Wendi's Weekend Trips & Whatnot

Travel. Food. Fun.

Anniversary Adventure at Holden Arboretum

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My husband, Shaun, and I recently celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. We wanted to find something to do together that day, that would be memorable. We decided to go to the Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio to check out the canopy walk and emergent tower. Since I can't explain it any better than their website:  "The Holden Arboretum is an outdoor living museum on 3,600 acres that promotes the beauty and importance of trees and other woody plants. The grounds feature over 20 miles of … [Read more...]

Getting the Lowdown on Melt Bar & Grilled

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There are some places that I have gone to eat prior to starting my blog. Melt Bar and Grilled is one of those places. The first time I tried Melt it was in Columbus with our cousin Danny. It was okay, I had heard so much about it that I guess I expected something different. When my husband, Bobby, and I went to Fairlawn recently, he suggested we go to the one there. I didn't know that Fairlawn had a Melt, so I figured it must be pretty new. Since I haven't written about it previously, I agreed … [Read more...]

Five Places to Visit Before Summer is Gone

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I can't believe how fast time is going this summer. It is almost mid-July already! While this year has been sort of a "slow" year with visiting places -- we've been saving for our New York City trip -- we wanted to highlight some things to consider doing while the weather is "good." 1.  Cedar Point If you love roller coasters, then obviously Cedar Point is the place to go. Their newest ride, Valravn, which is in its second season, is a take-your-breath-away drop coaster. The time you are … [Read more...]

Rebecca’s Bistro: Not Your Typical Amish Fare

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As the founder of a blog that's all about weekend trips and visiting new places, I know there is something comforting about returning to places you have been before. This is true for my husband, Bobby, and me when it comes to the Amish Heartland in Holmes County, Ohio. We love to just take a car ride down to Berlin, Walnut Creek and Sugarcreek. We have places that we visit every time, mostly because we know what we like when we go there. For instance, in Sugarcreek, we always go to Swiss … [Read more...]

Revisiting Penn Station East Coast Subs

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When Wendi and I were students at what is now Cincinnati Christian University, one of the places we enjoyed going to grab a bite to eat was Penn Station East Coast Subs. We lived in Cincinnati in the early 1990s, and at the time, Penn Station made all their subs on a grill. They were known for their steak-and-cheese subs, fresh-cut fries and fresh-squeezed lemonade. A number of years ago, we stopped in to get a steak-and-cheese sub at the Penn Station in Fairlawn, and I noticed something … [Read more...]