First off, I’m so relieved that Irma finally decided to GTFO of Florida without catastrophic damage. Yes, the damage was bad in some areas, yes many people are still without power, but it was nothing like it could have been. They were calling for a lot of the state to receive as much as 15 feet of storm surge, which would have put thousands of homes underwater. So far, most of my friends and family have received some flooding, a…
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I just got back from a whirlwind trip to Florida to try on my wedding dress (!) and spend a couple quick days with family. No matter how short the trip, I always try to squeeze in at least a few hours of beach time when I’m back in the Sunshine State, and that usually includes an ice cold beer on a dock, deck or patio of some sort. I’ve spent time all over Florida throughout my life: the Gulf…
On Memorial Day Weekend we decided to take a day trip up to Cold Spring, New York. It’s a tiny town of 1,900 people about 50 miles north of the city on the banks of the Hudson River. Just before noon we hopped on the Metro North, a train line that runs from Grand Central Station in Manhattan all the way up to Poughkeepsie and back. A little over an hour (and way too much of an obnoxious conversation overheard from…