In Search of a Common Goal
A large portion of the Excellente crew got together in North Carolina this past weekend. The excuse for the get-together was the Panther’s/Patriots’ pre-season game. Dave had gone last year, and my brother-in-law Matt...
Category: Travel
Africa, or How About Paris?
Last Saturday, Meagan departed DC at about 6:30 pm headed for the Ivory Coast on another business trip. Upon landing in Abidjan on Sunday at about 3:30 pm our time, she turned on her phone...
Trials and Tribulations
The Moody’s were on vacation last week, and, as usual, it wasn’t without its trials and tribulations. The first being the weather. It was good, but not great. When we are on vacation,...
Another DC Weekend
We made another family trip to DC this past weekend. What a fun city. I always feel that we only see the tip of the iceberg when we are there. That might be...
From One Culture Back to Another
Meagan is at it again. Bucharest, Romania this time. Once again, she includes food in her favorites about a country she is visiting. This time, a dessert called Papanasi – fried dumplings with cream and...
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Meagan was traveling for work last week, and while she was away, she would send us a text message and a few photos every day. Upon importing the photos, each photo was labeled with its location. Locations...
My Mom Made Me Write This
A (forced) guest post by my daughter Meagan. I recently got back from a trip to Istanbul, Turkey (my first voyage across the Atlantic!) I’m not sure who was more worried, my mom or...