Good Morning! It is Monday and since I didn't get a chance to write yesterday I will fill you in. The day was pretty laid back and peaceful. The weather was gorgeous (low 80's and lots of sunshine). Ape and I did lots of work, checked out of The Portofino, and then went out for lunch. We had seen a segment about Cafe TuTu Tango on Rachel Ray's $40 A Day and the place looked awesome. We were a bit hesitant at first because for some reason we thought it would be Spanish foods, but we decided to give it a [View Full Entry]

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Today was one of those "perfect days" -- the ones that are few and far between but treasured when they happen. First off, it hit me that a.) I was going to be "on the road" until the end of July b.) I was traveling with the best person in the world - April and c.) I was resting on a beautiful Portofino Bay hotel bed. Yes, life was truly good today and I appreciated it and used up every moment. Today April and I got our "bearings" together. After 3 days on the road, we were happy to take things [View Full Entry]

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Good morning from sunny Florida!! Yaay! I am SO happy to be here right now. Where is here? Orlando, FL baby! We are staying at The Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando until tomorrow (May 8 -- Happy Birth Mom and Happy Mother's Day) and then checking into Universal Orlando's Royal Pacific Resort until May 14! :) After a looooooooooooong drive from North Carolina to Orlando we were VERY excited to check into the luxurious, yet WAY relaxed, Portofino. Just driving down Universal Blvd still gives me butterflies! The whole area is just so massive and beautiful and most importantly [View Full Entry]

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Well, here we are -- in the Holiday Inn Express in Salma, NC. April is working and I just finished work so we should be getting ready to finish our journey to Orlando any time now. We are about an hour away from South Carolina, which is about 3 hours long and in Georgia for about an hour and a half-- so we should get to Florida later afternoon/early evening. We check into the Portofino tonight in Orlando (another Loews hotel). YAAAY, I can't get those beds out of my mind. SO SO comfortable!!!!!!!!! :) Yesterday was a good day! After [View Full Entry]

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Good Morning all, April and I are finally on THE ROAD -- Woo-Hoo! We left home rather late (although early to us..lol) yesterday (around 11:30am I believe). It was beautiful weather outside, we had our I-Pod plugged in, and we were anxious to go! Our first destination was a small one, but a place where we have been dying to go -- Famous Dave's BBQ in Mount Vernon (sp?), New Jersey. I wanted to check it out because I saw a segment on this restaurant one day while flipping through the channels and thought it was the cutest/funkiest little place. [View Full Entry]

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OK, OK, this is soooooo US, but Ape and I have a lot to finalize before heading out on the road for 3 months...lol. We were suppose to leave on Saturday, but the weather pushed us to Sunday...which we then realized we had even more stuff to get done, so here it is Monday! We have to make sure everything is settled on both ends with work, our car, the pets, hmmm....ourselves...lol. True, we have had close to a year to prepare...but...a'hem...I guess you can say we are procrastinators to the fullest extent! ;-) But we have sunny Florida to look [View Full Entry]

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It is 9:20pm Sunday night and I just got through with a very great family dinner. My Mom, Elizabeth, Dad, Freddy, April and I (plus the pets) all enjoyed a delicious dinner cooked by April. It was nice to have my dad over. It has been 9 years!! Everything went perfect -- so, so nice. I can't believe I am only 6 days away from my 3 month road trip excursion. I am very excited...nervous...anxious. I just hope I am nice and healthy. Health really is everything. I am a 28 year old woman and here I am worrying about sore [View Full Entry]

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9 more days and April and I will be heading out on the great open road for 3 months of exploration, learning and pure relaxation. To say I am excited is an understatement.....I am looking forward to working from the road, writing, meeting new people, experiencing new places, eating new foods, smelling new smells -- I think you get the idea! ;) From Florida's beautiful beaches to the excitement and intrigue of New Orleans to the Texas Panhandle and Santa Fe sky -- every little thing is making me excited. I can't wait to see Las Vegas. It has been a [View Full Entry]

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