We had a long weekend in January so we decided to head back to Guntersville. This time we rented a condo right on the lake. We drove up on Saturday morning. We got there and did some shopping around the downtown area and then had lunch at Pizza Ed before doing an early check-in at…
My Return to Oklahoma
Yes, I was born in Oklahoma, a fact I’m proud of. When people find out, it’s usually a surprise because it seems like everyone else was born in Alabama, where we live and where I’ve really always lived. I do remember in school growing up teachers would ask if everyone was born in Alabama, and…
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Thursday we traveled to Pawhuska, OK. This is the home of Food Network’s The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. Her intro says she lives in the middle of nowhere. It was the most rural place we visited, but it is a beautiful area. It was an hour north of Tulsa. We arrived in town a little…
Route 66 to Tulsa
Before leaving the OKC area we went west to Express Clydesdale’s in Yukon, OK. We got to see 5 of these beautiful, massive horses! They were all black and white which is a rare color as most of the ones you see are brown. Jeff had scheduled this tour ahead of time. We arrived and…
Oklahoma City, OK
We’ve talked about taking a trip to Oklahoma for YEARS! It’s always been a conversation and a trip that we’ve wanted to take. Our only regret is not doing it sooner and not being able to go with Jeff’s parents. Anytime we’ve told anyone where we were going on vacation we always got the question…
Brick & Tin
We’ve seen Brick & Tin around and on Yelp in recent searches but we had not visited. A new one recently opened in Cahaba Heights so we decided to give it a try. Unfortunatly it was not a good experience. We thought that it was a sit down type restaurant, but it is not. You…
Chattanooga in December
We ended 2025 with one last trip. Afterall, it was a year of travel. You can read about all of the adventures here: https://twomoodyjones.com/2025/12/31/2025-a-year-of-memorable-travels/ We visited some pretty cool places in 2025. If you’ve been following us for a while, you know that we like to visit Chattanooga. It is about 2 hours from where…
Looking Back: Weekend in Maryville
We went to Maryville, TN in March of 2025 for the wedding shower for our nephew and new niece. We searched VRBO for a place to stay around the area. We looked at all kinds of accommodations. We looked at homes and apartments looking for what appealed to us. We ended up choosing Blue Bella…
Highlights from Our First Greek Festival and a visit to the Butterbean Festival
I’ve thought about going to the Greek festival for the last few years and the timing just hasn’t worked out. This year we planned ahead and enjoyed the festival. We met Jeff’s brother Michael and his wife Chere there. They have been going for years, so they knew what to do. We got there right…
Las Vegas Travel Diary: Dining and Experiences
Jeff had a training class in Las Vegas in August and I tagged along. It’s been about 10 years since we were last there. Some things had changed and some had stayed the same. Everything seemed so much closer to the sidewalk. Some of the restaurants like Denny’s are still there but they have been…