A couple of years ago on a big summer trip through northern California, we ordered Chinese food from a restaurant in Berkeley called King Dong. When we showed up at our friends’ house with the little white cartons, they said “We love King Dong!” They are gay, which made this even funnier. Our boys don’t remember nearly [...]
Driving a rental car through Santa Fe last month, Chris asked me to check the contract to see exactly what time we had to turn the vehicle in at the Albuquerque airport. The rental documents were not easily found. Scrabbling around the glove box, yanking out papers and maps, I found an ice scraper (where was THAT when [...]
It’s easy to forget, staying at home in one’s comfy routine, how much fun it is to get away and be with people you love in a different place. Dread of packing, closing up the house, trudging barefoot through airport security, renting a car, sleeping in a bed not my own – without my own perfect [...]
Greetings from the intrepid travelers! Every few months, we pack up the mini-van and head up to Rhode Island to visit Dave’s family for a few days. And after hosting Thanksgiving in our home for the last several years, it was our turn to make the road trip this year. The drive, which can [...]
