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Category Archives: Peru

Adventure in Peru

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Jessica Carpenter — 3 Comments ↓

My mom and I traveled together for the first time since I was a kid to the beautiful South American country of Peru. I’d been talking about going for over a …

Posted in Destinations, Peru, South America | 3 Comments ↓

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Hi! I'm Jessica Carpenter, US based writer and founder of My Feet Will Lead Me. I love my dog, crêpes, all things Disney or Christmas, and traveling! Let's get to know each other!

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➳ Globetrotting adventurer/part-time pharmacist/dog mom Living life to the fullest after being widowed.📍PNW
Email: Jessica@myfeetwillleadme.com

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Guess it’s past time to say goodbye to summer, but I’m still hanging on...it was snatched up too quickly with snow at the end of September. I’m hoping we find some sun over the next two weeks on my trip to Europe, but per usual, the forecast is looking treacherous. I’m still very excited to be visiting two new countries, Spain (the north and Barcelona) and Portugal (Porto, Lisbon, Sintra). DM me with any less obvious suggestions for my trip!

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I have an obsession with minimalism and someday fitting everything I own into a bag or a vehicle. I’m nowhere near achieving this, and realistically probably never will, but it’s something I fantasize about. For a week in Canada, I kind of sampled the sensation of it by living out of our Honda, parking just to snuggle and relax, or sleeping in the back. And although my back didn’t love it, my heart did. My heart probably didn’t love the @easycheeseusa though. I think we should start a thing: #WhereIEasyCheese #EasyCheeseViews

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9 years ago I paddled a canoe on this same turquoise lake surrounded by idyllic mountains, taken by its beauty (swipe). The story was different though. My husband and I had a goal to visit a different national park for our anniversary each year. That year we were spending our 5th wedding anniversary at Moraine Lake Lodge at the end of July. Little did I know, a year later he’d be fighting for his life and I’d be clinging to hope that we’d have a miracle.
But early in the morning of September 26th, 2011 that hope was lost and Mike’s family, myself, and even our dog Griffey gathered around him in the hospital room as he took his last breath. I left a huge part of myself behind in that hospital room that day that will never be recovered.
Fast forward to the present. Today’s date was the last day I spent with him. I’ve now been widowed as long as I was together with my husband. 8 years. I believed it would be impossible to ever be happy, to ever find love, or to ever be whole again. But Mike had told me he wanted all of that for me, and knew I would find it. I never stop feeling like he is a part of me though, and for that I am grateful.
This time of year was his favorite. The fall will forever feel like Mike. Each year in September I dread the anniversary and feel the pain of loss, but a little less than the year before. Time has flown by; I want to stall it; hold onto my youth and not leave him behind...he’s still 27 after all. He forever will be. But alas, I try to remind myself, aging is a privilege he didn’t have. Embrace it with gratitude to honor those who didn’t have the opportunity. Hold on to those dear to you. 😘

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Just casually cruising down the road, sticking out of the sunroof like it’s the most natural thing in the world, my photographer perched on the tailgate while we drive down the highway. #cliche 📷 @chris_cottrell

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You’ll probably be seeing a lot of this color from me in the upcoming weeks. I had visited Banff with my late husband 9 years ago, and it always remained one of my favorite places I’d ever been. Finally I got to return for a longer trip, and although the weather was not ideal, it didn’t hinder the beauty or our enjoyment. I’ve decided if there was a list of the most beautiful places on earth, Banff National Park would make the top 5. 📷 @chris_cottrell

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Happy as a clam despite the less than optimal weather. I’m away from work! Anyone else desperately need that time away to recharge the batteries to your soul once in a while?!

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Just a quick 3 hour trip from home and we were in wine and lake country. How have I never been to Kelowna, B.C. before?!
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Dress by @tiare_hawaii

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It’s been over two weeks since I’ve posted on here, and it feels so good! In all honesty, I’ve just been so overwhelmed by work and life lately, it’s hard to want to put any energy into this platform. Being a retail pharmacist is literally so completely draining sometimes, I feel like a zombie when I get home. All I can manage to do is pour myself a glass of wine, sprawl on the couch, and watch Stranger Things. Be kind to people in customer service...it can be so brutal sometimes.

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How lucky we got with the weather in the Isle of Skye! For a place that sees a lot of rain, we had 4 days of near perfect weather (but damn, the wind!!!). Each night we’d bundle up and drive to a new location for sunset. It was epic every time and I almost froze to death every time. But this one at Fairy Glen was my favorite.

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That one time I stumbled upon the most beautiful bar on the planet.

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