One of the joys of staying in New Jersey as opposed to staying in the middle of Manhattan, is the excitement of waiting on the hotel courtesy shuttle bus to take us to the Secaucus Train Station. We have…
2013.11.26 Real New York Tours
Our travel party got on the shuttle bus around 9:00am and unfortunately had to share it with 4 other passengers. As we were the last ones onboard, it was up to us to sit on laps and squeeze in. …
2013.11.25 Start Spreading The News
Some trips are spontaneous: Pack the bags and take off at a moment’s notice! Then there is our trip. On April 20, 2012, the Union High School marching band announced they had been accepted to participate in the 2013…
2013.01.01 Heart Of Dallas Bowl
Have you ever set your alarm for 5:30am on New Year’s Day? It helps to get in bed before 10pm on New Year’s Eve, which is exactly what we did. We needed the early wake-up call because we had…
2012.12.31 Vacation Sabbath
New Year’s Eve is a day of down time for us. Everybody just got up at their convenience and before you knew it, a group of us had congregated at the breakfast table. Uncle Joe told us that today…
2012.12.30 Ikea and Family Time
When 11 members of our family get together for breakfast, we know better than to talk to each other. This morning, as everyone gathered around the table to eat, it was observed that everybody had their electronics out. It does…
2012.12.29 Birthday Shopping Honkey Donkey
The first words out of Miles’ mouth this morning were “I read yesterday’s blog. You left out the most important part.” It turns out that last night while eating at the Saltgrass Steakhouse, Miles polished off his own 16oz…
2012.12.28 Eisenhower and Grapevine Mills
One year ago, our family was traveling to sunny and exotic Phoenix, Arizona, to follow our Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Fiesta Bowl. This season, the wins did not add up like we would have preferred, and the team…
2012.07.22 World’s Largest Ball of Twine
For the first time on this vacation, Stephanie got up before me. She is ready to get home! One great benefit of sleeping in the pop-up camper last night is that it allowed us a much faster getaway this…
2012.07.21 Carhenge and Windmills
It rained a considerable amount overnight but when we stepped out of our tent this morning, you would not know it by the ground. Expecting to find mud, the dirt around our campsite was dry. Looks like all that…