We’ve driven by this small Italian restaurant in Homewood to many times to count and have said that we needed to check it out, afterall Italian is one of our favorite meals. There has been alot of changes around it in recent years as there have been a hotel and a few restaurants built on…
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We are empty-nesters enjoying life's adventures.
Happy Birthday to Me!!
For my birthday we went to The Cheesecake Factory. It is a place that we’ve been to many times over the years. The food is always delicious and the portions are huge. Our waitress started by asking if we were there celebrating anything. I let her know it was my birthday she asked if we…
Guerrero Mexican
How many Mexican restaurants is too many in one area??? Well it’s like that old tootsie roll pop commercial with the owl, the world may never know. LOL!!! A new one recently opened in Leeds, AL called Guerrero Mexican Grill. It’s been open a few weeks in a former restaurant space on Highway 78 between…
We Tried to Love It!!
Have you ever seen, heard or found out about a restaurant and you got your heart set on it only for it to not be as great as you thought?? Well that happened to us. Back in 2021 you may recall seeing a post about a trip we took to Savannah, GA where we found…
Davenport’s Pizza
Have you heard of Davenport’s Pizza Palace in Mountain Brook? Chances are if you are from the Birmingham area you have as they have been in business since 1964, but…….have you heard of Davenport’s Pizza Palace in Vestavia Hills?? Well it’s the same owners, as they’ve recently opened a second location at the Vestavia City…
Porch
We decided to meet for dinner after work a couple of weeks ago. We weren’t sure where we wanted to go, so we turned to Yelp. We both did some searching and made recommendations to each other and we decided to go with Porch in Crestline Village. After we arrived, Jeff admitted that he had…
Son’s Donuts
Raise your hand if you like hot, fresh donuts!! Well if you hand is up then you need to run to Son’s Donuts in Mountain Brook Village near the Birmingham Zoo and the Botanical Gardens. They cook the donuts as you order; you can’t get any more hot and fresh than that. They are mini…
Fancy Taco’s anyone?
We have had Ladybird Taco on our list of places to try since they opened. We decided to check them out. I had not studied the menu before we went. Let me just tell you this is some fancy taco’s y’all. This is in Mountain Brook Village near the Birmingham Zoo and Botanical Gardens. We…
Trussville Social
We went to Trussville Social for the second time a couple of weeks ago. Our first trip was opening week in 2022. We sat at the bar both times, as that was the quickest available seats. At our first visit we met the owner’s Mom that was helping out with the kids and the restaurant…
30th Anniversary Trip – Part 3 – Grand Canyon
Our final destination of this trip was the Grand Canyon. This was about 2 hours north from Sedona. We took the scenic route out of Sedona. This route was a 2 lane road up the mountain to Flagstaff, the further north we went the more snow we saw. We got back on the interstate around…