After a night’s sleep interrupted by a door-slamming, loud-talked neighbor (boooooo!), SMS and I had breakfast at the Hibiscus cafe, which was included in our B&B package. We […]
Southern Road Trip, Day 7: Pensacola to Grayton Beach
We woke up in Pensacola and hung out with the Topp family while they got ready for their day. The nanny came and we offered to watch the […]
Southern Road Trip, Day 6: Vicksburg to Pensacola
I woke up and went for a run. If it’s so humid that it feels like you’re running through a shower, do you have to shower afterwards? (Answer: […]
Southern Road Trip, Day 5: Montgomery to Selma to Vicksburg
We started the 4th of July with a breakfast of “Crazy Eggs” at a cute Venezuelan cafe in downtown Birmingham. There wasn’t much open but this would have […]
Southern Road Trip, Day 5: Birmingham to Selma to Vicksburg
We started the 4th of July with a breakfast of “Crazy Eggs” at a cute Venezuelan cafe in downtown Birmingham. There wasn’t much open but this would have […]
Southern Road Trip, Day 4: Huntsville to Montgomery
We woke up and saw this outside our window: Yes! We were right next door to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville. Since Mark is in […]
Southern Road Trip, Day 3: Asheville *Chattanooga* Huntsville
We woke up in the gorgeous Princess Anne Hotel and headed downstairs for the cooked-to-order breakfast. We both ordered the Eggs Benedict variant with crab and greens. It […]
Southern Road Trip, Day 2: Asheville, NC
After our Norfolk time, we started the long-haul part of our trek. We made the push to Asheville, which we were very excited to visit. A lot of […]
Southern Road Trip, Day 1: Richmond
One thing I love about SMS is that his interest is piqued by things that would never catch my attention. This is almost always a good thing since […]
Southern Road Trip: Overview
SMS had an unexpected week off this July and, when asked what he wanted to do with the vacation time, he said “A Southern Road Trip.” Now, when […]