Our two weeks in upstate NY is coming to a close as today we start our three-day trek home. We will spend the afternoon hiking to (even more!) waterfalls in Ithaca and Watkins Glen and then continue...
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a short break for some waterfall hiking
Just a quick update from Utica, NY... we are heading up to the Adirondacks this weekend and may not have internet, so the Barcelona updates will resume on Sunday when we return to civilization. :)...
where in the world are E & L?
Hi everyone! We have been back in the USA for under 24 hours and Eric is already on another plane back to NC for an interview. He will be checking in on our house and yard and I am praying that at...
postcrossing, two months later
Back in April we signed up with postcrossing.com in order to send and receive postcards from all over the world. We are taking a short break from the process while we are traveling this month...
I needed one more thing to worry about
First of all, this is our 501st(!) post since we started with Wordpress two years ago this month. Time does fly! So, about the post title... Eric arrived home on Tuesday with the news that on his...
Memorial Day barkfest
We were invited to spend the afternoon with about 15 other mini schnauzers for a Memorial Day cookout, and we couldn't turn down the opportunity to let Riesling off leash in a fenced backyard. Did I...
Birthday swag!
Yesterday was my birthday, and these are some of the presents I received. I just hope I can eat all the cookies before we leave next week... Of course, my big present this year are the tickets to...
a puppy playdate
Our friends recently brought home an 8-week-old mini schnauzer named Pasha. We met her last week when we had dinner at their place and tonight, we had everyone over for dinner. We kept both dogs in...
Dinner at the Broadmoor
Tonight we are in Colorado Springs and we are having dinner at the Broadmoor Hotel. We'll have photos coming soon!
mother’s day
The title of this post was going to be "cheeseburgers from heaven" when I had thought about writing it a few weeks ago. But it's Mother's Day today and the fact that I've been without mine for...
Cuteness overwhelming
Riesling is happy to be home!
meeting an old friend for the first time
We started this blog about a million 8 years ago in preparation for our wedding. We wanted a space to share the planning and excitement of the upcoming event with our friends and family who lived...
Packed and ready
We are on our way to San Francisco, and pup thinks she's going - really, she gets to stay at Camp Bow Wow.
our new coffee table (finally)
The day after we got back from Christmas, we bought this coffee table during a huge sale at Nowell's Furniture. That would be January 3, 2008; we were hoping to have it for the Superbowl. We just...
early morning farmer’s market run
It's spring again and that means another year of trying to score an heirloom sungold tomato plant from Craig and Susan LeHoullier. We got started too late last Saturday and by the time we arrived at...
what exactly do you do?
At first I wasn't sure if I should post a business-related q&a on our personal blog, but then again, I spend most of my day working so you may as well know what the heck that actually means for...
Relaxing outside
We went to a schnauzer meetup this afternoon in Cary (NC) - Riesling burned some energy and we enjoyed the sunshine!
Duke Gardens in the spring
Friday was beautiful here in NC- 80 degrees and sunny- so we headed over to the Duke Botanical Gardens in the afternoon. They have a number of raised beds filled with tulips in the spring and this...
Our Itinerary
2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)