my journey, destination unknown
A couple weeks ago at Fernbank Science Center, I was asked to sign a pledge to not text and drive “For the safety of the kids”… No, I will not sign it. I find the current laws to be somewhat ridiculous. I understand the need to convince teens to focus on DRIVING. I’m all for…
While I had planned an early morning departure, we didn’t leave the condo until 5:30am. And then we had to make a library run — Decatur is awfully deserted at that time of day on a Sunday! We drove by two police cars and an ambulance facing the wrong direction on DeKalb Ave; I hate…
With a later than hoped for start, we hit the road this morning. Twice we encountered closed interstates. But the driving was easy in Illinois!
Our mascot, knit by Camille, is now on the big, big bird headed to the big, big city…. At the Decatur MARTA station: Made it through security: On the “Plane Train”: Checking out the recycled fashions at the airport: Ready to fly: After that flight, Gooney Bird is not sure about flying again:
Not such a long trip home, but lots of “Hurry up and Wait”, of course.
Yes, I do. I take photos as I drive along. Since I almost never look through the view-finder anyway, it isn’t as dangerous as it might sound. But this trip, in Evie, has proven to be frustrating. The camera just can’t focus. And now I know why — there are too many bugs splattered on…
I’ve never liked driving big cars. Small cars are much easier for me to maneuver. Evie, to me, is a very big car. While driving Evie, I park out in parking lot wastelands so I can pull-thru and not have to back out. But now she’s even longer than ever, with three bikes hanging off…
1. Lock balcony doors. Check. 2. Turn off and pack computers. Check. 3. Unlock balcony doors and let the cat in (oops). Check. 4. Take out trash. Check. 5. Grab vacuum and haul into common hallway to clean up coffee grinds that dumped out of the trash bag when it broke on its way down…
I hate Ticketmaster. I seriously hate Ticketmaster. But tonight I offered them up as a reasonable alternative to the Rotten, Stinky dishonest bait-and-switch game that Delta says is within their rights. Just for the heck of it, I looked up flights to NYC tonight. I was pleased to see flights for $180 round-trip per person….
For the fifth year in a row, we are on our way to Austin City Limits. Other than our trip to Texas on our Out West Trip this past May, we haven’t done the trip in a single day for years now. I like to break the trip into two days. We can leave after…
The girls and I headed out yesterday to travel from Atlanta to Brooklyn for our annual kids’ music pilgrimage. The first challenge was the weather. Atlanta was very, very fortunate to have not been hit harder by the storms that rolled through. The tornadoes were north, south and east, but Atlanta was spared. No trees…
After our ride on the ferry, stop for beignets at Cafe du Monde and a stroll through the French market, the girls and I found ourselves at the end of the Riverfront streetcar line. After talking with the conductor, I decided we should buy an all-day pass and ride the rails. We first rode the…
Our first full day in New Orleans was a beautiful Monday. Museums, as most probably know, are often closed on Mondays and that holds true of the museums in New Orleans. The girls wanted to go to the zoo, the aquarium and the insectarium … all of which are closed on Mondays (other than Lundi…
I love it when a plan comes together so nicely. Back in January, I realized that Rob and my mom were about to have overlapping meetings in New Orleans, and I figured it was finally time for us to get back to the Big Easy… We haven’t been since Chloe was a baby, pre-Katrina. Since…
Yes, we did it. We bought me my mid-life crisis car. Not a sporty little two seater. No, none of that for me. I’ve wanted this car ever since I was a little girl. I’d like to claim that my first words were “PopTop”, but I don’t think my desire started quite that young. I…
I’m fond of saying things like “Getting there is half the fun!” or “The journey is as much a part of the adventure as the destination.” But, I admit, there are certain trips we’ve taken so many times that we now have a “system” for them. We stay in the same highway hotels and, even,…
Before we headed off to Fort Lauderdale, I did a little bit of research to come up with ideas of things to do with the kids while we were there. One place I wanted to take the kids was to the Museum of Discovery and Science, but Chloe wanted to stay at the pool and…
Two weeks ago, the girls and I spent much of Saturday in the car. We saw highways and bridges. We listened to books and music. We made PB&Js while burning up the miles. And, what we found at the end of the ribbon of highway was not a pot of gold. No, it was even…
Despite years of roadtrips, we still face the omnipresent “I’m bored”. Camille, now 12, has rarely had this issue since learning to read….and since then, she’s added knitting to her repetoire. Thank goodness for lack of carsickness! Chloe has been a bit more of a challenge. While she can read, she’s not quite the reader…
Sitting in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport, having just had my first TSA pat-down, I can’t help but dream of the days of civilized air travel. As we traveled through Turkey this summer, I was struck by how uncivilized the whole process has become here in the US. As we enter an American airport, I have…