We've been a bit absent from posting the past two weeks, mostly because we've been very busy. Here's what we've been up to: Leandra has gone "official" with her creative and web design business,...
Blog posts from Daily life
putting the dog to work
Eric and I were looking through REI last night for a new backpack to replace one of our rolling carry-ons. While there, we picked up a dogpack for pup. She was so excited when I put in on her and...
a ginger martini, spicy and sweet
(Promise you'll keep it to one, okay? Two did me in... I finally feel human again after an Aleve, a latte, and a shower.) A few months ago, I had an incredible ginger cocktail at Piedmont in...
Happy New Years!
New Years Eve dinner @ the Frisky Oyster in Greenport, NY. The entire ceiling was covered in white and red helium-filled balloons! Voss Viognier on the left and a "girlie martini" on the right....
merry christmas
pup in front of our lovely tree... Merry Christmas everyone!
why I hate that DC is between us and my in-laws
Our drive up to Long Island was fairly uneventful in general, the weather cooperated for the most part, only a steady sprinkle through most of Maryland and New Jersey. We weighed several options in...
Christmas movies
Part of our Christmas tradition includes watching some of our favorite Christmas movies, so last night we had some friends over to watch National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. A stupid movie, yes,...
canine interactions
It has been uncharacteristically warm here for the last few weeks, which means more fun times at the dog park... That is two happy dogs right there. We are also happy that she has been interacting...
Winter Sunset
The view on my way home tonite.
Wine tasting in the Finger Lakes region
We got back into the country after about an hour delay at the border. From Niagara we drove out to the Finger Lake region to go wine tasting. So far we've been to four vineyards with two more to go!
via cameraphone
niagara falls
Niagara Falls Canada
We flew into Buffalo, NY, this morning and ended up in Niagara Falls this evening thanks to a ride from our friends Maria & Michael (thanks guys!). It is chilly, but not too much snow so far....
wii bowling
One of my favorite video games ever is Wii bowling. Not only can you realistically bowl from the comfort of your living room, but you don't have to rent stinky shoes or smell stale beer and pizza...
our lovely tree
We have the tree lit and decorated. Our friend Todd is spending the night, so he helped out with the festivities; pup spent the night wondering what the heck we were all doing. Ta da! Our favorite...
one of my favorite parts of Christmas
We arrived back in town last night and after church today we picked ourselves up a lovely Douglas fir. Luckily, it fit snugly into our truck with the back seats down. Eric cut the trunk to give it a...
happy turkey day!
We had a lovely Thanksgiving, here is the table all set up for dinner... It snowed all morning and then we had sunny skies. We brined the turkey again this year and the stuffing Lynn made was...
city swapping
The lovely Shelly at Really Rome organized a city swap this year for those who signed up on her blog. The main point was to send a little taste or feel of where you live to someone who lives...
my morning latte
Ever since I began hanging out with Elizabeth I seem to be craving a daily latte. So I dug out our espresso machine from the back of the pantry (where it's been living since we moved here) and put...
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)