You might recall the mini-stadium tour Will and I went on during our last cross country move. Since then Will has remained on a mission to see as many MLB stadiums as possible. His approaching 13th birthday seemed like the perfect excuse to cross another one off the list so we planned a quick trip…
Tag: travel
Bon Voyage!
With a few short horn blasts, we were off on the main event: the 185th Anniversary Voyage of the Queen Mary 2. Southampton to New York on the finest Ocean-liner ever made (don’t you go calling it a cruise ship!). No, we weren’t celebrating some Cunard milestone, this adventure is to celebrate Elaine’s 70th in…
In the Countryside
With London done, it was time to saddle up for the next part of the adventure. The over-analysis on the rental car paid off and the six of us easily fit into the Renault Traffic with room to spare. With Phil at wheel… and mostly on the right side of the road… the glass buildings…
Back on the Slopes
“It’s SPRING BREAK!!” shout the kids and with Mexico already scratched off the list, there was only one destination on the menu: the mountains! The real question was “which mountains?” We were pretty set on going back to Tahoe but decided late in the fall to instead make a reconnaissance pass on another western mountain…
Get me to Mexico!
An opportunity knocked in the fall and we said “yes”… then we had to figure out how to make it work. One of our great friends decided to celebrate his 50th this year in his typical style… with over the top class and unlimited fun. Cabo San Lucas. Stellar resort. No kids. He sent the…
Staring Summer with a Big Swing
All sorts of action going on this June. School is winding down. Work is… well, not winding down… but… we managed to squeeze in a trip to the Mecca of Summer (San Diego of course!) nonetheless. What could be a better start to June than that you ask? How about winning the Alexandria Little League…
A visit to the island
Newport, Rhode Island that is! While I had visited Newport once before it seemed to escape me that it was in fact an island and not a peninsula. It wasn’t until our trip to see the Clays and Carolyn mentioning things on “the island” that it clicked. We took advantage of the holiday weekend hopped…
Merrrrrry Minnesota!
An impulse airline ticket buy in September (they were a good deal I promise!) led us back to Minnesota for Christmas with big smiles on our faces. A few years ago, Meredith suggested an ugly Christmas sweater themed holiday gathering (since we are taking a break from parties at the house) and it was a…
That one time we went to Mexico…
When we start to fall months behind on the website, you know I’m to blame. Better late than never though! So without further adieu… When we moved back to Virginia last fall I mentioned to Phil that a true spring break trip would be a good idea. I was thinking a warm weather trip to…
New Year, Old Haunts
You may stick us on the East Coast and not give us a flake of snow for the winter but you can’t keep us off the slopes forever! Well, three of us anyway. We’re still working on the skiing part for Mere but she enjoys the quiet time and beautiful views during the days and…