Guest post by Patrick Cook – Age 8: His name is Cayenne (like the pepper). He’s the 3 month old penguin that I met at the Georgia Aquarium. We got to walk around the aquarium and see all sorts of animals. I got to touch a sting ray. We also go to see otters. We…
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…
The foodie scene is exploding in Orlando and I’m just so happy that I’m here to eat all the food that these amazing chefs are dishing out. The 4 Rivers Smokehouse has FINALLY opened out near the University of Central Florida. I say FINALLY because my husband and I have been counting down since the…
My husband’s birthday weekend continued on Martin Luther King Junior day because the whole family had the day off together. It’s a rare event that we are all off at the same time. We decided to venture out into nature and check out one of my favorite places, Gemini Springs Park. I had to go…
We had a great day one and planned a pretty busy Saturday. It involved exploring along the Blue Ridge Parkway. We basically had to be at a wedding at 1:30- and it was a good hour plus from our hotel. We decided to take this scenic route and make lots of stops to take a…
My husband and I are on our second roadtrip adventure for the year. This time we ditched the kids to attend the wedding of one of my dear friends. The wedding is in the mountains of North Carolina and since we’ve never really Ben to the area, came a day before the wedding to explore.…
I know my last post promised to be very long. But as I approached the reunion part of our trip, I realized that I was going to need to dedicate an entire blog just to this topic alone. So I apologize. As you should totally know by now, we are a Michigan State University household.…
We planned a one-day visit to Cedar Point into our vacation. This was a great thought because: We had the time. Aside for my husband, none of us has ever been. Both boys are tall enough to ride most of the rides. I scored free tickets by using my hoarded Coke points. We really didn’t…
So tired… This will be a marathon blog post people, so grab a glass of wine and settle in. We are home. It was a wonderful vacation. I wanted to blog more along the way but there wasn’t time and there wasn’t great internet. And frankly, I was exhausted. You can read Part 1 and…