Well, my predictions were correct and I’ll be driving through some snowy states this afternoon as I make my way to Chicago. Awaiting me there are five wedding venue visits, a birthday celebration, a baby shower and some great friends and family so I’m hoping the trip goes smoothly. Come on, four wheel drive, don’t [...]
I’ve been watching the weather like a hawk lately. I decided to drive to Chicago next weekend and I somehow feel that neurotically checking weather.com a week in advance will keep the winter storms gods away. Let’s hope it works because in seven days, it will be me and the open Wisconsin roads for six [...]
In just a few hours time, the Red Head and I will be aboard a plan to Chicago to celebrate Christmas with my family and I cannot wait. We’ve got two and a half days of back-to-back family and friend celebrations and then we get to fly back to Minnesota on Sunday to celebrate some [...]
It’s 3 AM and I’m just waking up to head to the Mall of America for my first ever Black Friday bonanza. We’re giving away over $30,000 in prizes and it’s shaping up to be a pretty cool event. If you’re one of the daring ones fighting the crowds for the early morning deals, stop [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m running out the door for our first of four Thanksgiving celebrations so I’ll have to pace myself in the eating department. Note to self: it’s a marathon, not a sprint! But with the desserts from last night enticing me that might be easier said than done… Whatever you’re up to today I [...]
Like I mentioned the other day, things in Amsterdam got interesting. I think the world saw that all aspects of our journey were going too smoothly and decided to throw us a curve ball (or three). The first of which was the person who committed suicide by jumping in front of our train. If you’re [...]
I promise I’ll stop blabbing about my trip soon. We’ve only got two more cities to conquer and then we’ll be back to the usual programming…. Berlin was the fourth stop in my European excursion and after my love affair with Prague I didn’t have too high of hopes for the city. I thought it [...]
Just a couple more shots from Prague before we head onto our last two destinations. The top image and left images were taken atop the Prague Castle grounds, which was quite a sight even with the fog. We walked our way up the backside of the Castle and then strolled through a vineyard on the [...]
Obvious reasons aside, Prague was my favorite stop during my time in Europe. It’s an incredible feeling to be able to walk around a city where everything thing is so rich with history. Statues are black with age, streets are all hand laid with individual 2-inch stones and the architecture doesn’t compare to anything in [...]
After some time in Budapest with my mom, my two aunts and I boarded a train and headed to Vienna, Austria. Armed with some thorough notes from my cousin who studied there we visited all the hot spots and some lesser known gems as well. My favorite, above everything we saw though, was definitely the [...]
