my journey, destination unknown
We returned from our trip to Texas on a week ago Wednesday evening and spent a day of absolute craziness on Thursday (work, 4+ hours of homeschool classes, grocery shopping, library, gymnastics, unpacking, laundry, packing). Friday morning, as early as we could, we headed out with a fully packed car to Black Mountain, NC, for…
Two weeks ago, the girls and I headed down to Orlando with friends to see Harry Potter World. When planning the trip, I spent some time looking at various hotels near Universal Studios. I checked out quite a number of them on TripAdvisor and in the end decided the best place for us to stay…
Soon, I’ll be adding my review of our stay at The Point Orlando Resort. In the meantime, where do you stay when you visit Orlando? What books or websites do you visit before you go? What do you not like? What tips do you have for friends planning to go? Camille says: “I liked that…
Travels in Turkey, Part 6 of 12 When we travel, it has become our standard practice to find “self-catering” apartments for the bulk of our stay, then taking day trips from the central locale. We really like the convenience, the space and the reduction in number of times we need to relocate. The kids seem…
On a Friday a couple of weeks ago, I was tired of being home and tired of the heat. If it has to be hot, then let’s head to the beach. Instead of looking for a place on the Atlantic coast as we’ve often done, I decided to try to find somewhere on the Florida…
Last week, the girls and I decided to escape the Atlanta heat and head up to the Pigeon Forge area of Tennessee to spend 4 day and 3 nights at the waterpark resort Wilderness at the Smokies. Going we took the interstates; it was an easy drive, but we were disappointed to see that there…
The wind blew and blew during the night. What little sleep I had was not restful. In the morning we refreshed ourselves with some hot TANG, heated on the JetBoil. Before heading back to the Kids’ Village, we all found our winter coats to wear — so cold still! The girls and I spent the…
We woke to a very, very windy morning. The night before, both ATMs were broken, so I didn’t want to spend the last of our cash on breakfast. Instead, the girls had hot chocolate and fruit and granola bars, which suited us all fine (Thank goodness for the coffee press gadget that came with the…
A crazy week, consisting of flying home from NYC, big deadlines at work, unpacking and packing. But then, Friday, midmorning, we were off again! The girls were filled with anxious anticipation over our return to LEAF. We had gone for the first time back in the fall, and they loved it. Rob, unfortunately, could join…
Following a frenetic morning of working and packing and cleaning and watering, the girls and I are on the road again! I swear can feel my blood pressure drop 50 points when we get in the car and head out on a road trip. We didn’t get very far before we stopped for the night…
for our upcoming weekend at LEAF, we splurged on a new tent. Last fall when I took the girls to LEAF without Rob, the three of us barely fit in our old wedding present tent. And the rain, oh the rain, came splashing in on us. So I had Rob buy a new, bigger tent…
when planning our trip to DC, we kept in mind the snow. the piles, the mounds, the mountains of snow that might remain from “Snowpocalypse 2010”. As I feared parking in DC might be tight given that all the spaces would be occupied by snow, I chose to stay out in Fairfax again. In the…
During the night, it actually snowed! None stuck to the ground at the camp, so the kids were disappointed. I got up before the kids to go buy some coffee and hot chocolate for us. Once we were warmed up, we headed over to Eden Hall for buffet breakfast. The sun was shining, making breakfast…
after a night of lots and lots of rain, we woke to the LEAF “Family Campground” noises outside our tent. We dressed quickly and headed to Eden Hall for the breakfast buffet (priced by weight). We ate on the screened porch, which was really quite cold. The grounds had gotten pretty muddy during the night,…
friday morning started off miserably. Nothing went right. The girls and I finally got on the road at quarter to 11 — I had been hoping to leave around 9. Remembering my illness following eating at Taco Bell on our trip back from Texas a week previously, we decided to stop for lunch at Moe’s….
I have a fond memory of camping as a kid. Sleeping in the tent, drinking hot tang and playing in the “woods” around the site. In fact, Rob and I registered for a tent, sleeping pads, a camp stove, etc. for our wedding and took it all with us to go camping at Cinnamon Bay…
After we had so much fun in Myrtle Beach earlier this month, we were ready to return to the beach! Since my husband Rob is living in Washington, DC, this year, we decided to take advantage of his location and explore a Maryland beach, Ocean City! The girls have never really been to a boardwalk…
A couple of months ago, I had the irresistible urge to get to the ocean. This seems to happen every year in the winter. I must get to a place where I can see the sun rise over the horizon, hear the waves and feel the sand. It doesn’t matter if the ocean temperature is…