Welcome to my blog titled “Five Things” where you can expect just that - five random musings or reflections from the previous week or so. In addition, at the end of the blog, I’ll keep a running itinerary of our travel plans. For a photo gallery of our life on the road, our pets, and miscellaneous things I find interesting, you can follow me on Instagram @tabithalord.

So here are this week’s five things…

1. Denver Fan Expo is in the books! It was a great event and so much fun to see my writer pals from RI. Book sales were solid, and two of our panels had standing room only. As exhausting as these events can be, I love the energy and enthusiasm of the fans and the sheer fun of it all!

2. 2. Our time in Colorado is almost at an end, and I’m really going to miss it here. The incredible rugged beauty of this state is breathtaking. From the Great Sand Dunes to Rocky Mountain National Park to Garden of the Gods to Pikes Peak to downtown Denver, we’ve loved everything! I’m sad to say goodbye, but we’ll definitely be back.

3. My birthday is this week. The older I get, the more I have to remind myself that each day is a gift, especially when I wake up after a long weekend on my feet and every part of my body aches! But even if it takes me a few days to recover from big events, I try to orient myself towards gratitude. “One day you will look back and see that all along you were blooming.” — Morgan Harper Nichols

4. For my birthday, Ray and I are going to see John Williams and the Colorado Symphony perform music from Star Wars at Red Rocks Amphitheater, and I am so excited! I may have mentioned how much I love Star Wars a time or two or ten. I listened to the record on repeat at bedtime every single night when the original movie first came out. The opening notes still send chills up my spine, and I am immensely grateful that I’ll be able to experience this live.

5. Amy visited last week, and we had an absolute blast. Our intent to create new content for Author’s Buzz while she was here did not materialize. Instead we shopped, drove through the mountains, went to a concert, enjoyed a baseball game, got a little new ink, and maybe danced on the bar at Coyote Ugly, although hopefully there is no proof of the last. However, she did manage to edit and post our latest YouTube video. If you’re interested in Writing Romance, check it out!

“Not all those who wander are lost.” - J.R.R. Tolkien

Our itinerary subject to change:

July 5-9: Vernal, UT

July 9-15: Salt Lake, UT

July 15-22: West Yellowstone, MT

July 22 - August 5: Jackson, WY

August 5-10: Rock Springs, WY

August 10-18: Hurricane, UT

August 18-27: Coachella, CA

August 27 - September 5: Temecula, CA

September 5 - October 1: Santa Barbara, CA

October 1 - November 15: Pacific Northwest TBD

November 15 - January 3, 2024: Orangeland Park, CA