Category: second marriages
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New Orleans, LA
Well were here in New Orleans and Mardi gras is everything we imaged. A few pictures to share of our first parade
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Lawry’s Steak House, Chicago Illinois
Dinner with Friends and Coworkers at Lawrys Steak House – Chicago, Illinois for RSNA meeting
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3 Best things on our Ruby Princess Alaska Cruise Trip
If you have followed us for even just a few posts, you have noticed we like to keep our posts nice and short and to the point. On our recent trip to Alaska we enjoyed these three things the most: 1- The peaceful, spiritual feelings when out in nature. Whether we were staring at a […]
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Mendenhall Glacier & Nugget Falls, Juneau Alaska
Glacier and Falls in Juneau Alaska, a quick hike to all the Heaven.
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Chihuly Glass Art Garden, Seattle Washington
I first heard of Chihuly, when visiting Kalamazoo, MI and they had a show of his art at the local Glass art shop. One of the reasons I starting working in Radiology was the cool way you could look thru the film – it was translucent and how every image was different. I have now […]
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Space Needle – Seattle, Wa
Second on our list while in Seattle, Wa for one day on our way to Alaska is the Space Needle. We honestly do not know much about the space needle, except it is tall and cool and we want to check it out. I did just learn today that the space needle was built in […]
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Late Nite Pokemon MagicKarp snack in Tokyo
Late Night snacking – we come across this pokemon Magic Karp snack made of a warm cake filled with pudding (choices are chocolate or vanilla) we buy one of each and they are incredible. Just perfect for a Tokyo Late night snack.
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Gundam Cafe- Akihabara Japan
Garion more than anything else wanted to buy as many Gundams he could while in Tokyo. He wanted to buy a super large one, but it would not fit in our suitcase – he did purchase five normal sized model kits. So we decided to surprize him with a Gundam Cafe Visit. Gundam’s are a […]
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Asakusa Japan
A few more pictures of us wondering around the area of Sensoji Temple, Asakusa Tokyo Japan.
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Samurai Museum – Tokyo Japan
Family Trip to Tokyo Japan and a fun visit to the Samurai Museum.
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Eiffel Tower
So we saw the Eiffel Tower from a far and walked down to it! Stopped and took a bunch of pictures, had an ice cream, and bought Katrina an Eiffel Tower sucker. Next Post – Under the Eiffel tower and then….. Off to Toyko, Japan!
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Arc De Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile or Triumphal Arch of the Star in Paris, France. It is a monument to the fallen solders of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. You can walk under the circle intersection of twelve roads and pop out in the center – and walk around checking out the twelve roads […]
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Hop on Hop Off Bus – Paris
Hop on Hop off bus You see them all over the place in the major tourist towns – Hop On, Hop Off Buses. We love them. This is probably our sixth time using a Hop on Hop off, but we have no favorite. Tip: Use the HopOn HopOff Bus service at the time and place […]
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Notre Dame – still standing just like us!
Notre Dame is still standing – battered and in renovation, but she is still standing despite what we all thought was the end of her and the fire that was so devastating only just 2 months ago. This month David and I will be married 3 years and together 5 years. We are winning against […]
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Paris Date Night
We like to date, even when traveling, we think it is part of what keeps us together – grown up time to re-connect. My daughter recently asked David, what was he looking for in a date when he was first dating me – he said companionship – he wanted a companion to do things with, […]
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Chinese Lantern Festival – Philadelphia, PA
At the end of our visit with our Son in Phily, PA, Brett had to head back to his job at Dover Air Force Base for a 6am Shift on Sunday. While we only had Friday and Saturday to be with Brett, the visit was wonderful and this left a date nite for us parents. […]
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Henderson Castle – Kalamazoo, MI
Had a date weekend with my husband. We visited Henderson Castle for a dinner date, while you can stay at Henderson Castle, we did not. What a great date night. This is a little history of the castle: The Castle was built in 1888, by Frank Henderson. He was the owner and president of the […]
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Fall in our Home
I love decorating my Home for every holiday, but during the darker months, I Love (originally wrote live – which is also true) it even more.
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Beekeeping
Beekeeping Rewards
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Armada Fair
We visit the Armada Fair annually, we look forward to the atmosphere the animals, the food, the exhibits. So much fun. Check out these fun pictures! Bunnies! PIGGIES!! Sheep!!! FAMILY!!!!! Chickens! So many more fun things at the Fair! It runs thru today, so if you want to go, plan on it for […]
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Gatlinburg, TN
A few hours in Gatlinburg, TN
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5 things I wish I knew before I went to Cuba
I knew you cannot use credit cards in Cuba, and they have cigars and rum, but I did not know…. We were told we had to have a cultural tour booked or we would not even be allowed to step off the Cruise ship (or if we flew in – not step off […]
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Tropicana Club, Cuba
I figured out how to add videos! Better later than never! so this is older post updated. We only had two days in Havana, Cuba – so we made the most of it – a day of everything, then an evening trip to the Tropicana Club. I would describe it as an outdoor larger version […]
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Bon Voyage
We are headed out to our 7 day Cuban Explorer with Holland America Cruise, on the Veendam. We started in Fort Lauderdale, Florida then to Georgetown, Grand Cayman, to Cozumel, Quntana Roo Mexico, then Havana Cuba, back to Ft Lauderdale. We choose this cruise specifically for the Cuba Experience and we are really are very […]
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Cruise to Cuba
After weeks of looking for a trip that we could take together (no kids) during the time our youngest would be on spring break (and could go to his mothers) we finally found a cruise to Cozumel, Mexico – Grand Cayman – and two days in Havana, Cuba. It is a Holland America Cruise, smaller […]
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Hoover Dam
On the way to Hoover Dam, a quick stop at Lake Mead. Going back a few weeks, we visited Hoover Dam. We were already in Vegas, and David has never been and he wanted to see. The downside, the elevators to the inside powerhouse were down, so we only were able to see the outside […]
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Next Trip?
The cover picture, is David is holding a baby turtle at a turtle farm we visited in Grand Cayman, our first family trip together in 2015. So we are now together almost 4 years. I was divorce Feb 13, 2014 and joined Match.com the end of Feb 2014 and met David after about 30 coffee […]
Dave and Lauras Dream 