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fresh snow

Big, beautiful chunks of snow are falling on my parents’ house in New Jersey. Briscoe is in heaven. He adores running and jumping on soft, fresh snow.

Rather than enjoying the snow like my puppy, I’m in panic mode. I have to pick my grandmother up from her apartment this afternoon and drive her to the hospital to visit my grandfather, who was admitted the other day for some tests. I have a real phobia when it comes to driving in the snow. Ever since my fender bender in December 2007, I get anxious just thinking about being on the road during winter weather. It’s as debilitating a fear as avoiding air travel if you are afraid to fly.

(However, I do love taking photos of snow!)

PJ 15 January 2009 traveling 2 Comments

all aboard to the inauguration!

I just purchased Amtrak tickets to head down to DC next week for the inauguration. For the price I paid, I could have flown round-trip from Nebraska to New Jersey!  But can you really put a price on something as historic as the inauguration of Barak Obama as president?

Of course, the friend I’m going to visit and I don’t actually have tickets to the main event. I imagine we’ll stand among the huddled masses on the Mall, excited just to be kind of close to where the real action is taking place. Once we decide we’re too cold, we’ll head back to her apartment to watch the inauguration on TV, which will be recording on her DVR.

Is anybody else planning to be in DC for the inauguration?

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PJ 13 January 2009 traveling , 4 Comments

road trip to minneapolis

Over Columbus Day Weekend, J and I took an impromptu road trip to Minneapolis to check out furniture options for our new house.  The plan was to go to West Elm, Crate&Barrel, Room&Board, Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn and IKEA (of those six stores, we only have Pottery Barn in Omaha).  Of course, a trip to the Twin Cities wouldn’t be complete without a stop at the Mall of America, to which neither of us had ever been.

The nearly 6 hour drive was mostly uneventful until we reached Minnesota.  Suddenly there was vibrant orange and red foliage that I tried to capture as we sped along toward our destination.


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PJ 23 October 2008 traveling 2 Comments

a wonderfully exhausting honeymoon

J and I had a truly fantastic time in Italy. The past ten days were completely exhausting, though! I’m looking forward to a good night’s sleep and a day without sightseeing tomorrow.

As wonderful as our honeymoon was it feels good to be back–even though we haven’t quite made it to Omaha yet.

Can’t wait to catch up with everybody! I have some big news to share tomorrow…

xoxo

PJ 18 September 2008 traveling , No Comments

when in rome…

Today we leave Florence to go to Rome for the remainder of our honeymoon. I can’t believe it’s almost over! While in Rome we plan to:

* See the Colosseum, the Forum and the Pantheon

* Visit Vatican City

* Spend time at the Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps

* Tour the Jewish Ghetto

* Shop and eat more gelato!

(Rome poster by JHillDesign)

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PJ 15 September 2008 traveling , No Comments
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