Wendi's Weekend Trips & Whatnot

Travel. Food. Fun.

The Ups and Down of the Duquesne Incline

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I have been to Pittsburgh three times in my life. Once when I was a teenager (16 or 17 years old), once to visit IKEA (4-5 years ago) and on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Of those three times, I have ridden the Duquesne Incline two times. Both times were memorable.  When I was there as a teenager it was because this was my first time to a "big city" without my parents. This time, it was because I got to use a little bit of sign language and enjoy making another memory with my husband, … [Read more...]

Falling for Brandywine Falls

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Since I saw a Facebook post about the best waterfalls in Ohio, I have been looking forward to nice weather so I could start visiting them. Finally, Saturday, April 16, 2016,  I got the opportunity to at least see one.  We visited Brandywine Falls at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Sagamore Hills Township. On our drive there, Bobby read to me the blog Linda Hall wrote of her and her husband's hike to the falls. Her blog talked of taking a lengthy hike in which she eventually made it … [Read more...]

Wing-ing it in Wooster at C.W. Burgerstein’s

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It has been about a year since Dan Starcher told my husband, Bobby, that the best place in Wooster, Ohio to get wings, is C.W. Burgerstein's. We have been frequent flyers for wing night ever since. Wednesday, April 13, 2016, was no exception. On Wednesday, they run a special on their chicken wings. Ten wings are $5.99 and 25 wings are $11.99. We always order the larger size, because they're that good and they reheat great. I ordered 25 traditional wings, half with Tribe Honey BBQ and half … [Read more...]

Owney Says Baths are for the Birds!

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I love going to Lodi to visit my Border Collie cousins, Parker and Admiral Nelson. My dad,  Bobby, calls us the black and white brotherhood. My Uncle Shaun is the best, too.  I really enjoy just hanging out with him, either on the couch or on the deck. Whenever I see him, I have to jump all over him to show how excited I am to be there. My Aunt Randi is great, too. That is until she decides to take me to her basement. It is there where the torture takes place. In case you don't know, Aunt … [Read more...]

Jeni’s (Really, Really) Splendid Ice Cream

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Ice Cream isn't technically one of the major four food groups, but in my house it is rare that we don't have some in the freezer. Therefore, it isn't unusual for us to try new ice cream places whenever we are out on one of our adventures. March 19, 2016 was no exception. I have already expressed several times that our trip to Columbus was one of our perfect dates that my husband, Bobby, and I have had. That is partly due to the fact we visited Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream in the Short North area of … [Read more...]