Hi everyone! (waves) I am finally sitting on my own comfy couch after several weeks of being on-the-move. The last three weeks have been an absolute whirlwind. My last day of work was June 20, and...
Blog posts from Daily life
On the road again
Leandra and Riesling left this morning on their females-only road trip to Chicago. I'm not sure how useful a navigator pup will be but those ears are probably picking up some kind of satellite...
Stuck in NY
Well, we are halfway home. American Airlines canceled our flight from La Guardia to Raleigh, and couldn't get us on another flight until Friday afternoon. Thankfully my parents were able to come out...
bermudas
My quest for the perfect pair of shorts came up a little, well, short this weekend. On Saturday, I braved the mall crowds to try on (what turned out to be) a bunch of ill-fitting jean shorts. On...
beer braised pork bbq
recipe from Dave Lieberman on the Food Network For the dry rub: 2 tablespoons salt about 40 grinds black pepper 2 tablespoons chili powder 1 tablespoon garlic powder 2 teaspoons ground coriander 12...
flip-flop carnage
Last night after picking Eric up at the airport at 1 o'clock in the morning, I walked up the stairs of our front porch and tripped. Want to know why I tripped? Granted, these Old Navy flip-flops...
San Diego
I'm at a conference in San Diego for the next few days, and luckily, the hotel is on the bay and across the street from the ocean. Rough life...
busy morning=sleepy afternoon
Eric captured this moment of pup and I napping yesterday afternoon. For the record, I laid down first, then pup crawled up against me. Riesling had a busy morning, a 2 mile rollerblade followed by...
Play ball!
Surprisingly, this is our first Durham Bulls game of 2007. Hopefully we'll win! Update: Unfortunately, we lost 4-3, but the weather and cold beer were fine, so it's hard to complain.
our new toy
Some friends and I (and the dog) went for a walk this morning at the Duke Gardens and I brought along Eric's birthday present—a Trackstick II. This little GPS unit tracks your trip and when you get...
Home!
and pup is happy is happy we are back!
Desert Southwest
We made it through Las Vegas (though Hertz sure made things slow) and we're on our way to St. George, UT, for the night.
critters
Meet a few of our backyard critters that keep Riesling on full alert! We love the number and variety of birds that use both the feeder and the dancing man bird bath. We don't particularly love the...
Sweet potato chips
Leandra bought a 'beauregard' sweet potato at the farmer's market this weekend, and she's making fresh potato chips out of it now. Yum! This was our favorite appetizer at East/West Bistro in Athens,...
More flowers for the garden
What can I say- it's almost impossible to ignore the flowers in the Farmer's market this time of year...
The Homestead
On our way home today we made a slight detour in order to visit The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. Riesling had to wait in the car (in the shade of course) while we had lunch and enjoyed the views.
Shenandoah Valley
We've spent the last two days in the Shenandoah Valley, which is beautiful this time of year. We spent most of yesterday on Skyline Drive. Today we're making our way back home via some of the...
Norfolk VA
Tonite we're in Norfolk, VA, attending the last night of the River Rats reunion with Leandra's dad. Tomorrow we make our way across the state to Harrisonburg, wine tasting along the way. If the...
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)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol + London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
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)