Lisa

  • Mesa Verde National Park

    The first stop on our Veterans’ Day road trip was Mesa Verde National Park. Mesa Verde National Park served as the home of the Ancestral Pueblo (also known as Anasazi) tribes for several hundred years. They built their communities in cliff dwellings under and into the natural rock formations of the Four Corners area. Address…

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  • Country Music Hall of Fame

    Another must-see on our Nashville trip was the Country Music Hall of Fame. I’m a country music fan, so I wanted to check it out. It’s definitely a must-see for any country music fan. We squeezed in a trip after our trolley tour on our last day in Nashville. Honestly, I was so engrossed in…

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  • The year of exhaustion

    2016 was a crazy year. I planned to kick off 2017 with a peppy post about our chaotic-as-always holidays, but then my grandfather died. We came home on a Sunday, and I was back on a plane to Pennsylvania on Friday, delayed by a blizzard that thankfully didn’t materialize on our side of the Front…

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  • I have a problem

    Guys, I have a confession. I love books. That should come as no surprise to those of you who’ve seen the many book reviews posted here. Belle is my favorite Disney princess because she loved to read, and having a library to rival that of the Beast’s library is a major life goal (though the Maesters’…

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  • Nashville trolley tour

    Mac and I are fans of trolley tours. They’re a good way to see the main sites and to help you figure out where you want to explore more. Old Town Trolley runs both the Nashville trolley tour and the tours we’ve taken in Savannah. It was also nice to check out the big spots…

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  • The Hermitage

    Another must-see for me was The Hermitage, the home of Andrew and Rachel Jackson. I read a great biography on Rachel and curious to see their famed home for myself. Photos aren’t allowed in the house, so I took some whilst wondering around the property. Address and location The Hermitage sits about 20 minutes outside…

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