Category Archives: travel

Freaks, Frog Legs & Killer Beer: Our Coney Island Adventure

posted by: | May 30, 2010
Achievement: #39. Coney Island

This achievement almost didn’t happen. We had been planning to go to Coney on the hottest day of the week we were in New York (it was that West Coast mentality of, ‘it’s too hot in the Valley, let’s go … Continue reading →

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Tiffany’s!!

posted by: | May 29, 2010
Achievement: #36. One word: Tiffany’s!!

While in New York, it would have been a travesty to skip a journey to Tiffany’s, so we put it on the list to make sure we didn’t have any excuses. It was ridiculously hot, and the store was insanely … Continue reading →

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Our Fake Central Park Engagement

posted by: | May 29, 2010
Achievement: #35. Pretend to get engaged in Central Park

As one of the sillier things on our list, we decided to pretend to have a fancy Central Park engagement while we were in NYC. It was hot and muggy, and we were frantically hopping from one end of the … Continue reading →

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Our Very Carrie Bradshaw NYC Trip

posted by: | May 26, 2010
Achievement: #33. Have a very Carrie Bradshaw NYC trip

When we planned our trip to NYC at the end of May, it was random chance that it was the week the second Sex and the City movie was coming out. But as soon as we found out, I was … Continue reading →

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Only in the South…

posted by: | May 3, 2010
Achievement: #92. Photograph three ‘only in the south’ things while in SC

We headed to Hilton Head, South Carolina for my cousin’s wedding, and we decided that while there, it was only fitting to find a few things that would make us say, ‘only in the south…’ and shake our heads. I … Continue reading →

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In Which Michael Briefly Becomes A T-Rex

posted by: | April 12, 2010
Achievement: #62. Take awkward pictures of Michael in front of 7 statues

We found our second statue for the photograph Achievement in Chicago, in Millennium Park. Michael doing his very best dinosaur impression.

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“Tonight We Leave Chicago”

posted by: | April 12, 2010
Achievement: #21. Sing "Tonight We Leave Chicago" while there

A bit of background on this Achievement: back in the early 2000s, I had a very serious relationship with a very fantastic band called The Slip. They’re still around, for the most part, although they don’t tour like they once … Continue reading →

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That Time An 80-Year-Old Tried To Sex Up My Husband

posted by: | April 11, 2010
Achievement: #20. Go to Chicago

Our second trip to Chicago was the aforementioned April trip, where we went out for the wedding of a friend of Michael’s from college. This time, we made the grave error of not getting a sleeping car on the overnight … Continue reading →

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Sweet Avila Beach, How We’ve Missed Thee

posted by: | February 20, 2010
Achievement: #26. Have a fun photo shoot on the beach

We decided when we figured out we’d be going to Avila Beach that we wanted to take a whole bunch of cute, fun pictures on the beach there. However, the weather was just stacked against us when we were in … Continue reading →

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The Pigeon Point Lighthouse

posted by: | February 18, 2010
Achievement: #83. Get my picture taken in front of a lighthouse

After our long train ride and our short stay in San Francisco, we were off to our favorite West Coast destination, Avila Beach (a tiny seaside town in Central Coast). And no trip south in California feels quite complete if … Continue reading →

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