Into The West
A mid-western road trip with a southern twist. ..that’s what’s happening next Wednesday. On a serious budget. Here’s the rough itinerary: Cleveland, Ohio –> Toledo, Ohio –> Chicago, Illinois...
View ArticleI Miss Having A Window
I live in a basement apartment. I really like it. But there’s something about living in a basement that doesn’t feel permanent. Maybe that’s just because I know it’s not a permanent living arrangement...
View ArticleRoad Trip Post #5: Chicago bound!
Right now I’m on the bus from Toledo to Chicago. The drive from Cleveland to Toledo yesterday morning took about three hours and provided plenty of nice scenery along the way. Lots of farms, lakes and...
View ArticleRoad Trip Post #7: Arriving in Chicago!
Right now, I’m sitting on the top of a bunk bed, in a gorgeous room with the most amazing view of Chicago. Aside from New York, Chicago is definitely the biggest, most impressive looking city I’ve been...
View ArticleRoad Trip Post #8: The Windy City (Part 1!)
Today was a gorgeous day in Chicago. It’s such a big city and with very limited time I think we did pretty well with picking the best sites to see. First stop was Daley Plaza where we saw “The Chicago...
View ArticleRoad Trip Reading: “Traveling Mercies”
I’ve been reading “Traveling Mercies” by Anne Lamott. After reading her book “Bird by Bird” I just became hooked on her writing style and her amazing ability to relate to people in such a funny way. If...
View ArticleRoad Trip Post #13: The Epic Burger and The Bad Waitress
So, it’s time to leave the midwest and go south, to Tennessee. Unfortunately neither money nor sanity would permit a direct route from Minnesota to Nashville, TN, so the only option was to travel back...
View ArticleRoad Trip Post #14: Nashville, Tennessee, Y’all!
I’ve been in Nashville the past two days but haven’t had time to to blog about it yet. I’ll have time to do that properly later tonight (with more pictures) but for now I just want to say how much …...
View ArticleDaily Prompt: ‘Journey’
I know I’ve posted a lot about the recent road trip extravaganza, but I’ve been left with a batch of photos that didn’t seem to really fit into any of my previous posts. They’re mostly photos I caught...
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