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…
Sweet Caroline’s and Primo Grill: Leeds’ New Italian Gems
We had a weekend of Italian food at a couple of new restaurants in Leeds, AL. We started on Saturday with pizza and ice cream at Sweet Caroline’s Pizzeria and Creamery in downtown Leeds. This was their opening weekend. They were busy and we had a wait for food which was understandable. They serve Ice…
2025: A Year of Memorable Travels
2025 has been a great year for traveling! We started in January with a trip to Guntersville, AL. We went to look for the bald eagles. I had seen lots of people talking about them on social media. We thought we found one, but after doing more research it was a crane hunkered down from…
Family Adventures in Tellico Plains: Food and Fun
In July, 2024 we made a trip to visit our nephew in Tennessee. We decided this trip to stay in Tellico Plains. Mileage wise it is not far from him. However, it took a little time to get to his apartment because we were in the mountains. We stayed in a cute cabin that we…
Exploring South Pittsburg: The Lodge Cast Iron Museum
Back in July, we were coming back from the wedding of our nephew and new niece. We made a detour on our way home. From the Chattanooga area, instead of getting on I-59 South, we stayed on I-24. We stopped in South Pittsburg, TN at the Lodge Cast Iron Museum and store. They are open…
My hearing story
I feel like there is a stigma around females with hearing loss. I’ve dealt with it for the past 15 years or so. There are women in my family history that had hearing loss and just lived with it. I tried that too for awhile. My Dad had profound hearing loss too. I don’t know…
Chasing Fall!! Part 2
On rainy Wednesday we packed up and headed north about an hour and a half to Stowe, Vermont. But driving I had no sense of direction, it felt like we were going East not North. We were able to see more colors by going North. There were some red in the mix. We arrived in…
Chasing Fall!! Part 1
Do you have a dream destination that you have always wanted to visit??? Our advice GOOOOOO!! Make the plans and just do it!!! If you’ve been following our blog, or if you are new here, you can tell that we love to eat and to travel. One of our bucket destinations was to visit Vermont….