We spent the month of November exploring the Gulf Coast. This involved staying in a lovely AirBnb in Mobile, Alabama, and taking day trips to the Gulf Shores, AB, Pensacola, FL, Biloxi, MS, and several trips to New Orleans, LA! This whole region provided copious amounts of fresh, delectable seafood, gorgeous Southern architecture, plentiful beaches, and a whole lot of […]
Exploring the Gulf Coast
The Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Years ago, I received an invaluable gift. I requested and obtained The Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe from one of Frank’s grandmothers. My evidence for claiming it is the best pumpkin pie? Before trying this pie, I never liked pumpkin pie. I always assumed I would never like pumpkin pie. My preference has always been (and technically still is, but regardless) […]
Back to Where It All Began
After the insane whirlwind of our time in Philadelphia/New York (our story about NYC is here), we went back to where it all began for us. We spent a month back in Gainesville, FL. This post will definitely be substantially shorter than the previous two. We had some laughs, learned more about how to enjoy the simple things in life, […]
A Philly Cheesesteak and The Big Apple: Part 2
Throughout our stay in Philadelphia, we frequently took day trips over to New York City! This post is a Part 2 to A Philly Cheesesteak and The Big Apple. I had intended to describe the whole month in one fell swoop, but in the end, we just did, saw, smelled, and ate too many wonderful things! Buckle up, folks. Tales […]
A Philly Cheesesteak and The Big Apple
Between a Philly cheesesteak and The Big Apple, we had ourselves another whirlwind month, folks. We spent the latter half of August and the first half of September spending the weekdays in Philadelphia and our weekends in New York City. There’s a chance it was even more exhausting than that sounds. However, of course, it was also yet another nomadic […]
An Epic 14-Day Cross-Country Road Trip
After leaving behind the most amazing month in Kingman, AZ (that post is here), we headed West for a week in California. More specifically, we embarked on an epic 14-day cross-country road trip, starting in southern California and ending in northwest Ohio. I had dreamed of driving the Pacific Coast Highway, a.k.a. Route 1, for YEARS. I always assumed it […]
The Best of Arizona and Southern Nevada
What an absolute whirlwind. After our trek from Florida to Arizona, (read about that here), we spent the last week of May and majority of June exploring and enjoying the best of Arizona and southern Nevada. More specifically, the northern half of Arizona and the Las Vegas/Hoover Dam areas. As I mentioned previously, I had never been farther west than […]
A Celebration of Milestones
After our adventures in Tennessee, we had about a month and a half spent with our respective families. During that time, we enjoyed a celebration of milestones and a holiday. We first visited with Frank’s family, just in time for Easter! It was technically Dominic’s second Easter, though he had only just been born the first time around. We all […]
Bucket List Adventures in Tennessee
After our month of family fun in February, we chose to spend the month of March in Cookeville, Tennessee. We saw from the map that it was centrally located to several major cities, and we were excited for many bucket list adventures in Tennessee! One (relatively) short day trip drive later, and we settled into our new AirBnb. It provided […]
Love Language: Quality Time
Several months ago, I got stuck on a conversational kick of discussing love languages with friends and family. For those unfamiliar with the 5 Love Languages, here’s the official quiz to learn about yours. The five languages are: physical touch, quality time, words of affirmation, acts of service, and gift giving. I learned during that time that my dad’s primary […]