4th of July. The day America celebrates. Of course the family gets together to eat and play with fire! It’s actually the first year It’s legal in Ohio to shoot of fireworks believe it or not. We did the cookout, played on the go-kart, and then had a little show.once it darkened. It was also…
Every year for the past several years, the BFF and I have a “Thank goodness cookie season is over” trip. We normally do something within a few hours, so it’s been all Ohio so far. We’ve done areas like Marietta, Columbus, Youngstown, and Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This year we decided to do the Ashtabula/Geneva/Madison…
On the way home, we finally stopped at the Flight 93 National Memorial. We’ve driven past the exit on the turnpike a few times through PA, but we’ve always been in a rush to get home. This time, we made time. The Pennsylvania countryside is beautiful. I couldn’t help but snap photos through the windshield…
It’s no secret that when I was growing up, I wanted to be Indiana Jones. Traveling around the world, looking for ancient treasures, seeing historical sites, what’s not to love? I bounced between Anthropology, Archaeology, Geology, and Forensics. In the end, I ended up with about a third of the college credits needed for an…
Our Girl Scout Troop sold enough cookies this season to earn free tickets to the Columbus Zoo. We’ve had this trip for a few years now, and it never fails that it is always bright, sunny, hot, and full of allergy floaters in the air. There was an air quality alert in effect, it was…