Day 2 WCA Cubing Nationals 2023

Lyndsay Stradtner2023-07-28T21:50:29-05:00July 28th, 2023|365 Project - 2023, 365 Projects, Jude, Lyndsay, My Family, RV Life|

Day 2 WCA Cubing Nationals 2023 looked like this for me. I way overdid it yesterday while still deep in recovery from my injury. I am so frustrated with my body, slow healing, lost stamina, constant pain. I want to be there every second and my body just won’t let me. My goal is to be there every other day for a balance of rest and recovery. So today I texted, watched videos, played the livestream and refreshed stats about 8000 times. Jude had an incredible day! He set a new PR (personal record) for clock average and made it in to the finals where he came in 14th!!! It was […]

WCA Cubing Nationals 2023 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Lyndsay Stradtner2023-07-28T10:30:58-05:00July 28th, 2023|365 Project - 2023, 365 Projects, Jonah, Jude, My Family|

We are all so excited it’s finally here: WCA Cubing Nationals 2023 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania! We have been waiting a year for this day and our travel decisions/route over the last 7 months have been dictated by us getting the boys to this national competition. A very full 4 days, 1200 competitors, seeing friends they’ve made from competitions all over the country, 11 events combined for the boys, LET’S GO!

Cubing Nationals!

Lyndsay Stradtner2023-07-26T13:10:20-05:00July 26th, 2023|365 Project - 2023, 365 Projects, Jude, My Family|

Our daily view. This kid has worked so hard at speed cubing and he qualified for the national competition in Pittsburgh that starts tomorrow. Not only did he qualify, he was notified a few weeks ago that he’s a featured competitor and will be front and center on the live stream for his main event!! We are so proud of him! So many decisions we made this year where to make sure Jude and Jonah made it to nationals. We rearranged, juggled, lived in the least convenient time zone for 6 months, added travel days to get them to more competitions, more events for […]

her happy place

Lyndsay Stradtner2023-07-24T22:12:03-05:00July 25th, 2023|365 Project - 2023, 365 Projects, My Family, Taryn|

Taryn and Jude hit the trails today. My mom gifted her a horseback riding adventure for her 18th birthday and we found a stable just up the road from where we are staying. Taryn used to ride every week and definitely misses it! Very much her happy place!

national park wall art

Lyndsay Stradtner2023-07-24T09:41:17-05:00July 24th, 2023|365 Project - 2023, National Parks, RV Life, RV Renovation|

New national park wall art in our toyhauler! This print has been sitting in a box in my bedroom for months! Our toyhauler renovation has been slow and one of the challenges in making a very mechanical, dark room cozy, is dealing with massive ugly vents on the wall. Since we haul kids instead of vehicles or toys, we don’t need the vent to function. It’s visible from the living room and kitchen so it’s a big eyesore. I really wanted to cover it up but had the hardest time finding a frame the right size deep enough to cover the part that juts out from the wall. Enter handy husband! Jason built […]

time to adult

Lyndsay Stradtner2023-07-24T22:21:16-05:00July 23rd, 2023|365 Project - 2023, 365 Projects, Maggie, Our dog, RV Life|

I was trying to take a photo of Taryn’s birthday sign, but Maggie stole the show. No one tell her it’s time to adult. We love that she still acts like a puppy at the ripe old age of 12.

ps – I have decided to go for trying another 365 project while attempting to recover from bilateral adhesive capsilitis. It’ll be filled with more every day life in the RV, less travel destinations and I am offering myself a ton of flexabilty and grace to pick up the camera when it’s healthy to do so.

pps – Our mantel is filled with travel treasures we love so much. Shells from the Pacific and […]