We’re back from the city! 
And we came back to a crazy week, firestorm at work (not the word I wanted to use), house showings out the wazoo but no offers, Jay gone for work all week, and just life, which isn’t always a bad thing I suppose. …
travel
How to Cook for Vacation – 2018
HI FROM VACATION. I’m currently on a porch surrounded by used beach/lake towels drying from last night patiently waiting their turn to be useful today, eating a biscuit with cheese + bacon + sausage + very sweet coffee because I’m pregnant and the baby needs it. Beck is miraculously not whining about anything yet and it’s under 75 degrees still and we’re trying so hard to soak it all in before we head home for second-half-of-pregnancy-hurry-and-work-slash-get-everything-ready kicks in. 
This is a real phase of pregnancy.
But speaking of sausage. Vacation food! I adore cooking and eating (duh) on vacation; it’s such a fun time to make large batches of favorites and gather around for snacks and larger meals. We almost always do houses these day for trips because it’s so much easier with small children, which leaves three meals a day to plan for. …
NYC Weekend
We are home, we are somewhat recovered, the laundry is still out of control. 
But, another great New York trip is in the books, and I can’t wait for the next one. Last year I was lucky to get to the city twice for work, and this year I’m super duper hoping to do the same thing. We had a great time, as we always do. I go for the final event of the a cappella tournament I work with, a sold out show at Beacon Theater that is magical, inspiring, and hugely entertaining.
This year was super DUPER special because my youngest sister Julianne lives in Brooklyn now, so we got to spend tons of special time with her. I used my “work” time to reconnect with my coworkers who live all over the world, and in between seeing friends, doing the show, and sitting in cabs in traffic we managed to see some great stuff, eat some fabulous things, and generally enjoy feeling the city all around us. I adore big cities, and am so glad I get to spend lots of time in New York.
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To The City!
In Belize (by jay)
We’ve been back from Belize for about a month, and Jay and I are still just giddy about what was a really great trip. Here are some of his musings from our vacation – enjoy!
Some people know how their local airport functions at 5am in the morning, and other people like to follow the letter of the TSA Law to a tee. I am the former and Lindsay is the latter. So, we arrived at the airport and cleared security 2 hours before our flight boarded for Belize. Lindsay and I sat in the food court eating Chic-fil-A biscuits and questioning the people who even dare to eat at the adjacent hot dog stand. We fueled up on fried chicken and coffee and headed to our gate. When I hear the phrase “international traveler” I picture an educated, well dressed, adventurer that is out to expand their horizons. This is not the case at Greenville-Spartanburg airport at 5am. That morning there were a lot of average folks and a shockingly large number of creepy, nerdy white dudes that gave off a real “school shooter” vibe. One guy was wearing a t-shirt that had a wolf howling over a mountain range, with a train running around the base of the mountain. Needless to say, his phone was firmly attached to his belt. Oh, but it didn’t stop there. Once on board the plane, we heard a second grade teacher say, “I always forget that there is more than one airport in Tennessee. You’d think I could remember that, but I just fly out of Knoxville, so.” She is educating young people.
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