by Ann | Apr 1, 2019 | Feature Fun Stuff, Fun Stuff, Holidays
We’ve featured a lot of unique restaurants on our blog. But none compares to the culinary experience we had earlier this year while road tripping across the south. Flabbergasted (yes, that’s the name of the place) is known across the South for its vintage jellied beef...
by Steve | Mar 16, 2019 | Destinations, Experiences, Feature Experiences, Holidays, Travel, USA
When Ann heard about an event in Orange Beach, Alabama, called the Flora-Bama Polar Bear Dip, she thought it sounded like a great idea. Knowing full well which one of us would get to run headlong into the Gulf of Mexico on New Year’s Day, (and who would stay dry...
by Ann | Feb 16, 2019 | Experiences, Feature Holidays, Holidays, Real Life, Romance
Now empty nesters, the last several years we’ve spent Valentine’s Day at home and enjoyed cooking a nice meal together. The menu has stayed pretty much the same: a wedge salad, some kind of potato and a juicy Nebraska beef ribeye steak for Steve and a piece of fresh...
by Ann | Jan 10, 2019 | Feature Holidays, Food and Drink, Holidays, Travel, Uncategorized, USA, Where we've been
We celebrated a lovely New Year’s Eve at Coast Restaurant in Gulf Shores, Alabama this year. It was a great place to stop and spend the holiday while traveling from our home in Oklahoma to Florida for a cruise. The nice folks at The Beach Club Resort & Spa...
by Steve | Feb 16, 2018 | Blogging, Feature Holidays, Holidays, Real Life
We love being home together on Valentine’s Day. Typically, we spend the evening cooking together while listening 80’s love songs and then enjoy a nice dinner by candlelight. This year, our Valentine’s Day celebration started a bit earlier in the day,...
by Ann | Jul 4, 2017 | Feature Holidays, Holidays, Real Life, The Midwest, USA
After having spent the Fourth of July out of the country three of the past four years, we’re excited to be home this year to celebrate our country’s Independence Day. In 2013, we were in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2015 we celebrated in Barcelona,...