Las Vegas: Day 1
I’m heading to Las Vegas for the next three days with some old college friends. None of us have been there before so this should be a fun trip!
Archive of posts filed under the leisure category.
Disney MagicBands and FastPass+
It’s been over a year since we were last Disney passholders (we spent the last 12 months as LegoLand passholders). Back then, the new FastPass+ and MagicBand systems were still being beta tested (and we were never chosen for the test). Our first (and only) experience with FastPass+ didn’t go very well back in late …
Spring Training 2015: Recap
4:30am … time to get to the airport. Ugh. Today was just a travel day home, with the time zone change working against us. We left our hotel in Avondale by 5am and about 30 minutes later dropped off my brother at Terminal 4 at Sky Harbor Airport for his early flight home. Then my …
Spring Training 2015: Day 3
Our last full day in Arizona. 🙁 We woke up at a more normal time this morning, intending to go to breakfast at the Black Bear Diner before heading over to batting practice in Goodyear. We got a later start than expected, though, so we ended up dropping my brother off at the training facility …
Spring Training 2015: Day 2
Day/night double header! It was a long day yesterday for all of us, but the late (early) night and even climbing Camelback Mountain didn’t stop my brother from getting up early and going for a 14-mile run (marathon training!) while my sister and I slept in. By the time we were all up and showered …
Spring Training 2015: Day 1
St. Patrick’s Day has passed, March Madness is in full swing, so it’s time for my annual Spring Training trip to the Cactus League with my little brother (and little sister, this year!). Spring has already arrived in Florida, but I’m sure my siblings are ready to get out to warmer climes for a few days. This …
Thanksgiving road trip: back home
It was a long week (4 days of travel, 3 days of vacation) but we’re back in warm Florida after our trip up north to Ohio for the Thanksgiving holiday. Despite the heavy snow on Thanksgiving day, slightly warmer temperatures on Friday allowed for the roads to be clear and easy to navigate, so once …
Happy Thanksgiving from Cleveland
Happy Thanksgiving from snowy, Cleveland, Ohio! What posessed us to drive over 1,200 miles from warm, sunny Florida to Ohio around arguably one of the busiest travel times of the year? 1) It was a little last-minute; we didn’t have any big plans for Thanksgiving and had nowhere else to really be. 2) Our dog …
Labor Day Weekend 2014 at Universal – Home and Recap
It’s Labor Day, which means the holiday weekend is over and it’s time to head back home.
Labor Day Weekend 2014 at Universal – Day 2
Last night we decided to get up early and ride Escape from Gringotts again. Why not? So this morning started much like yesterday with the walk to Universal Studios from our hotel and the Early Park Admission line back through London, Diagon Alley, and the ride itself.