As a child, I spent a lot of time in the great cheese state of Wisconsin. My grandparents lived in Burlington before they died, and we visited often. We also spent time as children at the great Milwaukee event known as “Summer Fest.” We never actually went to Summerfest. We only went to Polish Fest…
Last summer, we hit Cedar Point. This year, we saved our Coke Reward Points and scored tickets to Ohio’s other theme park, Kings Island. I like to pretend to go to the park an re-enact that one episode of the Brady Bunch. However, no one else in my family knew what I was even talking…
It pays to have friends in the TV business! One of my former co-workers now works at CNN in Atlanta and offered to give us a tour while we were in town. The big news nerd in me knew that was too good to pass up! It was a Saturday, and things were pretty slow. …
After our great World of Coke visit, we walked across the courtyard to the Georgia Aquarium. This place is amazing! Granted, it was very crowded the day we went. But other then problems trying to find a place to sit and eat, it didn’t matter. The way each animal attraction was set up was pretty…
We are not huge soda fans in the house. But there is nothing more that my kids love than “drinking soda around the world” at EPCOT. They have a great area called “Club Cool” where you can try about 8 different flavors of soda from around-the-world. So on our road-trip, we decided it was time…
As you have seen from our road rules, we like to stop at college campuses if we are in the area. On our 2013 road trip, we drove through Notre Dame and the University of Michigan. This time, we drove through the University of Florida in Gainesville and Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana. The idea…
Apparently vacation was so great and relaxing that I didn’t finish writing about it. Here are the highlights: •Marco is one of my favorite places in the world. It’s funny that they have only two seasons. On and off. I prefer off season. •The trip to Tigertail Beach is worth it. I refuse to take…
I now have a middle schooler. And a midlife crisis. I honestly have no idea where the time has gone. How did I get so old? How is my baby going into 6th grade? It’s been a great school year. For the first time in a long time, I feel like I haven’t had to…
Marco Island is a beautiful place with so much to see and do. But we always have a problem leaving the house. We are just so comfortable, and there’s so much to do here, actually getting dressed seems like such a chore. We’ve been doing a lot of fishing, dodging rain storms and lounging near…
Our annual Marco Island vacation is under way! We are in a new house this year and it’s pretty amazing. It was a pretty successful day of swimming, fishing, day-drinking, naps and constant snacking. We’ve decided since we can now fish from the backyard, we will have a fishing competition. I’m proud to report that…