As I mentioned previously, work has made me the traveler lately. The many days and weeks apart from my husband has worn on both our nerves and emotions. This last week, though, his schedule and mine brought us within 2 hours of each other. Needless to say, I grabbed the opportunity to spend a few [...]
Posts Tagged ‘road life’
A chance to explore
Posted in Some of the perks, tagged perks, quality time, road life, travel on April 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Road Companion
Posted in General, Relationships, Some of the perks, tagged happiness, life on the road, quality time, road life, traveling on January 23, 2012 | 3 Comments »
For Christmas, my husband wanted to give me “a memory” instead of buying me some material possession that will fall apart or be forgotten as time passes. He has a very busy work schedule these first few months in 2012. He is trying to get in enough touring before we take time off to care [...]
Being flexible
Posted in General, Rant Alert, tagged reality of touring, road life, tour life, traveling on June 20, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I think we can all attest to the fact that nothing is guaranteed in travel. If you’re flying, there could be delays or cancellations. If you’re driving, you could have a flat tire or get caught in traffic from an accident. Traveling with kids can mean unplanned potty breaks. Lots of them. And you just [...]
Special Event: “Surviving the Road”
Posted in Events, tagged event, road life, support, surviving the road, the village chapel, tour life on January 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This Friday, January 14th, The Village Chapel is hosting a special event called “Surviving the Road” for artists, techs, roadies, road managers and anyone else who travels for a living along with their wives and families. We thought this event was worth passing along to our fellow Road Widows who might be looking for some advice [...]
One Bad Apple
Posted in General, tagged life on the road, reality of touring, road life, traveling on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My husband has had a bad day. Bless his heart. And it’s all because of an … That’s right, an apple — this piece of fruit is the culprit of my husband’s not so great day. Let me back up, though. He’s in Canada and today started for him with a 5 a.m. lobby call. [...]
On the Road Again
Posted in General, tagged items for the road, life on the road, newbie road widows, road life, road widows, tour life, touring, traveling on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As we get back into tour season, we thought it may be helpful to offer a few thoughts from one Road Widow to another… Husband and I are now in our third year of doing the Road Life thing now. During this time, I’ve discovered a variety of things Husband likes to have on the [...]