It seemed so simple. Rather than go out and get our third consecutive breakfast buffet somewhere, why not get some Krispy Kreme doughnuts and bring them back to the room? There was a Haagen Dazs store right across the street from our hotel, and in the window was a neon sign advertising Krispy Kreme. We all [...]
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Vacation, Day 4, Part 1: Best Laid Plans for Breakfast
Posted in The Hooligan Chronicles, Travels Here & There, Virginia, tagged breakfast buffets, Jungleland Golf, Krispy Kreme, miniature golf, smoke advisory, Virginia Beach on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vacation, Day 3, Part 3 – Hippos on the Boardwalk
Posted in Hippos and Dooney, The Hooligan Chronicles, Travels Here & There, Virginia, tagged build-a-bear hippos, sidewalk surfing, stuffed animals, summer vacation, the boardwalk, Virginia Beach on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After our dinner in the hotel restaurant, Diamondqueen, the Hooligans, and I went out for a stroll on the boardwalk. Naturally, we had to take the two hippos with us. After all, they’d come with all their beach gear and were ready for a good time.
J.Hooligan dressed Harold the Hippo in his shades and muscle [...]
Vacation, Day3, Part 2 – Frozen Margaritas
Posted in The Hooligan Chronicles, Travels Here & There, Virginia, tagged dinner out with kids, frozen margaritas, seafood, Virginia Beach on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Somehow we’d developed the habit of skipping lunch during the trip (the kids were always snacking in the hotel room, and eating a big breakfast late kept Diamondqueen and me going). By Thursday evening, though, I wanted a real meal, preferably seafood.
The night before, S.Hooligan and I had walked two blocks down to McDonald’s and carted back sacks [...]
Vacation, Day 3, Part 1 – Souvenir Shops
Posted in The Hooligan Chronicles, Travels Here & There, Virginia, tagged beach sand, souvenir shops, souvenirs, Virginia Beach on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We all slept in on Thursday morning, so we were more than ready for breakfast by the time we pulled ourselves together. I thought there must be plenty of eateries along Atlantic Avenue, so we herded the Hooligans into the elevator and out onto the streets of Virginia Beach.
We walked one block, then two, then [...]
Vacation, Day 2 — The Beach!
Posted in The Hooligan Chronicles, Travels Here & There, Virginia, tagged Dooney & Bourke, outlet mall, Prime Outlets, vacation photos, Virginia Beach on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had a long day of driving from Lexington across Virginia; but the scenery through the mountains was spectacular, and we broke for a stop at the outlet mall near Williamsburg.
I took the Hooligans with me so Diamondqueen could wander unprovoked through the offerings of the Dooney & Bourke shop. As a reward for them [...]
Vacation, Day One – West Virginia and Virginia
Posted in Graveyard Visits, The Hooligan Chronicles, Travels Here & There, Virginia, West Virginia, tagged A Christmas Story, Lexington Virginia, Mothman, Stonewall Jackson, West Virginia on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yep, we got back from our trip on Monday–totally worn out but having had a great time. It’s taken me all week to recover (and to enhance the digital photos I took). Now I’m ready to relate a few of our adventures and to post an image or two.
We drove to Virginia via southern Ohio [...]
Our bags are packed, we’re ready to go…
Posted in Hippos and Dooney, Travels Here & There, tagged hippos, ugly suitcase, vacation, Virginia on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know about the rest of us, but the hippos and Dooney the Cheetah are decked out and counting the minutes until our trip to Virginia Beach. (You can’t really see it in the picture, but Dooney has the cutest little coconut shell bra.) They’ll be taking their surfboards, skateboards, and other fun-time gear [...]
First Weeks of June
Posted in Travels Here & There, tagged needlework blogging on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Things have been extremely demanding at work over the past couple of weeks, so blogging on all fronts has really taken a hit. In addition, I’m getting ready to go on vacation with the Hooligans later this week, so time is at a premium.
UPDATE: Free cross-stitch patterns are no longer available on MyCraftivity.com.
Even though I [...]
