This past weekend we got the hell out of dodge to have a much needed long family weekend. The main destination was MSU, my husbands Alma Mater, for a tailgate and a football game. The weather wasn’t too great, rainy and chilly, but we had a ton of fun anyway. We were located near an…
Category: Travel
Sunset of Summer Vacation
We are back from nine days on the beach in Michigan. I had been looking forward to this vacation for so long, it is hard to believe it is now behind us. Vacation was everything we wanted it to be and then some. We had wonderful weather and missed some brutal heat and humidity in…
Beach weekend with no water is most excellent!
We were lucky enough to get invited to a friend’s beach house for a long weekend. The weather for the weekend was looking iffy, so we headed directly to the beach once we arrived. No small feat to get 3 adults and 11 kids onto a beach with lunch, chairs, towels, toys and more. Once…
You’ve Come a Long Way Bay to Breakers!
At some point last year my sister and I decided to run a race together. She lives in New Hampshire and I am in Chicago so we looked for a race in a neutral location. We settled on the Bay to Breakers in San Francisco. My sister has wanted to run it for over 15…
Top 10 Travel Tips
A is before B. 5 is before 31. If you snore, or even suspect you snore, do not sleep on a airplane. Farting in an large metal box in the sky is beyond disgusting. Choosing to snore and fart? Expect things will be thrown at you. Like my fist. If you are unable to lift…
I Heart SF
A few weeks back my sister and her friend from New Hampshire, my brother-in-law from Connecticut and myself from Chicago all flew to San Francisco to run the Bay to Breakers race. For those that have never heard of the race I think Runner’s Worlds describes it best, “This 99-year-old 12-K is what you get…
Adventures in Legoland
We went to LegoLand for Spring Break this year. Actually this is the first time I think I have ever been on a Spring Break. Oh wait, I did go to Florida my freshman year of high school to visit my Aunt and Uncle. My face got so burned it was all swollen the next…
Tiger Woods of Air Travel
I hate flying, always have and always will. The last time I flew to California I was completely unprepared, as I fully expected to just sit back watch a movie and read my book to fill in the remainder of the time. To my shock the plane did have ANY on board entertainment. This, in…
Killing Time at the Airport
As it turns out, you can get to the airport too early. Especially when traveling with kids. On our recent trip to we decided it would be easier to drive to the airport and park in long-term parking. This means driving to the airport, parking, hoping on a shuttle bus, then up to the tram…
Spring Break 2010
Vacation essentials: beach, beer, pool! Complete details coming soon.