In January, we decided it was time for a wintry hike in the Smokies on a weekend when the upper elevations received a nice dusting of snow. Our buddies, the Brownes, tagged along with us up the Rich Mountain Loop. The loop starts at the Cades Cove parking lot just before starting down the Cades…
Tales from the Top
Well, while I’m holed up at the house with some “head crud” as the doctor called it, I may as well get this blog done. Seasoned hikers know to prepare for varying weather conditions. It’s why we look silly when we roll out of the house dressed in layers and packing rain gear despite crystal…
Jones Wedding, June 25, 2011
Remington’s childhood friend, Hannah, got married on a very hot day at the end of June. The ceremony was outdoors at the UT Botanical Gardens, which were actually designed by Hannah’s late grandfather. The reception was held at BridgeView at the Boathouse. Lots of windows and great views of the river!
Hiking Team Brown(e): Gregory Bald Flame Azaleas
Last weekend, the Browne’s were going on a hike up to Gregory Bald to attempt to catch the infamous Flame Azaleas at their peak. They invited us along for the ride, err hike, I should say and we graciously accepted being the mountain loving, hiking crazed fiends that we are. Hubs knows about every trail…
Adventures of OBX
This is reading material. There’s a lot of it. So, if you’re looking to kill some time on a lunch break, this is your chance. So…the long awaited OBX blog. Yeah, I know our vacation was like…a month ago. So what? Quick preface: this was our first “real” vacation in 3 years. Since the honeymoon….
Last D.C. Blog: Birthday Dinner & Arlington
Finally getting this up. Sorry for taking so long. My Birthday dinner was at this Italian restaurant, Tosca, near the White House. Expensive yes, but totally worth every penny. Delicious going down. Not so much coming back up when I got sick that night because I had some sort of bug, but still worth it….
>Capitol City Birthday Weekend Extravaganza: Day 2 Part 2
> On to the memorial place of our 16th President. Ol Honest Abe. I love the ceiling in the Lincoln Memorial. Pretty. No Sliding Down Banisters… On our way to the Korean War Memorial. Part of the FDR Memorial. Jefferson Memorial…yes we walked all the way over there. All flippin way. And then we took a…
>Capitol City Birthday Weekend Extravaganza: Day 2 Part 1
>On Friday, we did the touristy thing and took the Metro into the Smithsonian station. Cindy – being very Asian. Love her. Onto our first stop – the National Museum of Natural History. Everybody loves a little nature. Now for a respite from all the kiddos and because the rain had “let up,” we decided…