Wendi's Weekend Trips & Whatnot

Travel. Food. Fun.

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...]

The Thurman Cafe, A German Village Gem

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When my husband, Bobby, and I went to Columbus on Saturday, March 19, 2016, I had only planned to attend a show at The Little Theatre Off Broadway in Grove City.  Bobby had more in mind than that. He had been wanting to try The Thurman Cafe for some time. It wasn't until recently that it was even on my radar.   I had no preconceived idea of where we were going. Bobby had talked about the "Thurmanator," this truly gargantuan burger they serve. It consists of two 12 ounce burgers, … [Read more...]

A Perfect Date in Columbus

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My husband, Bobby, and I always have a great time together. Well, I should say usually, because there are times when I am...let's say a wee bit moody. But most of the time that isn't the case. So having a perfect date is not out of the ordinary. (Hey, maybe that is why I started this blog.) Saturday, March 19, 2016, was another great time away. It all started when I found out that a friend of ours, Audrey Lombardo, was performing in a community theater production in Grove City, Ohio. … [Read more...]

These Burgers are Hot, No, Blazin’

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Wendi and I were headed to Berlin, Ohio, in order to check into the Berlin Grande Hotel to enjoy some time away and celebrate 21 years of marriage. I had an idea: Find a nice burger place and surprise her for lunch. Wendi loves burgers; the messier the better. I settled on Blazin' Burgers in Strasburg. The intent was to go there on Friday, we ended up there on Saturday afternoon. After a great stay at the Berlin Grande Hotel and some time in downtown Berlin, we stopped at Walnut Creek … [Read more...]

Super 8 Rewind: Reliving Movie Trip

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I'm not sure I agree with John Denver, that West Virginia is almost heaven, but it is a good location for filming a sci-fi movie, specifically Weirton, WV. The movie was Super 8, an adolescent come of age, with a little B-Movie zombie action and a very misunderstood alien. It's a really fun movie to watch. When it came out in June 2011, I went to see it a couple of times in the theater and then when the DVD was released, I got that, too. Bobby enjoyed the movie, as well. Weirton is not … [Read more...]