2024 Travel Recap

Our 2024 was one for the books. It was our first full year taking time off work, and we made the best of it by traveling in the U.S. and abroad, spending time with friends and family, crossing bucket list experiences off our list, and focusing on our health. This year's travels took us across …

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2023 Travel Recap

When I reflect on 2023, one of the words that comes to mind is 'new.' This year was full of tackling first-time experiences, making the most of opportunities that came our way, and learning more about ourselves. Some of our new experiences included: Traveling to a new continent: South America Visiting new countries: Monaco, Wales, …

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Funny Girl Weekend in NYC

Heading into the holidays I finally researched a New York City weekend getaway to see Lea Michelle as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. I've been a big fan of hers since she and Jonathan Groff starred in the original cast of Spring Awakening, followed by her lead role in the TV …

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2018 Travel Recap

This year was full of adventures-- both happy and sad. We had some incredible times traveling with and to see family and friends, we explored more areas by motorcycle than in any year prior, we visited nine states, Brian got to experience his first overnight train ride, and I went on two solo adventures. We …

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Allegheny National Forest and the Kinzua Bridge

My winter roadtrip from NYC through Montreal, Ottawa, and Kingston on my way to Ohio concluded with a night in the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania and a morning stop at the Kinzua Bridge State Park. It took me about six hours to drive from Kingston, Ontario, to Westline, Pennsylvania via Syracuse where I grabbed …

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Bucket List: Seeing Bette on Broadway

I couldn't believe it when I saw that Bette Midler had taken on the role of Dolly in the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! I don't remember how I came across the news or why I found out about it so late, but by the time I did, she was finishing up and turning things …

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Travel 2018: Weekend Warriors

I know we're already through the first quarter of 2018, but it's taken me that long to organize our major travel plans for this year. Not that other things won't pop up along the way, but I usually like to head into a new year with a good idea of our time off/holiday schedules, important …

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