So as promised, I’ve put together a photo heavy post to bore you with my vacation memories share a little bit of our lovely Williamsburg, Virginia holiday. We ended up being there at a kind of funny time. All the harvest things were over and the Christmas decorations were only just going up, but it [...]
Today we trudged, or rather fought lots of post-holiday traffic, back to the prairies of northern Illinois and left the beautiful (wild and wonderful) mountains of West Virginia behind. West Virginia is my home state but I haven’t lived there since going to college, but every time I go back I feel it tug a [...]
Hello! Sorry things have been quiet around here! The best of intentions to have posts schedule for the last few days gave way to impossible expectations for myself that didn’t pan out too well. I was working hard to get my homework done before our Thanksgiving trip. Now my classwork is done and it’s so [...]
I’ve been itching for a bit of travel lately. If I could plan a trip to anywhere, I would go back to Ireland. This time I’d like to drive all over, preferably in a super cute VW bus. I would go to the Cliffs of Moher, Giants Causeway and lots of places inbetween. I would [...]
Our quick trip to Madison was perfect. We stayed with our friend Katie and her apartment is the most amazing place! I took a few photos that I’ll share soon. The weather was rainy and ideal for a Saturday morning coffee and breakfast at Barriques. I had some wonderful granola. Afterwards, Katie took us to [...]
Monday is a holiday in the US so that means we have a three-day weekend! Tonight, we’re off to the land of cheese (aka Wisconsin) for a little visit to a college friend. I’m excited to get out-of-town for one last mini road trip of the summer. Before I go I thought I’d share a [...]
Our last full day in California was spent in Palm Springs. It was a spur of the moment trip and it was grand! We jumped in the car with some of Joel’s family and before I knew it we were driving out of the desert and into a grassy, palmy oasis. We took four different [...]
I hope I’m not boring everyone with my travel photos! It’s just fun to point your camera at things and people and places you don’t get to see everyday. This was the first long trip my iPhone has been on (which is kind of sad because I’ve had it since February!) so I couldn’t resist [...]
Yesterday afternoon we met up with friends, Kirstin and Tyler, for coffee, conversation and (for me) knitting. We went to The Grind and I had a delightful hazelnut breve latte. Mmm, it was so creamy and good! We sat out in the California sunshine and chatted and stitched.
The main reason for our trip to California has been to celebrate Joel’s little sister’s high school graduation. Grace is a lovely girl and she was valedictorian. (Yay, Grace!!) We don’t get out to California often, so it’s been an extra special treat to get to be here with her on a big day! I [...]
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