our thanksgiving

of course we spent a good part of the day on the road: 30 miles from home to my family's thanksgiving, then 50 miles from my family's thanksgiving to m's family's. then about 15 miles back home.

we are on our way to see m's family with my first key lime pie...it was a hit!

don't forget to enter to win our giveaway: two 16oz philosophy bath gels 

epic road trip, day one

running some errands before we leave town

m chooses his road trip snacks

we left around 3:30pm on october 30th... ms garmin estimated our arrival time in sarasota to be around 11:30am on october 31...

m's entertainment

...and away we go!

gps

may 31, 2009. program the garmin, let's roll!




...we leave on our road trip today!

the receiver at dublin underground

the dublin underground used to be a bar called savannah's. monday night was the first time i've been there since it changed. there are things that i like about it and things that i don't. on top of that do not like list would definitely be the dance club laser lights they shoot off from the front of the stage aimed right for the crowd's eyeballs. on top of the do like list was the fact that our friends' band was there to play. all the way from columbus ohio!

this odd little sitting area is rather cozy

i fell in love with their halloween window display.

we <3 the receiver!

and i bet you will too, you can check out all of their releases on their last.fm page

crows

fascinated by the murder of crows inhabiting these trees near the SUNY albany campus on december 29, 2008.

this week went by so fast! only one week to go til we're on the road!

but here's a recap of how this week flew by:

work...ALOT, gym, tanning bed to even out my tanktop tan lines for the strapless dress i'm wearing to my friend's wedding, Lost Season 1 streaming on netflix, shopping for party supplies, drinking a harpoon winter warmer with good friends, not enough sleep, not enough time, cleaning the apartment for the party, leg waxing mishap... lunchtime walks around downtown, eyeball jello shots, deviling eggs

...did i mention we're having a blow out halloween party tomorrow night? well, we are. it's going to be awesome! stay tuned!

behind a rolling ball

i snapped this picture on june 9, 2009 while driving on I-90 in albany. probably not the safest thing, but i was completely perplexed by the fact that the back of this truck not only had a cryptic message, but also bore my name.

west of home

m is known for being ocd, so when we pulled up behind this car at a stoplight in utica, ny on april 27, 2009...it was pretty perfect.

and on the way home we stopped to take in the view at lake sacandaga, ny.

i learned from...

sweet "i learned from lesbians" sticker, spotted when we parked behind this pickup truck in schenectady, ny.

westbound

westbound on the new york state thruway. headed to utica on april 20, 2009

pumpkin carving

styles and miyagi wonder what these giant orange orbs are that have invaded the kitchen

the most dangerous part: cutting the top!

iz doan noez...itz KINDA smells lyke foods...??

scraping up is hard to do

yes, m did indeed employ the use of power tools in carving his pumpkin!

while i did it the old fashioned way: with the little tiny knife with the orange handle that comes in the carving kit!

so, what did we carve? any guesses? stay tuned for the answer....we don't want to ruin any halloween surprises!

pumpkin picking

today was pumpkin picking day! and to kick it off, I had a nice autumn breakfast of maple brown sugar oatmeal and a pumpkin spice latte. both sprinkled generously with cinnamon!

away we go!

the original plan was to drive out to the farm and pick our own from the pumpkin patch, like we did last year.

we didn't have enough time for that, so we did the next best thing and went to the church up the street that sells pumpkins every year.

i want this one, it's perfect!

m picked a good one too...he'll just have to make sure the pattern includes cutting out the spot with the little hole!

objects in the mirror

May 24, 2009 taking a ride in columbia county, new york.

birthday bbq roadtrip

february 28, 2009 - in honor of m's birthday we drove to syracuse ny for the best bbq in new york state and an evening at turning stone.

bringing home baby

december 14, 2008. the day we brought miyagi home. exactly two months after he was born. today he is one year old. happy birthday miggles!

taghkanic diner

taken february 1, 2009 when we pulled off the taconic state parkway to refuel.

northbound sunset

this photo was taken last summer as we drove through the adirondacks on the I-87 northway, just north of lake george, ny.

it seems like we are always in the car. we are a few weeks away from embarking on the biggest road trip yet, and we'll be documenting it here.

stay tuned.