The Carnegie Inn & Spa in State College, formerly the Carnegie House, recently re-opened with redesigned guest rooms, an award-winning chef, and a brand new organic spa. And Nick and I were thrilled to be invited as guests to the opening celebration. It was perfect timing, too — just three days before our second anniversary [...]
Previous road trip recaps: Lake Anna, VA and Asheville, NC and Huntsville, AL. When planning our road trip, Nick and I were both excited to discover that Harrisonburg was on our route home. We had originally planned to spend a night in Knoxville, but instead, we drove the full nine hours from Alabama to Virginia [...]
Previous road trip recaps: Lake Anna, VA and Asheville, NC. We were still full from the local grub we enjoyed in Asheville when we arrived in Huntsville about five hours later. But there were many more (homemade) Southern delicacies to devour, thanks to our sister-in-law, Megan. Now I had never heard of this northern Alabama [...]
Following our weekend in Virginia, we continued south to North Carolina. Neither of us had been to Asheville, so it seemed like an ideal next stop on our road trip. Plus after reading your restaurant recommendations, we couldn’t wait to indulge in the local goodness that this artsy Southern town has to offer. Before dinner, [...]
Weeks ago when we started to plan our road trip south, I pictured myself as an uncomfortable pregnant woman — having to stop every hour to pee or to stretch; unable to sleep in strange beds; distressed from the heat and humidity. And while all of these things were true to some degree, I was [...]
Next Friday we’re driving south to visit family who recently relocated from Michigan to Alabama. We’ve been planning this trip for months despite not knowing how I would feel at week 29. But if the past two weeks have been any indication, I think I can handle it. We just need to confirm that there’s [...]
After spending Friday in the Boston, we drove west to Leominster to see the bride and groom on their final night before becoming Mr. and Mrs. The ladies drank wine, the boys had beers, and I enjoyed a large slice of apple pie a la mode. Unbelievably, we all slept in on Saturday until well [...]
After just three days back in Pennsylvania following our trip to Michigan, we were on the road again. This time we drove northeast to Massachusetts for the wedding of one of my best girlfriends. We could have traveled by plane, but because we do not live within 100 miles of a decent airport, we figured [...]
It will most likely be several years before Nick and I are able to make a trip to Italia, seeing as how we have a little Bambino on the way. Fortunately, my mother and I discovered several Italian treasures in our own backyard during our tour with The Fork and The Road last week. On [...]
I love these ladies. And I love when we’re able to spend a weekend together — whether we’re drinking wine on the Finger Lakes, playing tourists in Manhattan, causing trouble in Milwaukee, or returning to our alma mater — we know how to have a good time. Two weeks ago, three of us traveled north [...]