Live to Shuck

...and I wouldn't have it any other way!  I took my family to Hog Island Oyster farm to celebrate my Mom's birthday.  My family are oyster virgins who don't particularly like to eat anything raw.  I'm the opposite of that.  I've been known to eat a few dozen fresh oysters on my own before.  The shocking thing isn't how much I could consume but how fast I'll crave them again. 

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The Canadian Rockies

The Canadian Rockies

Weekend getaways are my mental reset button.  Unfortunately, they are never long enough and always leave me craving for more.  Not to mention, when your traveling partner is a workaholic, the planning process usually requires strategic negotiation and skillful bargaining tactics to actually make the trip happen. 

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Toronto

Toronto

I got to visit Toronto for the first time this past winter.  Immediately upon landing, I was treated to a Chinese seafood restaurant that served fried Alaskan king crab legs and lobster piled up tower high with crispy garlic chips and fried anchovies.  Needless to say, that is how I like to be greeted at the start of a vacation. 

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Hello, Thirty

Hello, Thirty

Happy 2nd anniversary to you!  Sometimes I forget you are in my life, until you start making your presence known in unwelcoming ways.  I'm starting to see traces of you in my reflection, I feel you in my acid reflux, and, for the first time, I understand the agony of lower back pain.  Our anniversary.  It's a yearly reminder of how much I have to catch up to you.

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Tahoe

Tahoe

I love weekend getaways.   Plucking oneself from the mundane and taking a 48-hour break from life is definitely my kind of weekend.  Long or short, near or far, there's something exciting about packing up for a trip that doesn't get old.  With Tahoe being just a three-hour drive away, I don't know why we don't go as often as we should.  

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