Wendi's Weekend Trips & Whatnot

Travel. Food. Fun.

Girls’ Weekend Getaway at Geneva-on-the-Lake

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We here at Wendi's Weekend Trips and Whatnot love to get away and visit new places. However, life can get in the way of this happening more often than we would like. Thankfully, we have friends that travel to places we might like to see. I, Wendi, had a chance to sit down recently with my good friend, Sherry Jo Whitman, to hear about her weekend getaway with her daughter, Krista, and daughter-in-law, Tonya. They traveled to Geneva-on-the-Lake in Northeast Ohio. (I should mention that we actually … [Read more...]

Celebrating Spring at Charles Mill Lake Park and Dam

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I have heard people complain about the weather and what appears to be the delay of spring. On the one hand I agree with them. When the weather is nice, I get to go outside and lay down in the sun. That is one of my favorite things to do. On the other hand, though, when the weather is nice, my mom, Wendi, gets it in her head that we (Dad, me and her) need to get out and enjoy the nice day. That is all fine and good, because I agree with her -- until she wears me out! Saturday, April 21 is … [Read more...]

LaRosa’s Pizza, 347-1111: What Else Do You Need to Know?

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When Wendi and I were on what we believed to be the final leg of a 10-day vacation to see our nephew get married, we each were thinking as we drove through Cincinnati: You want to get LaRosa's Pizza for dinner? We had a somewhat late lunch in Lexington, Ky., with my brother from another mother, Shawn, and his wife and son, but LaRosa's was just too tempting. So, as we were making our way up Interstate 71, I asked, "Do you want to get LaRosa's for dinner?" Lo and behold, Wendi informed me she was … [Read more...]

Finally Reached Raising Cane’s, and So Glad We Did

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I can't tell you how many years have passed since I first learned about Raising Cane's and the day I tasted my first chicken finger from the restaurant. I do know I ate my first meal at Raising Cane's on March 29, 2018. It was a great Thursday before Good Friday. Wendi and I had left our home in Wooster, and we were slowly making our way down to Florida for a wedding. Our actual dinner plans involved eating the famed Certified Angus Beef ribeye steak at the Scioto Ribber in Portsmouth, … [Read more...]

The Original Steaks & Hoagies Opens in Fairlawn on National Cheesesteak Day

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A year or so ago, Bobby and I decided to take a day trip that landed us in Twinsburg, Ohio so that we could try a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich. Bobby had done a search for the best Philly Cheesesteak in Ohio and The Original Steaks & Hoagies was by far the most recommended. (You can read about the adventure here.) One of the owners saw Bobby's post and put it on the company's website. Bobby saw that and they became Facebook friends. Because of that, one of the owners, Jeff Wiseman, … [Read more...]