I’ve lived in Michigan nearly all my life, yet somehow I’ve never managed to visit the lakeshore during the winter. This weekend the idea struck me for some reason. And when I brought it up to Scott he told me he’d actually been thinking the same thing. So planned it and made […]
The second Chicago visit
Ok, this is really not the second one. It’s actually the fourth! It’s just that I had two visits within the space of one week, which isn’t normal. Four visits in one year isn’t normal either. But I’ll take any chance I can get to head back to my “other […]
Florida – one month later
Yep…an entire month has gone by since we returned from our trip. I’ve been to Florida many times since I met Scott because some of his family lives there. And it’s always been a welcome change of scenery from the colder weather. This trip, though, was the first one where […]
Day 2 of the Up North vacation
Even given all of the beautiful views and fun activities that are part of a vacation, some of my favorite memories often end up being the dining experiences. The grilled cheese in the previous post, for example, knocked my socks off. As did the small outdoor patio that faced Glen […]
Day 1 of the Up North vacation
The vacation in question took place a week ago, of course. Because being timely is no longer an option for me. But we’re still basking in the glow of five days of touring around upper Michigan. Day one took us through Frankfort, where we played on the beach; Sleeping Bear […]
Two days away
What did we do in Chicago for two days? We braved the cold We visited the Museum of Science & Industry (and bought a model of the U-505 u-boat because that’s the newest obsession) We ate at Lou Malnati’s, where mom had a very nice gluten-free pizza We got up […]
Adventures in the city
The kiddo had Friday off from school so I got the bright idea to take a trip to Chicago. We signed up for a membership to the Field Museum when we visited in April and I thought it would be a good time to check out the whale exhibit. (Which […]
The Meadows
I always wondered what Las Vegas translated to. To me, it translates to kind of otherworldly. It was my second visit there and both have been for business. I never had it on my personal travel agenda. And I think I had a pretty good instinct about that. I’m just […]
I need an ergonomist
Three hours in a car. An hour or so of walking. Four hours of sitting in a chair. An hour standing in a bar, trying to avoid being in the way of the waitstaff. Two hours in a restaurant booth. Certainly not eight full hours of sleep, even in a […]
Back from the desert
And they’re not kidding when they call it the desert either. I enjoyed Tucson. It’s such a departure from here. Gorgeous scenery. But rather alien too. I guess I’m more attached to the green stuff than I thought I would be. Arizona, or at least the part I was in, […]
Date weekend
That’s what Scott dubbed it. Because we dropped the kiddo off at Grandma’s on Friday and I’ll be picking him up this afternoon. In the interim, we took a little jaunt to the Leelenau Peninsula and Traverse City. I like road trips, but I don’t like cramming activities into a […]