’s house. That’s why I’m dressed like that. We also stopped in Atlanta and Chattanooga Tennessee. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve been back to Georgia since that summer for work. I’d like to go back as a tourist. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Where was your first trip without your parents or family members and how old were you? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m 14 or 15 in the picture.
This is my last contribution to #waterfallWednesdays. It was in Iceland. I left in all of the wind and sounds. Looking back, it is yellow, wind, ice it's beautiful.