I am 37 years old. For at least 32 of those years, I have played some form of softball, starting with t-ball at Lyndon Recreation when I was just 4 or 5 years old. It’s a long time to play, and at this point in my life, the glory days are over, long over. I play co-ed D-league slow-pitch softball—the only step down from this league is the kickball league. And there are fewer and fewer heroic moments to be…
A couple of weeks ago, I announced a new collaboration with Cassia over at Jeans and a Tank Top: our YouTube channel, Bourbon & Bordeaux. We’ve just published episode two, where we talk about how we’ve (obviously) mastered the art of the YouTube video. Take a look, and please subscribe to our channel! Warning, you may need a drink in your hand while you watch. Cheers!
You’re dying to know about the whiskey. And how my mom ended up dressed like a leprechaun (spoiler alert: whiskey was involved). Or whether or not you can blow right off the Cliffs of Moher. But first a little heads up about converting your currency while you’re abroad, specifically when using your credit card. More than likely, as you check out, you’re going to hear, “Would you like that in euros or dollars?” If you’re paying with a credit card, you…
After years of speculation, Cassia from Jeans and a Tank Top and I have finally collaborated on an (ad)venture together. And we’re excited to introduce to you our very first YouTube video. If you are looking for sophisticated conversation about the nuances of drinking Bordeaux wines and bourbons and how to find them locally, then you really, really need to go somewhere else, because that is definitely not what we’ll be talking about. At all. In our inaugural episode, we…
“I just have to kiss the Blarney Stone!” That was one of the first things my mom said after we decided on our trip to Ireland. I resisted an eye roll, because I get it. When in Rome, you have to throw a coin in Trevi Fountain. When in London, you have to see Big Ben. When in Cape Town, you have to go to Table Mountain (or at least take a picture of it from below). These are the places to check off…
What is it about the mother-daughter dynamic that changes when we get together? The two-week trip to Ireland was the largest amount of time I’ve spent with just my mom since I was in high school. And like high school, she managed to embarrass me everywhere we went. There was that time at the Irish Whiskey Museum in Dublin where she went straight for the biggest bottle they had. And then, there was that time (which happened right after that…
There’s been a lot of negative chatter about selfie sticks over the last couple of months. Run a quick search for “selfie stick bans,” and you’ll find a plethora of places that have disallowed the little device; albeit the majority of places on these lists appear to be museums, and why people want to take a picture of a piece of art when there are so many beautifully done prints is completely beyond me. Disney World has been the most recent place…
It’s official. I am the world’s worst travel blogger. I had grand aspirations. I was going to post every night of the trip and keep you up to date with all the day’s activities. But let’s face it. When presented with the choice of sitting alone in the hotel room with my computer and slogging through hundreds of pictures or being out at the pubs and experiencing the sights, sounds, and tastes of Ireland, it was a pretty easy decision….
I’m not sure, but I think I’ve been awake 32 of the last 36 hours. My mom and I made it to Dublin safe and sound, albeit, the trip was not as leisurely as I had hoped. My flight was delayed, then canceled, then un-canceled, which cut a good two hours out of my layover (I had scheduled three). What was meant to be a slow dinner at the Atlanta airport ended up being a quick stop at the food…
This is possibly going to be the most boring post ever. I’m not joking. Spreadsheets should be your best friend. Seriously. Have I lost you yet? Maybe I should re-frame this post as “How I Picked Our Tour of Ireland…Using Spreadsheets.” When my mom first decided she wanted to do a guided tour of Ireland, I knew there would be some anxiety when it came to the actual act of choosing a tour. My mom likes options, and even if…