Ash & Joe

take the show
on the road

Joe 5/17/23 Joe 5/17/23

The Pacific Northwest

The Upper Left

How many Americans ever get to go to the far Upper Left of the continental U.S.?

How many of us will stand at Cape Flattery looking past the rocky cliffs pummeled by Pacific crests, pondering how far we are from the rest of the continental U.S.?

That bracing view, that feeling of the whole world wanting to rush in on endless waves.

Joe 5/9/23 Joe 5/9/23

…On The Move—

It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since we left the northeast for a nomadic life.

And that it’s going on three years since we moved to Boulder.

So it’s high time we talked about the move.

At first, we sublet a tiny apartment downtown for the last month of a friend’s lease.

It was the summer of 2020 and we needed a home base, so we started month to month at first.

We loved the location immediately: three blocks north to downtown Pearl Street, three blocks south to the Creek Path and CU Boulder campus, three blocks west to Central Park, right in a residential neighborhood that’s great for walking.

Ashleigh 6/2/21 Ashleigh 6/2/21

The Kismet of May 18th

On May 18th, 2021, Joe and I celebrated 15 years together, 7 years of marriage, and 3 years since leaving Connecticut to live in the Western U.S. Yes, unbelievably, all 3 of these events took place on the exact same month and day of May 18th. There is a 0.000002% chance of that happening by random occurrence. The fact that three of our most important life events as a couple, thus far, all took place on the same date is either highly endearing or perhaps a symptom of neuroticism. Maybe both. So, which is it? Let’s explore.

This is a story of happenstance, synchronicity, and intentional planning.