Birthday + public holiday + brilliant sunshine = Cruise day! To celebrate my good friend Danny’s birthday we took to the gorgeous blue seas for a day of sailing and snorkeling onboard the Starwind…
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The Zoo Has Lights!
Once a year the National Zoo turns into a giant light display for the annual ZooLights celebration/festival/activity. In addition to the light displays all around the zoo there was a skating rink, a gingerbread house…
This is why I’m HOT
When I went to my first NASCAR race in October, I never thought I would be going to another race so soon, much less becoming practically part of it. So when I arrived at Credentials at the Homestead…
Let’s Go Light the National Christmas Tree
Sometimes I think that the random adventure gods know about this blog and they help me get as much content as possible. At least that’s the explanation I came up with when I won five…
Do The Gator Chomp Y’all
So my friend Nikki was convinced I needed to add a college football game watching party to my list of adventures. Nikki’s serious about her college sports; you see she’s from Gainesville, Florida – home…
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
I had already written and published this post, but the little blog goblins must have gotten in and done something. Ok, fine. I managed to delete the body of the post, but Kelly saved the…
A Tale of Deep Fried Oreos and Racing Pigs
I walked through the gates of the Virginia State Fair and the unmistakable smell of popcorn led me to the first booth at the fair. Caramel apples, kettle corn popcorn, cotton candy… “Focus Alyssa!” I…
Drivers, Start Your Engines!
On a very early, cold and windy Sunday morning I headed up to Dover, Delaware with my co-workers. The trip was uneventful, except for the few wrong turns that had the little blue dot on…