Happy Mardi Gras ya’ll! Today was very un-fat for us here. Garth returned to work after a four day weekend, Jack cried his way through 6 hours of daycare, and I made 16 bow ties and caught up on some e-mail. We’re living a short card-ride away from the big easy so [...]

The Insectarium was so amazing. Garth and Jack both ate some crickets. I got up close and personal with some cockroaches, and we strolled through a butterfly garden.

The Saint Louis Cemetary no. 1 was amazing! Highly recommended.

We wandered the french quarter, had breakfast at Cafe du Monde, rode the St. Charles Streetcar, [...]

Oh Utah, how lovely it is!
Lat week we spent five days in Garth’s hometown. Our first full day in Salt Lake was the 24th of July, which is a state holiday in Utah. Sunshine. American flags. Funnel Cakes. We woke up early and made our way to the ridiculously crowded [...]

I was slightly terrified of it too. I always want to make sure that I’m never a problem for anyone around me. My parents’ golden rule when I was growing up was, “don’t embarass your parents in public” and when it was broken one would feel the death grip of Dad, or feel [...]

Saturday I had the pleasure of eating in four different cities.
I had cereal and yogurt in Spokane, WA.
Asagio toasted bagel with cream cheese and cranberry juice was had in Seattle, WA.
Houston, TX found me eating a Schlotzky’s sandwich and Smoothie King smoothie.
Garth took me out to eat and the Olive Garden for dinner in Pensacola, [...]

We departed for Savannah, GA on a friday morning. I had fruit snacks and chex mix in the car. Garth slept. We arrived in Savannah after dark and even without the benifit of sunlight I knew it was a special town. Maybe even magical. We checked into our bed & [...]