Category: US Travels
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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 the industry and I had Space Camp fever in the mid-80s (is there anyone of a certain age who didn’t?), we had decided to make a day…
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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 was delicious. After breakfast, we packed up and headed…to a doughnut shop. Argh! I know! Such connoisseurs of the second breakfast concept! We went to Hole Doughnut,…
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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 people have raved about it and even though our stay was going to be short (a recurring theme!), we were excited to check it out. For lunch,…
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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 I learn about something I otherwise wouldn’t have. Richmond made our list because of the Civil War Museum on the grounds of the former Tredegar Iron Works. …
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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 I told my colleague this plan, he said, “Why would you want to take a trip South of Hell? It’s July in the South!” I took both…
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Williams Reunion 2017
I loved my time at Williams. It was a really special time in my life- an intense cerebral-minded place filled with really smart, interesting people (but let’s be real, there was also a lot of partying). Although I feel I’d be even more appreciative of it now than I was in my late teens/early twenties…
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Memorial Day Weekend
After the marathon, I hopped in the car to head back North to Mountain View. Did I stretch? No. Possibly a mistake but I don’t think anything was really going to help with the soreness I’d feel over the next few days. I hurried back to the hotel and took a quick shower. SMS and…
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Boston Marathon 2017 Recap
The Boston Marathon was a dream experience. Seriously. My love for running is renewed and I am so happy. I feel so effusive that if I kept typing, I’m sure the average (sane) person would think, “Is she for real?” Yes! There are some reality checks in this recap so I promise, it is a…
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April in Photos and Bulletpoints
After an amazing pre-birthday weekend, I had a workweek followed by a North Carolina weekend. On Saturday, I had some FDA-required training that is necessary before using a Eustachian Tube Dilating balloon. I ate at Chicken + Honey in downtown Raleigh where I ordered a chicken ‘n’ waffle- of course! The next day, I went…
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Charleston Bachelorette Weekend!
Last weekend, I went to Charleston to celebrate my friend! It was her bachelorette party weekend, hosted by her best friend from high school. We spent the weekend at her friend’s house in Mt. Pleasant, just across the bridge from Charleston. It was a great group of women, most of whom I was meeting for…
Portmanteau Suitcase 