Katie and I spent this Christmas with her family in Minnesota. I have been there several times since we started dating, but always during the summer. Both my parents earned their PhDs at the University of Minnesota so I grew up with plenty of warnings about the Minnesota winters; this was my first time experiencingContinue reading “A White Christmas”
Category Archives: Food, Wine, & Travel
Thanksgiving with Max
I’m running way behind on blogging but here is a belated entry for Thanksgiving, which was a real joy. Katie and I drove up to Hot Springs, Arkansas, as we usually do for Thanksgiving but this time there was a major difference: we had Max in the back seat! He is very good in theContinue reading “Thanksgiving with Max”
Phoenix
Last weekend Katie and I went to Phoenix to visit her sister. When we planned the trip, we had an ulterior motive too: get our canine fix with Kelly’s newly adopted dog, Kona! Now, due to the timing of our own adoption of Max, we no longer needed the fix but we new it wouldContinue reading “Phoenix”
Wedding in Italy
No, not my wedding! Last week Katie and I attended an IMD friend’s wedding in Italy, which was absolutely marvelous. The day before we departed we attended the Rice-UT football game at Reliant Stadium. There was just a splotch of Rice blue in the very UT burnt orange crowd but we cheered disproportionately loudly. TheContinue reading “Wedding in Italy”
Turkey for Me, Turkey for You
The IMD MBA Class of 2008 reunion in Bodrum, Turkey was awesome! My Turkish classmate organized a trip to his homeland and invited the rest of us. As I was already on this side of the Atlantic I couldn’t pass up such an opportunity! My journey began very inauspiciously. I had planned down to theContinue reading “Turkey for Me, Turkey for You”
Empty House
20 years ago today I woke up alone in my father’s house at the top of Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, AL. Having recently moved up to the Washington DC area for Mom’s new job at the Smithsonian, we had flown down to Huntsville to spend Memorial Day weekend with Dad. Saturday and Sunday hadContinue reading “Empty House”
New Orleans
Last weekend was spent at a bachelor party in New Orleans–what a blast! Of course what happens at a bachelor party stays in the bachelor party BUT I can blog a bit about some aspects of the weekend. I flew in Thursday evening and immediately it was great to be surrounded by friends from highContinue reading “New Orleans”
San Francisco
Katie and I had a wonderful weekend in San Francisco! Friday afternoon we hopped on a Continental flight–no upgrade, but no complaints. Upon checkin at our hotel in SoMa we walked around the city for awhile before meeting some friends for dinner. After just a little walking around it was easy to see why peopleContinue reading “San Francisco”
Easter
Easter was a wonderful experience this year! Now that I’m back in the US, Katie and I returned to our routine of driving up to Hot Springs, AR to visit extended family. The drive is seven hours but it went by quickly as we spent much of the time talking and listening to Harry PotterContinue reading “Easter”
Birthday Dinner
Saturday night was one of the best meals I’ve had in a long time. It was healthy, delicious, and paired with four 90+ point wines! Before dinner, though, I spent most of the day playing in my first beach volleyball tournament of the year. I was playing with a new partner and it took usContinue reading “Birthday Dinner”