Bringing Down the White Picket Fence
A Couple's Quest to Live Globally
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I must confess: I’m in love with NYC. My love grows even stronger in the fall. I always tell Paul that if we accidentally fall into a goldmine, I want a place in NYC…I want the steps, the flowers on the stoop, and my favorite market down the street. Then Paul reminds me we’ve actually fallen face first in a money pit thanks to the precious gift of inheritance. It is then,… Read More
This is where we stayed in Florence… This being reason #1 why I loved Florence more. Reason #2… When you dream Italy, isn’t this what comes to mind? Reason #3… You have to pass this to get there. Firenze is Tuscany. Enough said. We took a high-speed train from Rome to Florence. This is modern transportation at its finest. Pay a little extra to get a First Class ticket and you get… Read More
Why Roma? I married a man who keeps his promises, no matter what the cost. It’s one of the many qualities I adore about him. From the little everyday promises, like doing the dishes after dinner, to the even larger promises, most of which he will never take credit for. What does this have to do with our trip to Roma? Everything. Years ago Paul and his mother went to Paris. At… Read More
On July 18, 2011, Paul and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary…on a plane, with both our mothers, and our 16 year old niece. No worries, we did the traditional “eat a piece of the cake that’s been absorbing the flavors of your freezer for a year” thing, then boarded a plane for Amsterdam, then another for Rome. My husband deserves a medal for this trip, along with some much needed… Read More
So Paul has given me the “you haven’t blogged” speech several times a week and he’s right, I haven’t blogged. In fact, the post you are about to read I wrote months ago, but didn’t publish. I’ve got some pretty good excuses for not blogging: I’m an extremely devoted teacher, an aspiring chef or grocery store enthusiast (I spend way too much time at Whole Foods and Wegmans), and an executrix of… Read More
Our latest travels have convinced me that biscuits and gravy are probably the best breakfast creation ever to land on my plate. Until now, I thought I could only enjoy breakfast when it was jam packed in a tortilla and spiced to the point that I could no longer recognize it as breakfast. This opinion of “my most important meal of the day” completely changed when, on our latest adventure, I smothered… Read More
I haven’t blogged in awhile. We went to Denver in early November and needless to say, this blog post is a bit overdue. Unfortunately, upon return from our trip, life, as my family knew it, changed. Unexpectedly, of course, like life has a way of doing. As a result, there has been little time for writing, and a lot of time for reflecting, just not on paper, or electronically, for that matter…. Read More
Growing up, I could never envision the Asbury Park my parents told tales of. Small little remnants of their stories still remained in Asbury when I was a kid. I remember the carousel, the Palace Amusements, the Five and Dime store. I also remember how distraught these places looked and often tried to imagine this resort type place my parents spoke of. When I looked around, I saw the furthest thing from… Read More
It was late August. Summer was quickly coming to an end, Paul’s decision to go back to teaching was final, and we wanted one last getaway before heading back to work. Originally, we looked into heading to New Orleans. While hotel prices were low, airline prices were high. Aside from the steep price to fly, we weren’t sure we wanted to explore a new city in extreme southern summer temperatures. We wanted… Read More
We went to Sorrento on our honeymoon…not Positano, Amalfi, or Capri. Let me repeat, we went to Sorrento. I often get asked the question, “Where did you go on your honeymoon?” and when I say, “Sorrento”, I often get, “Where’s that?” or “Did you go to Positano while you were there?” While I hear Positano is quite spectacular, I plan to go there another time, a time when I want to sight-see… Read More
Bringing Down the White Picket Fence 