Because you can't have enough beer, we put off editing our Munich photos another day to attend a beer dinner in Chapel Hill last night. One look at the menu and I knew I would like everything...
Blog posts from Daily life
anniversary lunch
The weather for the past week has been beautiful here, so Eric and I decided to celebrate our 13 year dating anniversary with a leisurely lunch at Herons on Tuesday. Not only was the food delicious...
removing the freecause search from Firefox
A few months ago I installed the AA tool bar to earn some extra miles from American. Uninstalling the toolbar was easy (Tools > Add-ons > Extensions > Uninstall) but all my address bar searches...
a little facelift
For several months we've noticed that the crack down the face of our front porch has been growing. It had been separating and joining with the seasons and rainfall, but almost a month and a half of...
Mirazozo
Back in May, Eric and I ventured to Raleigh to wander through an arts festival and experience the giant hand-sewn plastic tent that is Mirazozo. Photos below.
second half of 2010
Eric and I have been diligently booking flights to all sorts of places after a summer of relative calm. Can you believe that we've stayed in NC for a solid two months? Crazy! :) I've updated the...
Ramblin’ Rose triathlon
Eric's birthday was on Saturday, so I was happy to take my mind off the race the next day by hosting a paella party in his honor the night before. Everyone in the house was up by 6:15 on Sunday and...
Dominica post coming soon
I spent so much time sorting and posting the photos from our trip that the blog posts have been delayed. Sorry! I plan to write about the waterfalls we hiked to as well as where we stayed. Coming...
not my favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon
This past weekend, Eric put me to work helping him weed and do general clean-up duty around the yard. He only has a small window of work time with me because once the mosquitos get bad, I am inside...
a warm Easter weekend
I hope everyone had a lovely Easter weekend... we certainly enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather around these parts. We ate outside, went for long walks and had the windows open to freshen up the...
dinner antics
Riesling has taken to "killing" various toys which she then presents to me for both breakfast and dinner. I can only imagine that this is her idea of a trade. :) These antics are ramped up...
snow, snow and more snow
Like much of the Eastern US, we've been getting more than our fair share of snow this winter and although it's fun to play in (and get snow days), we have decided enough is enough and we booked a...
2009 recap
It's been a crazy year in a lot of ways, so here's a quick recap of what Eric, Riesling and I have been up to this year... January—Eric started a new job at Syngenta Biotech and I celebrated the...
make that Brussels in 2010
You may have noticed the lack of photos and updates from our trip to Brussels last weekend... and that's because we never made it. Our flight was delayed over two hours out of Raleigh (due to...
our new washing machine
As I write this our 20+ year old washing machine is sitting at the end of our driveway, in the rain, waiting to be hauled away. This is the 3rd major appliance we have had to replace since we bought...
three new (to us!) Durham establishments in two days
Eric and I have a list of restaurants to try that is added to constantly as new places open or we read a good review. Last night we got to try two new places, Whiskey and Dos Perros. Originally, we...
Tango Tango
This is going to be stuck in my head all day. My cousin's band, Saintfearless, is launching their new album next week in South Africa, so I found their video for Tango Tango on YouTube. Cody is the...
U2 360 Tour
Full disclosure: I have very mixed feelings about the overall experience of this concert. U2 put on a great show, the music selection was good, a healthy mix between old and new, and the stage...
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)