After we left Custer State Park, South Dakota, we kept driving west till we reached Cody, Wyoming. And what a drive that was! This is the highway we were driving on! Can you imagine?! I had read that the Buffalo Bill Historical Center was a great stopping point on the way to Yellowstone. I would […]
Publican Quality Meats: Chicago
After my recent visit with Oprah, I decided to go for lunch in Chicago. I wanted someplace close to Harpo Studios and decided to go with The Publican. I had been there before and really enjoyed it. Cool lights and fun pig pictures inside The Publican Bloody Mary with a beer accompaniment at The Publican […]
Wild West Road Trip: The Badlands, South Dakota
As the sign reads, this is The Big Badlands! After driving across South Dakota the day before, we finally arrived at one of our big stops, Badlands National Park. It was like nothing we had ever seen, or at least my husband and kids had ever seen, I came here as a child. 🙂 It […]
Wild West Road Trip: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in Iowa
And we’re off! Our first family road trip together. We have driven all day before to get to family, but never day after day after day for a family vacation because we usually fly to our destination. We started off our day at the German American Heritage Center, which is located in Davonport, Iowa. You know […]
Seattle Space Needle
Seattle was our starting and stopping point for our Alaskan cruise. We only had a limited amount of time there so we headed straight for the icon that Seattle is known for…the Space Needle. We decided to kill two birds with one stone, so we had dinner at Sky City restaurant while we took in […]
Basil’s Greek Dining
Basil’s Greek Dining Restaurant, right on the edge of Naperville, IL in Aurora is a great place to enjoy a little taste of the Mediterranean right in your own back yard. If Chicago is your back yard! 🙂 The day I went I was on a 1200 calorie a day diet, so I was really […]