August 3, 2021—We were up early, packed up, and had breakfast at the hotel before boarding our bus for our final day here. We had two stops today before heading back to the airport. Our first stop was at Mount Vernon. This beautiful estate in Fairfax County, Virginia, overlooks the Potomac River and was the…
August 1, 2021—This morning, we had breakfast at the hotel and then boarded the bus for a two-hour ride to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Our first stop was the museum at Gettysburg National Military Park, where we watched a film and cyclorama about the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. (click on the photos for the…
July 31, 2021—We had breakfast at the hotel and then loaded onto the bus at 8:15 for another jam-packed day. Our first stop was Arlington National Cemetery. This beautiful place was very remarkable and humbling. (click on pictures for full-sized version) The Arlington House – This Greek Revival-style mansion overlooks the Potomac River and is…
Caden’s High School offered an amazing educational trip to Washington, D.C., in the summer of 2021 through World Classrooms. This trip was offered to both the students and their parents if they wanted to go along. It was a four-day, three-night trip jam-packed from morning to night with all the major historical sites in the…
January 18, 2024—Cara had an early morning flight, so she was up and gone super early. I woke up around 7 am, grabbed my computer, and headed for coffee from Carousel Coffee. Then, I found a place to sit in the Belle Vue Lounge to get some work done. I also took a couple of…
After our park days were cut short due to Cara’s flight schedule change a couple of days ago, we decided to do only one park day for this trip. Since neither Sara nor Cara had been to Disney World before, and they both had must-dos located in all the parks, we decided to do one…
When we originally planned this trip, Cara booked her flight home on Thursday night, and Sara was staying until Saturday. However, a couple of days ago, Cara found out her Thursday evening flight had been canceled, so her choices were to either fly home on the early flight on Thursday morning or not get home…
If you missed any of the previous days, click here to get up to speed; otherwise, keep reading for a recap of today’s adventures. January 15, 2024 – Today, we were checking out of our house in Key West and making the 6-hour drive to Orlando to spend the next few days at Disney World….
A little backstory to today: Almost a year ago, my cousin, Cara, asked me if I was interested in running a half marathon with her this January here in Key West. Of course, I said yes, and my year-long training journey for this event started. There were times when I was not sure if I…
Once again, for a little recap, if you missed the earlier posts, This trip came about because a little over a year ago, my cousin, Cara, asked me if I wanted to join her in Key West to complete a half marathon. We flew into Miami, spent two nights exploring the South Beach area, and…