What's in a name?

When we decided to get back into blogging, the toughest question was, of course, "But what will we call it?"

Over the course of roughly 24 hours, we tossed back and forth clever (and corny) alliterations, quotes, plays on words, and song lyrics. We scanned the thesaurus and checked for URLs already in use.

We knew that we wanted the title to have a sense of motion - We like to think of ourselves as always "on the move" - traveling, learning, and trying something new. We see life as full of opportunities for adventure, and we embrace the vagabonding explorer's spirit.

That being said, we've found ourselves rather stationary (at least physically) lately. We are in no hurry to pick up and take off on another big trip, but we want to do much more exploring in the place we call home. So what do we call our slower-moving little adventures that seem to take us this way and that, without moving toward any particular new location or goal?

We pulled out the thesaurus (okay, we went to thesaurus.com!), and under "meander" we found synonyms like:

drift
ramble 
roam
all over the map

BINGO!

Enter the song "A Lovely Meander" by Three Fish (thank you, iPod). The lyrics completed the picture for us... and isn't life just lovely anyway?

Perhaps the best part about our blog title is that it allows us to cover a wide variety of topics. We hope to cover our lovely meanders through everything from hikes and traveling, to experiments in the kitchen, garden, training our dog, and more! We hope to share some tidbits of wisdom and experience, and welcome your contributions, too.

Thanks for coming along on our lovely meander through life with us!