A Journey to the Black Hills In early 2022, the members asked me, “Could we do something big with Simple Life?”I responded, “What do you mean?”They said they wanted to go somewhere cool.“ Where?” I asked. Suddenly, ideas were flying everywhere: Disney World! Chicago! The beach! Florida! New York! Texas!Then someone said, “The Black Hills—I’ve never been there.” That’s when …

Well, here we are—at the end of another DayCation. We left Sioux City in the dark, and now we arrive back home in the dark. The bus always has a natural ebb and flow, just like the conversations inside. At times, it’s loud and giggly, full of anticipation for the day’s events. At other moments, it grows quiet, everyone resting …