"Where are you from?" "Brooklyn, NY!", I respond with the pride of any New Yorker aware that they come traveling from the best city in the whole fricken world. But as I stared into the eyes of the inquisitor I saw a look of dissatisfaction from my response. Not an angry or annoyed look, but more of a "No, no...that's not it" look. And the more I was asked this question during my trave[...]
After wonderful night at the Country Inn and Suites, we packed our bags and decided to do some of the things listed on their Peaks and Valleys Country itinerary. First stop that morning before getting on the road was at Dehler Park, the Billings Mustangs ballpark. Christopher Marshall, Director of Operations for Dehler Park honored us with a personal tour of the new field area. The Bil[...]
The morning after our second night camping was beautiful...and it was a perfect day. We packed up the Routan and started making our way out of Yellowstone. But not before making a few stops at some amazing places.read more[...]
I have been talking about camping with the kids for months now. Before we headed on our trip, though I talked about it, camping with the kids...or camping at all, seemed like something "fun" to talk about, but a little nerving to think about. But here we were, heading to Yellowstone National Park with an open mind and ready for anything this adventure would throw at us. The views were brea[...]
On this day we headed out of Sioux Falls and made our way through the Black Hills as the morning sun slowly rose. We stopped at the incredible Mt. Rushmore. Mt. Rushmore is one of those places that you see on TV and movies and print, and you suppose it's great and all but really have no clear comprehension of that until you are standing right in front of it. My 11 year old wouldn't, co[...]
Another early morning, but not as early as the ones before, and definitely slower in pace. We woke up almost used to the routine already, on the fifth day into our Road Trip Adventure. We arrived to Sioux Falls yesterday afternoon. I spent most of the day dozing off in the car. My husband loves to drive, so getting him to agree to let me take the wheel is hard, though, yesterday I wa[...]
We had a busy day today. It is our last day before we head out to our next stop. I wanted to share with you those fun things I love to do when I am with my family in Madison. It truly is a great town. And though I am a New Yorker to the bone, I can't help but feel nostalgic and miss my former home every time I visit. We missed a few places, but we will be coming back this way on our w[...]
First day in Madison, WI. I fell asleep next to my 2.5 year old on the air mattress that was laid out for him and his brother. I was woken up to the easily recognizable squeals of them playing in the living room, enjoying the fact that they had even more attention being bestowed upon them by the great aunts and uncles and cousins who live here. The sun was shining bright, and there wa[...]
Day one, completed. We hit the road at 5:30 this morning. My husband was surprised that even after having stayed up till 1:00 AM I would be up and ready to go. We drove almost 1000 miles today. When I exited the minivan, I took a deep breath and took in the clean, fresh air of Wisconsin. I love that it's quieter, the temperature cooler, and that the trip to our second home was joyful[...]
Day trips. These past couple of days this is all NYCity Mama could think of. Her desire to get away from the hot and humid city and go out somewhere, on a day trip with the family. Luckily, this day, was the celebration of her friends Neeka and Rob son's birthday, R. He was 3 and in celebration, they had been invited to drive upstate to go blueberry picking. Mama couldn't wait. She h[...]
