For the benefit of my friends who are NOT on Facebook who are wondering . . .

liannegizer and I are just fine. Our house is on higher ground. We came out unscathed; in fact, we didn't even lose power at all through the storm ( Read more... )

Alas, all good things must end -- like vacations. Today is our last day in Maryland before heading home.

( We spent yesterday in Baltimore . . . )

Before I talk about yesterday's exploits, I should mention that I was just going through some of my old LiveJournal entries. Now that I'm mostly using Facebook, I'm hardly on LiveJournal anymore. I've rarely made any posts. I just came across a post from my trip to Denver last September for goddessoftea's wedding, and all I talked about was our awful flight ( Read more... )

We spent the entire day at the Air and Space Museum. Being the aviation enthusiast that I am, I was mostly like a kid in a candy store. While there were a great many fascinating exhibits, there was way too much to soak in, and we ended up picking and choosing what to see. I was especially interested in the exhibits on air transport and the ( Read more... )

We made it down to Maryland, safe and sound last night. Thanks go out to hawkeyeinmd and her family for providing us with lodging for the duration of our stay ( Read more... )

Well, I know I don't post much here anymore (been pretty good about posting to Facebook, though!), but I figured I'd keep with tradition, and post about my vacation exploits!

Right now, it's almost 8 AM, and liannegizer and I are prepping to leave. I have a pot of coffee going, I'm about to do a load of dishes, and I still have to pack (which shouldn't take ( Read more... )

First: yes, folks, I'm alive!!!

It's been a while since I've posted here, so I need to get back into some practice. Apologies in advance for anything I mess up!

So, what prompted me to write? Well, liannegizer and I have vacation time approved for mid-July, and we're trying to figure out what to do with it.

I'm a bit inspired by (1) Frommer's Budget ( Read more... )

Well, as promised, I'm blogging about my trip. Not sure how long this post will be (I'm waiting for liannegizer to get ready while I'm sitting here in the hotel lobby ( Read more... )

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Well, I haven't been doing a good job of posting here lately, have I? (I've been posting on Facebook more than LJ lately ( Read more... )