My wife and I enjoy our travels, one might say that it is probably the single most exciting thing that we do. We have made it a priority in our family to take at least one family vacation a year...for the rest of our lives. So far, so good. This year however, may be the exception, as we just completed family vacation number two for the year, and are only half way there.
I call him Dogg for several reasons: 1) the popularity of a certain artist while going through the early years of college; 2) the name's kind of catchy; and 3) because he always has three to thirteen days of scruff. In fact, him and a friend attempted to create "Beard Month" at the University of Pennsylvania this past winter. It didn't catch on, but by the end of the month he had a beard that even Kimbo Slice would admire.
In our latest adventure, we decided to revisit my southern roots that have been displaced for last 150 years and travel to the relaxing oasis of Hilton Head, South Carolina. Now, it may not be the Caribbean, but it has nice beaches, 82 degree water and a slow pace. I'll take that any day of the week.
I love the East Coast, in fact, I hope we don't ever leave. Not only are we smack dab in between New York City and Washington D.C., but we are also within driving distance of some of the best vacation spots in the Continental 48. Now, we've lived other places, Las Vegas and San Diego, to name a few, and nothing beats the convenience of living on the East Coast, can't be done, just ask the brother-in-law, Nate Dogg.
I call him Dogg for several reasons: 1) the popularity of a certain artist while going through the early years of college; 2) the name's kind of catchy; and 3) because he always has three to thirteen days of scruff. In fact, him and a friend attempted to create "Beard Month" at the University of Pennsylvania this past winter. It didn't catch on, but by the end of the month he had a beard that even Kimbo Slice would admire. While masquerading as a PhD candidate at school for just over a year, Nate has been able to drive to Boston and Nova Scotia, hop a $180 flight to Tobago to scuba dive with sea turtles, free load a vacation off of us, and for this Thanksgiving he has decided to ditch the family for $200 flight to Spain (I just don't get his fascination with planes). I think it's great that he's doing all of those things, in fact we would be joining him if it wasn't due to the complexities of traveling with a 23 month-old and the little fact that I actually have to work for a living, but I digress.
In our latest adventure, we decided to revisit my southern roots that have been displaced for last 150 years and travel to the relaxing oasis of Hilton Head, South Carolina. Now, it may not be the Caribbean, but it has nice beaches, 82 degree water and a slow pace. I'll take that any day of the week. In the months leading up to this vacation I decided that it would be fun to print up some t-shirts to commemorate the experience. Now I know what you're thinking, "LAME," and that is exactly what the wife was saying the 
whole time leading up to our vacation. Nevertheless I heeded not the opposition and pressed forward only to later convert all of the previous naysayers, and I think they turned out kind cool and exceeded my preconceived expectations. We'll see if we can keep this a tradition going.
whole time leading up to our vacation. Nevertheless I heeded not the opposition and pressed forward only to later convert all of the previous naysayers, and I think they turned out kind cool and exceeded my preconceived expectations. We'll see if we can keep this a tradition going.
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On a positive Amy you now have a new nightgown/workout shirt/painting shirt. Glad to see you guys have joined the blogging sphere...now lets see some more pictures of little J!
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