Lauren and I just completed our annual New York City Adventure. We stayed at the Cambria Chelsea again this year and had another wonderful experience. It's so accessible from Union Station, and we can never get over the fact that we don't hear the usualy sirens and street noises in our rooms. And there is … Read more
Yesterday was another full day of adventures. We got up early and headed out to make a tour of the monuments before the day warmed-up. We started at the World War II Memorial to have a moment of reflection for my husband Rod's Uncle Laurel Ebert whose body was finally identified and returned for burial … Read more
We've been enjoying our time in Washington DC. Here are some of the highlights from our first few days. Our first adventure was to explore the White House Visitors Center. I didn't take any pictures, but we enjoyed seeing the history of the White House and its inhabitants. Next stop was a later lunch/early supper … Read more
I had the opportunity to get away to Chicago for a few days. We had absolutely amazing weather to explore the City. We started by walking the Wabash Arts Corridor. The first thing we saw were fun paper mâché creatures hanging from the light poles … they were challenging to photograph but fun to see … Read more
One of the many things my sister and I have in common is our love of local food … and our love of trying new foods … so that drives a lot of our restaurant choices when we travel together. We stayed in Springfield, Missouri before flying out to Florida, so my sister found the … Read more
Many years ago, we stumbled upon Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, Illinois … and every time I return, I feel the same peace I felt that very first time. The gardens were established in 1978 by John R. Anderson and landscape architect Hoichi Kurisu on the site of Anderson's home. They were inspired by Anderson's trips to Japan, and … Read more
Today we started a mini-vacation with a driven to Davenport, Iowa. We took the back roads and enjoyed a liesurely drive to our destination. When we were directed to the parking garage for our hotel, it was a little disconcerting to see that we couldn't exit some of the doors due to flooding. Thankfully … Read more
Sometimes a card is born completely from challenges … like the card for this post. It started with needing a masculine birthday card for a Co-Worker. The first stop was the Worth Repeating Challenge at Unity Stamp Company. I wanted a Beverage Theme for the Shopping Our Stash Get Your Drink On Challenge, so I … Read more
We've spent the last few days relaxing and enjoying one of our favorite cities … St. Louis. When we arrived, we were starving, so our first stop was Seoul Tacos … they are so good. We had one of each meat taco (Beef, Pork & Chicken), a Chicken Quesadilla, and Kimchi for Rod and Kimchi … Read more
This morning I treated myself to breakfast and a few Macarons at Gabi's Petite Cafe (I was actually looking for a donut shop, but turned the wrong direction and lucked out discovering this cute little place). I had a peach and marsapone crepe with a caramel drizzle and a box of Macarons to go. … Read more