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  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    Actually, it was more like Automobiles, Planes and Trains if we’re being technical. That’s how the adventures of David and Mary began, as we took to calling our travel adventure. David and Mary flew from NYC on Tuesday afternoon and were called such at every turn. The person taking our bags, the TSA person who…

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  • Beach Days

    Beach Days

    After our drive, the last thing Dave and I wanted to do was get back in the car so we’ve spent each afternoon walking along the beach. It’s walking distance from his parents’ house so we’ve taken advantage of that. The first day, we walked up and down the beach and Dave noticed there were…

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  • Roadtrip: Day Five

    Roadtrip: Day Five

    Ah Day 5. The final day. By the time we were leaving Columbus, I was starting to get punchy from being in the car. I knew the destination was close, but by the time we hit Pennsylvania (which was very beautiful, by the way) I was ready to be out of the car. We got…

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  • Roadtrip: Day Four

    Roadtrip: Day Four

    By Day Four, I gotta admit, the days are starting to blend together. We’ve realized that there are so many things that we would like to see but just don’t have the time in which to do it. We did try and make some time in St. Louis though, because it is home to the…

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  • Roadtrip: Day Three

    Roadtrip: Day Three

    Wednesday morning found us cruising along I-40 through Amarillo, Texas and onto Oklahoma City en route to our final destination of St. Louis. We made a brief stop at the “Bug Farm” in Texas, which has a handful of VW bugs all spray-painted, nose-in-the-ground. We took some photos and hopped back on the road. I’ve…

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  • Roadtrip: Day Two

    Roadtrip: Day Two

    I woke up in Williams, AZ feeling much better, and thank goodness for that because Dave and I were eager to see the Grand Canyon. At the onset of our voyage, we downloaded this handy app called “Best Roadtrip Ever” (how could we go wrong?!) and it shows us landmarks, sites, restaurants and the like,…

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  • Roadtrip: Day One

    Roadtrip: Day One

    We landed in Williams, Arizona last night around 10:30pm, a good 750 miles under our belts. Come to find out, I’m horribly allergic to the desert. We stopped in Fresno at an In-N-Out for one last taste of California and I was all right. Tehatchapi was our next driving switch and we hopped out to…

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  • Bon Voyage, California

    Bon Voyage, California

    Dave and I are leaving California in the morning after a great family-filled weekend. We celebrated Ted’s college graduation on Saturday night it was a good time to see everyone and say goodbye, then tonight Mom and Dad took all of us kids out to Rutherford Grill before we went back home for some more…

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