cabin fever
we planned to go up to the cabin for one night. we brought one evening’s worth of food and one change of underwear. it was to be a quick trip, and there was no need for more. Except that when we got to the cabin, the water didn’t work. We made dinner in the microwave
city life
There’s something about this city. Even if I don’t visit a single museum, I love being in DC; I feel at home whenever we come up here for the weekend. Would being in any city make me feel so at home? Somehow, I don’t think so. But what is it about this city? I don’t
live in concert – The Verve Pipe
We parked in our usual parking spot at Union Station, went to the bookstore and then walked up to XM to see The Verve Pipe in the Rumpus Room. The sidewalks were mostly clear, so the walk was actually quite pleasant. As we got to XM, Kenny came out the front door, so we stopped
national zoo and the singing zoologist
sunday morning, we headed to the metro station near here and jumped on a train into DC. The girls are old pros and slapping their metro cards on the gates, staying to the right and all the rest. As usual, we took the train to Cleveland Park instead of the zoo stop, because the walk
room with a 180 degree view
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
science museum of virginia
as we headed north along I-85 then I-95, I thought we should get off the highway in Richmond and see something in the city we have driven through so many times. We drove along Broad street (not the shortest route) though varying neighborhoods, including Virginia Commonwealth University. We landed at the Science Museum of Virginia.
we’re on our way
to DC. And have stopped at our usual hotel. I wonder if I could figure out how many times we’ve been here. Quite a lot. It’s a great stopping point. The hotel is quiet, has a nice indoor pool, and a (cough!) grocery store across the street. We get a nice suite room so I
true vacation
it’s been a true vacation. no working. no rushing off to tours. no cooking. no cleaning. just sitting by the pool, letting the lifeguard panic and the pool boy bring the food and drinks. (though i admit i have kept up with email, facebook, photos and even the gbk radio blog….and even got my phone
relaxing in cancun
well, here i am again. traveling. and blogging. i spent the week that we were home catching up, getting ahead and going to a concert. but now we are here, sitting in the “junior” suite listening to the waves after a day of relaxing at the pool, at the beach and at a long leisurely
destination birthday party
back in september, camille decided that what she really wanted for her birthday was a trip to MagiQuest. we had visited it on our last trip to Myrtle Beach, and it seemed to be exactly the kind of thing Camille would love to do. to increase the fun, we decided to invite two of her
heading home …
we had planned to head home today. in the morning, the girls and i packed all our stuff. then i read the ajc and facebook. black ice. everywhere. 515. 285. Pine Lake. while i am confident in my driving ability (i did go to school in upstate NY, after all) and my AWD subaru, i’m
snow! in Georgia!
surprise, surprise, the weather reports were accurate. this afternoon it started to snow, right on time. the snow has now been coming down steadily for two hours and is expected to continue right through tomorrow. how much accumulation will we get? while we saw lots more snow just last week in Colorado, it is always
frigid! frozen! frosty!
having just gotten back from Colorado, we shouldn’t be quite so affected by Georgia’s cold snap. But 25 degrees here feels much, much colder than 10 degrees in Steamboat felt. Is it the humidity? The wind? I have no idea, but it sure is chilly here, even when I’ve got on all the layers that
homebuilding
yesterday the girls and I went out for a walk on the roads and trails around the cabin. the girls spent the first few minutes in sprint races, then settled into more leisurely activities. the one activity that kept them engaged was searching for perfect bits of nature for creating and outfitting fairy houses. As
snow swimming
on our final full day in Steamboat Springs, the girls hung out with their “cousins,” went shopping downtown at the candy store and then swam at the hot springs! Strange to see people walking around outside in swimsuits when the temperature is in the teens, but it sounds like everyone had a good time!
ski school
yesterday, the girls headed off for their day on the slopes at ski school! Getting all suited up was quite a challenge, especially the ski boots! Rob took them off to their classes where they learned some of the basics of skiing. Though it looks cool, Chloe declared the “Magic Carpet” to be boring. Rob
more fun in the snow
yesterday, first thing in the morning, rob called the ski school up at the mountain and made reservations for the girls for a day of lessons on Monday. That done, he headed out to rent a snowboard for himself and then came back and took the girls up to the mountain to get all the
snow, lots of it!
I woke up at 4am and could not get back to sleep. I decided to get up and take care of some organizing and work on my photos from the day before. Chloe got up at 6am, and we sat in bed and chatted for a long time. Around 7am, we finally ventured up to
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