Mixed Feelings

I’m sitting in bed as I write this.  It’s not my bed, mind you; it’s a king size, full-of-pillows, absolutely divine bed located in our room at the Brampton Bed & Breakfast in Chestertown, MD.  What am I doing in Chestertown, MD you ask?  Celebrating the 3rd anniversary of the day that I married the [...]

Sometimes You Just Have to Get Away

Sometimes you just have to get away, even if there’s no where special to go.  This weekend was like that.  The heat soared above 100 and it was positively miserable.  We knew from experience that downtown DC would be crowded beyond capacity and space would be limited (and tempers would be short).  It was no [...]

Flying to Utah and Back

Well, we did it. The hours of preparation and research and worry must have worked because we had a great trip over Memorial Day week (and plane ride, I might add).  It started off a bit rocky as our flight left at 7:00 Sunday morning from Baltimore which is an hour from our house.  We left [...]

Flying with an Infant – is it Possible?

I think you know that I’m not a huge fan of flying.  I don’t like sitting in those cramped airplane seats and I don’t like being at the mercy of an airline and all of its procedures.  And with all of the changes to airport security in recent years not to mention the full flights [...]

A Weekend Getaway

When we planned our anniversary weekend getaway, we looked for a place that would be close by so we wouldn’t have a long drive, but we also wanted to try someplace new.  We found just the thing: the Tides Inn in Irvington, VA.  It’s only a few hours from our house and, best of all, [...]

Visiting Salt Lake City

I have such mixed feelings about visiting Salt Lake City.  I lived there for ten years so I know it well.  I can drive around town and see certain shops and buildings and they bring back a flood of memories.  Some of those memories are great, like the late night food runs with my buddies [...]

Remembering Flight 93

During our recent trip north, we found ourself in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.  Since we were driving through small towns and back roads, we were able to see a lot of the area that we would have otherwise missed.  Without realizing where we were, we suddenly found ourselves a few miles away the crash site of [...]

Quaint Living in Cooperstown, NY

Our next destination during our whirlwind weekend was Cooperstown, NY.  We chose it because for a small town, it has a lot to offer.  Things like the Farmer’s Museum, the Fenimore Art Museum, the Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum, and the Baseball Hall of Fame.  It even has its own opera! So we were definitely excited [...]

Historic Palmyra, New York

When we left Niagara Falls, we made our way south and to our next destination:  Palmyra, New York.  Palmyra has historic significance to members of the LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aka – Mormon) church as this is where it all began.  It’s where a young boy named Joseph Smith lived [...]

Niagara Falls and All Its Splendor

It was surprisingly easy to get into Canada.  I don’t know what exactly I was expecting, some kind of body search perhaps or at the very least, a metal detector.  But no, we were simply asked what was our business in Canada, how long we were staying, and if we were carrying any weapons.  And [...]