San Antonio Overnight
We were so tired from our
Photo Friday: Museum Reach Section of San Antonioโs Riverwalk
While we are in Texas for an extended stay, I figured I’d try to get the girls out to see more than just Zilker Park and Georgetown…. This past weekend, we headed down I-35 to San Antonio. I was shocked at how little I recognized along the Austin-SA corridor — so much has changed! Upon
Travels in Turkey: Hierapolis and Pamukkale
Travels in Turkey, Part 8 of 12 Along with Cappadoccia and sights in Istanbul, I had one other place on my “must see while in Turkey” list, though at first I had thought to be two separate spots. Hierapolis and Pamukkale are two very different attractions, yet they share the same physical location….a combined natural
Mondays are for Dreaming: The Beach
This Monday I’m dreaming of the beach. I’m disappointed in myself for dreaming of the beach…can’t I come up with something more exciting? But no, when I imagine myself going somewhere this week, it’s the beach. As for which beach, I’m actually not all that picky. Sure, I’d like it to be clean and fairly
First Night Georgetown
When my parents first moved to Georgetown in the eighties, it was a sleepy little town almost too far north of Austin to be considered a suburb. The town was mostly dry; to get a drink in a restaurant, you had to join the “club”. Georgetown has changed quite a lot in the past twenty
On the Road: Gone to Texas
Two and a half weeks after returning from Texas, we hit I-20 headed west once again. This trip was not a music roadtrip, but a work-related one. As a telecommuter, I am used to not having f2f (face-to-face) contact with my co-workers; I’ve been working from home for the same company (modulo an acquisition) for
Photo Friday: Fun Fall Traditions
Each fall, my mom, the girls and I have a tradition of spending a few days up at the cabin in Blue Ridge, GA, and participating in “fall fun” activities such as corn mazes and pumpkin farms. Last weekend, my mom, the girls and I spent a couple of days in Blue Ridge, and after
Photo Friday: Stuck in the Mud
Our anual tradition of heading to the cabin on Columbus Day weekend with my mom for visiting a corn maze was disrupted this year by our trip to Texas for Austin City Limits. Luckily, we were able to fit it in this weekend instead. I had been planning to make my Photo Friday post about
Atlanta Botanical Garden: Scarecrows
At last! With all the traveling we did in September and October, I had been feeling terribly behind on everything. Everything. This past weekend, I managed to conquer my to-do list and wrestle it into a manageable size. Feeling less frenetically anxious, I decided that we could try to fit in a few outings this
Mondays Are For Dreaming: A Wall Walk
Back in the summer of 2006, we spent a couple of weeks in Scotland, combining vacation with a business trip of my husband’s. During our week in Edinburgh, where we loved our self-catering apartment whose kitchen window looked out (up to) Edinburgh Castle, the girls and I took one day to make a crazy journey
LEAF with Kids
We returned from our trip to Texas for Austin City Limits on Wednesday evening, spent a day of absolute craziness on Thursday (work, 4+ hours of homeschool classes, grocery shopping, library, gymnastics, unpacking, laundry, packing), and headed out again on Friday. While it made for an extremely stressful turnover, it was well worth it. Friday
Photo Friday: LEAF
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
Travels in Turkey: Roman Ankara
Travels in Turkey, Part 7 of 12 I’ve fallen quite behind on my series of posts, haven’t I? My excuse, well, of course, too much traveling, not enough time to reflect and write! Our summer trip to Turkey allowed us to visit a number of diverse locations in Turkey: Istanbul, Cappadocia, the Aegean Sea and
Fernbank Museum: WATER
A few weeks ago, I requested tickets to the “VIP Preview” of the new exhibit WATER at Fernbank Museum of Natural History from Atlanta: 365 Days, 365 Things To Do….and we got them! Not only did we get to see a preview of the new exhibit, we also were able to see the IMAX film
Austin City Limits, Take 4
For the fourth year in a row, the girls and I have headed off to Texas for a long weekend of music at the Austin City Limits Festival. Our dual purpose has been for us to spend time with my parents and to hear great kids’ music, but this year our trip morphed into a
Photo Friday: Austin City Limits
It’s hard for me to believe it has already been a week since the first day of our three-days at Austin City Limits. In the four days since, we’ve driven back to Atlanta, unpacked and packed for today’s adventure. But, while we were there, we had a great time. Great music, friends, food, and fun!
Photo Friday: Gone To Texas
On Tuesday afternoon after a morning of work and packing, the girls and I jumped in the car for our annual pilgrimage to Texas. I love the drive across Texas from Louisiana to I-35 via Tyler and Corsicana. There’s no interstate there, so we drive a four (and sometimes two) lane road though dusty Texas
Fall Family Fun
While just about every fall we head up to north Georgia for a weekend of fall fun, we had not been apple picking for years. Ironic, since our cabin is in Blue Ridge, just about twenty minutes from Ellijay, the Apple Capital of Georgia. Doubly ironic since my girls each eat about two apples a
Photo Friday: Destination Family
Last weekend, the four of us flew up to Massachusetts to visit with the girls’ cousins for a few days. It has been so long since the girls have gotten to see their cousins, I was a little worried. Chloe and her cousin C. are only a few months apart. What if they just didn’t
Best of Friends
They aren’t really “best friends”; they haven’t even seen each other for a couple of years. But after a weekend together up in Massachusetts, their bond as cousins is stronger than ever. While giggling like maniacs at dinner, another diner remarked “Ah, best friends!” Chloe and Camille only have two (human) cousins, and I need
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