While in San Francisco, Blake and I absolutely had to take on Lombard Street. Lombard street is famous for being the crookedest Street in San Francisco. The street contains 8 hairpin turns, is one way and can be assessed by vehicle or by walking. Lombard street is a one way block of Russian Hills nestledContinue reading “Lombard Street – San Francisco”
Category Archives: Overnight Trips
Old Town Slingshot – Orlando, FL – 4/2/2024
Right outside of our hotel for the first 2 nights was Fun Spot America and the Old Town Slingshot. I have tired a few times to take the kids on the slingshot but it has never worked out. I was bound and determined to get them on the Old Town Slingshot. The Old Town SlingshotContinue reading “Old Town Slingshot – Orlando, FL – 4/2/2024”
Whispering Spruce Trail/ Spruce Knob – 6/5/2022
Trail Name: Whispering Spruce Trail Distance: 0.67 miles Elevation Gain: 16 Feet Terrain: Crushed gravel Weather: 62 degrees and sunny Duration: 27:51 Whispering Spruce Trail on Spruce Knob takes visitors to the West Virginia Highpoint. A benchmark sits below the observation tower indicating the official highpoint. The observation tower is fun to climb for theContinue reading “Whispering Spruce Trail/ Spruce Knob – 6/5/2022”
West Virginia Weekend Trip 6/3/2022-6/5/2022
As soon as the kids got home from school, we loaded up the car and headed for West Virginia. I wanted to book something near Seneca Rocks, WV but everything was already booked. However I did find a cabin at Smoke Hole Cabins about 15 mins away. Once you get off the interstate headed towardsContinue reading “West Virginia Weekend Trip 6/3/2022-6/5/2022”
Spring Break Vacation April 6-10th, 2022
We left at 9:17 am on Wednesday, April 6th to head to NJ. The kids had breakfast at the house prior to leaving. Blake and I stopped at Bojangles, our order was wrong and we got 2 free sandwiches out of it and the boys happily ate them. It was a bit of a driveContinue reading “Spring Break Vacation April 6-10th, 2022”
POLAR EXPRESS!! PA, MD and WV weekend trip 12/17/2021-12/19/2021
On October 16, 2021, while Blake and I were waiting out the rain, and exploring Cumberland, MD, we came upon the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. We contemplated taking the 4 hour train ride but the rain was going to stop during that time and we had other goals for the weekend. While talking with theContinue reading “POLAR EXPRESS!! PA, MD and WV weekend trip 12/17/2021-12/19/2021”
Great Smoky Mountains Summer Vacation 7/25/2021-7/30/2021
The original place we wanted to book for our summer vacation was full (I actually tried to book the location months in advance but it was already full). Blake and I didn’t have a back up location for a trip, which lead me to making a list of possible places. A few of the placesContinue reading “Great Smoky Mountains Summer Vacation 7/25/2021-7/30/2021”
Colorado Springs 8/20/2020-8/23/2020
I am a 12 month employee with our local school system and during the summer we switch to 4 – 10 hour days and have every Friday off. I love having Fridays off and I feel I am much more productive working 10 hour days. Blake has a 5 day break this week and weContinue reading “Colorado Springs 8/20/2020-8/23/2020”
The scariest unplanned trip 2/3/2020
Something just doesn’t feel right. I have been sick for weeks. Coughing, no taste, extreme congestion to the point I couldn’t smell or breath out of my nose, chest tightness, complete fatigue. I kept going to my doctor and they would test me for Strep Throat and the Flu and both came back negative. TheContinue reading “The scariest unplanned trip 2/3/2020”
Richmond Tacky Light Tour/South River Falls and a Special Unplanned Announcement 12/13/2019-12/15/2019
As soon as I get home from work, Blake and I head up to Richmond for a date night. Our first stop of the night is at Green Top shooting range. After shooting 100 rounds we head out to see some of the houses on Richmond’s Tacky Light tour. We did this last year andContinue reading “Richmond Tacky Light Tour/South River Falls and a Special Unplanned Announcement 12/13/2019-12/15/2019”
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