Travel Tips

My brother and I drove cross-country in June of 2007. This picture was actually much more dangerous to take than you'd think. There was quite a bit of tetris-style maneuvering of stuff to make it possible to see out the back window.

A friend of mine from France got a bunch of us together and we headed to San Fransisco for Bastille Day. He brought the hats and after a couple bottles of excellent French wine, we happily donned the appropriate (?) attire.

I don't have children. I have cats. Don't get me wrong, I love kids...and dogs. Cats, however, allow me take off for a long weekend. Put out some extra food and water and you're good to go. That being said, they seem to be able to eat 3 days worth of food in our first 12 hours away. It's impressive, really.

The jellyfish in the Monterey Bay Aquarium are amazing. I could sit there and watch them for hours. There is something very relaxing about the smooth movements they make through the water and the variety of colors and sizes created a beautiful exhibit.

This is a little door. It is actually the door to my house. Seriously. I'm only 5'2", if that offers any perspective on the size of the door. I live in a 200 year old house that is full of "quirks". Nothing is level, and by nothing I mainly mean the ceiling and floors. But with quirkiness comes charm. I love the little door.

My Christmas present in 2008 was a pair of tickets to a Bruins - Capitals game. The Bruins lost (*tear). Eh, they still ended up first in east in regular season play.

I've seen enough sitcoms to know tents are impossible to put up without reading directions. We read the directions. Directions made no sense. Tent took an hour to put up.

I just really like this one. Tampa Aquarium.