We drove down directly after work to the sprawl that is Atlanta and fittingly, stayed the night in one of sprawl centers called the Perimeter. The first order of business was to check out a gamer bar called “Battle and Brew.” It was hopping for being in the middle of strip-mall. People were geeking out on the computer towers playing WOW, LOL, Smite, or some type of Mmorpg, (wth.roflol). I drank the elixir of the Dark Blood of the Overload in Darkness (Rum and Ginger beer) and played Chuthlu Flux, before calling it a night. Continue reading “Atlanta – World of Coke and Georgia Aquarium”
New York, New York
The big city of New York never seemed to draw me in when I lived in PA. But now with some worldly views and experiences under my belt and mainly because I had a good excuse (Derek) – Alexis and I made the jump to go to the Big Apple. Continue reading “New York, New York”
Penn State: New Years and Caving
Lion Shrine Time
New Years at Penn State still happens to be the best thing to do to bring in the new year. This time we convinced Ben and Amanda to join us for the trip, as well as for an adventure on New Years Day.
Holiday Break: Random Trips
Cleveland Arcade
While at home on holiday, there were several whirlwind adventures. A couple of them were planned and a couple were spare of the moment. Continue reading “Holiday Break: Random Trips”
Thanksgiving 2014
It’s that time of year again, hunting, exploding pumpkins, intense bingo matches, mass amounts of turkey, firewood gathering, and maybe something a little random. It is Thanksgiving time! After being stuck working the day before thanksgiving for the 1st time in a long time, we made the haul from Charlotte at 5:30PM on Wed. With Car pizza, (the greatest thing ever) we made it up to Crabtree, in about 7hr 15 mins, really good time.
PA Pumpkin Patch Picking
Pumpkins at home
Back in PA fall had started to creep up into to full swing. The pumpkins with were planted back in springs were ready for harvest. Sadly to say I lost the planting battle against Marty and Shawna. Also, none of the North Carolina pumpkins plants bore any fruit.
Shelby, NC: Cleveland County Fair and Corn Maze
Corn
After partying at the Charlotte Oktoberfest, we went to the Cleveland County Fair in Shelby, NC. The fair is 90 years old and in a well-established location. It was a mix of culture and fine deep fried food. Continue reading “Shelby, NC: Cleveland County Fair and Corn Maze”
Home for Crabtree – 2014
Excitement was in the air as we made our way up from the south to the hills of western pa. However, after leaving Charlotte Wednesday afternoon, we decided it would not be necessary to make the haul up in one push. So we stayed the night at the ACC campground at the New River.
Hollywood and the Beaches
Hollywood Sky
After all the wedding festivities, were complete Alexis and I ran away to the south and down the 1 to experience SoCal. Our first stop was Santa Monica after driving thru Malibu and seeing multiple Bentleys, a dozen Lambos, Multiple Rarri’s, and too many Porsches. In Santa Monica, we checked out the pier and the shops.
Santa Barbara and Surrounding Areas
Anacapa Island
Now back in Santa Barbara a couple days before the wedding, Steve and I had some tasks to perform while everyone else was getting stuff ready. The main goal was to return the Sprinter Van to Bandago, back down in Hollywood. In the morning, after a couple hours sleep on Jimmy and Lindsey’s floor, we pulled ourselves together enough to make some coffee.