Wendi's Weekend Trips & Whatnot

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Where a Kid Can Be a Kid (and Grownups, too)

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This past week, my great nephew,  Noah, celebrated his birthday. On Saturday, January 23, 2015, my husband, Bobby, my parents, Bud and Dolores and I traveled to Columbus, Ohio to see him. We met Noah, DeAveon (his older brother) and his mom, Ashley at Chuck E. Cheese's in Dublin. Back in August we celebrated DeAveon's birthday at Magic Mountain. We decided Chuck E. Cheese's was better to do in January. Since Magic Mountain has outdoor activities that are closed in the winter, the boys … [Read more...]

I Found Great New York Bagels in Wooster, Ohio, at This Place …

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Growing up in Revere, Mass., one of my best friends was Jay DellaPorta. I don't remember where his mother, Linda, would get bagels, but she would give us some of the best bagels around. (Update: Linda informed me it was Katz Bagel Bakery in Chelsea, Mass.) These bagels, with the crisp, crunchy exteriors and toothy, chewy middles, made it hard for me to eat store-bought bagels. True bagels are boiled; mass-produced bagels are steamed. Trust me, there's a difference. My wife, Wendi, … [Read more...]

5 Things You Have to Do When in Boston

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May seem silly, but the little bit of snow we got today made me think of a trip to Boston when we got snowed in. That made me think of all the trips I've made to the Boston area over the last 20 years. Since Bobby's family is from towns very near Boston, we go visit them almost every year. We usually do some sightseeing when we're there. Now, let me just say that this is definitely not going to be a comprehensive list of things to do. We've been going there all these years and we always … [Read more...]

Happy 2016: Lessons in Reflections

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Bobby got a cold for Christmas and he decided to give it to me for New Year's. I've been struggling for a few days just to do the minimum required for getting by--you know eating, sleeping and going to work. However, on this first day of the new year, I wanted to reflect back on the awesomeness that was 2015. I started a blog! Is that not crazy?! It has been such a fun ride. I have gotten to see and do so many cool things. And now they are recorded for all time--or at least until the … [Read more...]

Construction: Gingerbread Style

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Question: What do you get when you put my sister, Randi and her husband, Shaun together with a new holiday tradition, decorating gingerbread houses? Answer: Competition galore. On Sunday, December 20, we, (this included Mom and Dad, (Bud and Dolores), great nephews, (D'Aveon and Noah) Randi, Shaun, Bobby and me) as a family decided to decorate a gingerbread village. Randi had gotten two sets of gingerbread villages that included frosting and candy as well as the gingerbread building … [Read more...]