Written by Kim We are so blessed with birthdays and anniversaries of the kids and family clumped together so decided it warranted a few weeks “back home” to celebrate and see friends. We drove up leaving Myrtle early Saturday morning. The drive was brutal – we were so spoiled with drives during Covid with little […]
May 2021 – Vegas for USBC bowling tournament (Part 1)
Written by Kim At last we are traveling a bit to the long awaited postponed from 2020 bowling tournament. This will be Alex’s 26th year participating. We typically add a day or 2 to enjoy Vegas but about 4 days is enough of the hustle and bustle. Travel is different for us from Myrtle as […]
January 2021 – Escape the cold during Covid
Written by Kim Early January was a bit busy for us. Alex spent some time at his parents in Tennessee since he dad had some medical issues and I traveled up to NJ for Heather’s baby shower. We decided a getaway to Florida for a little sun and golf was in order. Alex drove down […]
Christmas 2020 – Grebel Covid Christmas Tour (Part 1)
Written by Kim Well 2020 has been quite a year full of changes for the whole world but for us it was our first Christmas in our new house in SC. When we moved we committed to our family that we would continue to host Christmas in NJ so we booked an Air Bnb in […]
December 3, 2020 – Brookgreen Gardens Night of a Thousand lights
Written by Kim We had a great night getting into the Christmas spirit with our friends, Jaime, Barry, Gene, and Linda at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrell’s Inlet which is about an hour from our house. The light display is now in its 20th year. The annual display includes more than 2,700 hand-lit candles along with […]
October 18 – Local nature trail
Written by Kim In our town there is a sports and park complex. It has a 10 acre lake and 25 acres that includes a bunch of soccer and baseball fields, nature trails and bike / walking paths. It was a gorgeous Sunday afternoon so we decided to check out the nature trail. The loop […]
Sep 23 – 29, 2020 – First trip to NJ since our move
Written by Kim Well it’s been 11 weeks since we moved and thought it was time to drive up north to see family and friends so on the road we went. We normally leave at 0 dark 30 to get on the road. Heck we’re up so why not leave between 5 & 6. We […]
Sept 15 – Heading home. Bye bye Vegas!
Written by Kim Got up early and had a nice breakfast at Citizen’s in Mandalay Bay before heading to airport. Played a few slots and Alex hit for $200 on his free play. Cha Ching! Got to airport with no trouble and very help American agent checked us in, added our frequent flier numbers and […]
Sept 14 – The President screws up our day and costs us our winnings
Written by Kim We got an early start to be sure we didn’t miss our flights but as we approached the rental car return and saw roads closed off we knew we were in for some trouble. President Trump was in Vegas yesterday for a rally and fund raising dinner and evidently was leaving this […]
Sept 13 – Valley of Fire and other shenanigans
Written by Kim We spent the morning exploring the Valley of Fire state park. Thanks Jamie for the recommendation! What an awesome place. It is the first state park in Nevada about a 1 hour drive from Vegas. The landscape and views were fantastic. We remarked how we couldn’t believe this was in the US. […]