So what did we do for the 4th? Well a week with L's parents we were ready for a weekend in. We spent most of the weekend working on the house, . We also got some quiet time to just regroup together. On the 4th we celebrated with burgers, local hard cider, and dessert. For…
Day 2: Dinner and a Show
On our trip to NYC:.After our afternoon outing we returned to the hotel to re-group before our evening plans. We change our clothes and left again for uptown. We had made reservations at a restaurant uptown close to the theater. K Rico is a upscale Latin fusion steakhouse. We were surprised to find the place…
Day 1: NYU, LES, and Blue Man Group
On our NYC trip, After Little Italy we traveled to the LES, or Lower East Side. This is an area that everyone says is "up and coming". When we got there we realized it was a little more "coming" than "up". It reminded me of neighborhoods around the garment district in L.A. One street has…
Dollywood
Yes we went to Dollywood. We decided it was the best amusement park for our vacation and right by the smokey mountains. We got up early and found parking easily. We started the morning by walking to the back of the park where most of the more high intensity roller coasters were. Because its as…
Smokey Mountains day 2
On Thursday of our vacation we had many options to choose from. We wanted an outdoor activity to explore the area but were not sure which to choose: kayaking, ziplinging, horseback riding. Well, because of constant concern with thunderstorms we decided to not go kayaking. And although zip-lineing would have been a new fun adventure…
The Great Smokey Mountains
Tuesday night we settled into our hotel right next to Dolly's Dixie Stampede and try to adjust to the Vegas-like touristy area we found ourselves in. (I think I could have prepared L a little better for what this would be like). We decided to start our adventure by exploring the Great Smokey Mountains. We…
Downtown Memphis
The next day of our summer trip, we met my brother work downtown Memphis . We walked with him to the more famous area of Memphis: Beale street. We came into town after Elvis week and saw a few impersonators still wandering around. As we approached Beale street, we stopped at a famous peanut shop.…
Memphis Zoo
L and I were very excited to finally have our summer vacation. We decided on a road trip encompassing 7 states and with two destinations. On August 15th we left very early in the morning for a long day of driving across to Ohio, down through Kentucky and over to Memphis Tennessee to visit my…
2013 in review
I know we are a little more than a week into the new year but it has taken me a full week to get back into the normal routine of things (I can't be the only one who's in the post-holiday struggle for normality). As I look back on almost a full year with this…
Vacation Highlights Part 2: Date Days
As I said on my Wednesday post (see Vacation Highlights Part 1) Monday, Thursday, and Friday of last week's vacation we took time to explore Oregon on our own. Outdoor Day Monday May 6th we drove to the science museum in Portland only to find an empty parking lot and a sign reading: "Museum closed…
