Wow – it’s been a great birthday and busy August for me (us)! While my birthday is August 2nd, Steve (DOS), true to style, drags it out for a couple weeks if not longer. We’ve had some great dinners and…
A night out at Bern’s Steakhouse
Dinner at Bern’s Steakhouse is always a night to remember. This family-owned restaurant has been operating since 1956, and on their website refers to Bern’s as ” . . . not as a meal but an experience.” Bern’s is quite…
Exquisite Food and Wine-pairing dinner at Armani’s
Last night we had one of if not the best Food and Wine pairing dinners we’ve ever had. We ate at Armani’s in the Grand Hyatt, Tampa Bay, where we are staying for the weekend. As I wrote in the…
Birthday Weekend at The Villages – Take Four!
As something that’s become a birthday tradition for us, we once again celebrated the end of my birthday weekend at The Villages Community in Florida. The photos below were taken on my bus shuttle from Orlando Airport to the Villages,…
Birthday week: Steve UNO turns 55!
Well, I turned the double nickel this week; another year older and another birthday out of town for work. I actually had a very good week away as I worked in rural Central Pennsylvania, not far from the Pennsylvania…
Halloween weekend at Jekyll Island
We spend the weekend at Jekyll Island, and as always had a wonderful time. I’ve blogged about Jekyll Island before, and have a gallery on the home page of some of our previous trips. To us, Jekyll Island is one…
Birthday weekend in The Villages
After a quick work week in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, I flew back to Orlando on Friday afternoon. My flight to Charlotte left at 1:38pm aboard a Dash-8 prop jet. I was seated in the front row seat 2F, window,…
Birthday in Atlantic Beach, NC
I celebrated my 54th birthday this week (alone) in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. I traveled here on business for the week (as well as next week), and while I was traveling solo, it was nice to FaceTime family and friends…
Mom’s Birthday weekend in Roanoke – part 2
After a wonderful Saturday night visiting with my family in Roanoke, we had another nice day with them before flying back to Orlando. We had breakfast at Andy and Art’s house before heading out to their church for the 10am…
Mom’s Birthday weekend in Roanoke – part 1
My Friday started out in the Holiday Inn Laguardia Airport, where I had stayed last night due to a flight cancelation at Islip Airport on Long Island. I had a quick but decent one night’s stay there, and it was…