My birthday dinner was at Restaurant Starlu in Durham, a place we'd recommend highly to anyone. The best part was their signature chocolate dessert plate. White chocolate bark with lavender seeds,...
Ahh, politics
This MSNBC article ("Bush drops on nearly every issue") points out that the elections this Fall will certainly be interesting. The title is a little one-sided though, considering the article also...
Happy Birthday Leandra!
the city of big shoulders
While we were in Chicago (my parents actually live in the NW suburbs), we made it into the city to have dinner at my sister's condo. We broke in her new grill with burgers and brats while enjoying...
a rare post about my family
I don't typically write about my family here because I know they occasionally read this site, and frankly, I don't want to tick anyone off. Regrettably, my dad read something negative I wrote about...
Lauren has quite a view
This pic was taken from Lauren's new condo in Chicago- great view!
I don’t like Mondays…
I was rear-ended on the way to work this morning. We're fine. My truck is mostly fine. We were sitting about 4th in line at a stop light not 600 yards from my building when the light turned green...
Stuck in my head…
The song "Monster" by The Automatic has been stuck in my head today (listen on Myspace). The chorus -- what's that coming over the hill, is it a monster? -- is just really catchy. Hopefully it'll be...
the true problem with online ordering
Before moving to North Carolina, I used to casually assume that stuff we ordered online would get to us in one piece, undamaged. Ha! Ahhhhh! Ha! Ha! Ha! Let's take a look at a few items we've...
new shoes!
Kenneth Cole for $30 at TJ Maxx. I've already been complemented on them twice this morning. :) Also starring in this photo: my blindingly white feet and the awful carpet in my office.
movie madness
For those of you who pay close attention to the sidebar, you may think (and you'd be right) we have been watching movies constantly. We joined Blockbuster online about a month ago now that all of...
the home visit was a success!
(of course) We are now completely approved to adopt a mini schnauzer from the local rescue group. I will probably spend the next few weeks repeatedly checking their website to see what dogs are...
free money
Last week, a company in Baltimore e-mailed us to ask if they could use our photo of the UNC bell tower in a brochure they were putting together. We usually allow free use of our photos to non-profit...
Movie time!
Off to see Pirates of the Caribbean 2 Superman Returns
feeling crafty
The spare bedroom is painted, but when I went to hang the curtains I realized that the three loops provided were not going to do the trick. The curtain drooped too much in between and the curtain...
leftover fireworks
we celebrated after our friend's cookout with some small fireworks and sparklers that we didn't light last year...
whew!
gone to that toaster oven heaven in the sky
A few weeks after Eric and I started dating, he bought me a toaster oven. He was spending a lot of time at my gram's condo with me (where I lived throughout college) and knew I had gone through a...
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)