New Word Wednesday #22

Capricious
[ca·pri·cious]

- adjective
- Characterized by or subject to whim

Little Blue Box

Tiffany's is iconic, but $8,500 plus a night?! Good Gravy!

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

My Savannah post got me thinking about all the places I've been so I created a map. I was surprised by how many states I haven't spent some quality time in - I have some traveling to do!

Places I've been outside the US:

• Mexico: Cancun, Costa Maya, Mazatlan, Play del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta and Juarez
  
• Caribbean: Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Disney's Castaway Cay
  

Clearly I need to work in more warm weather destinations!

Places I want to visit in the US:

• Door County
• Mackinac Island
  
• Ogunquit, Maine
• Newport, Rhode Island
  
• Boston, Massachusetts and surrounding area
• New England
• Charleston, South Carolina
  
• Memphis, TN
• New Orleans
  
• Ree Drummond's in Pawhuska, OK
• St. George, Utah
• The Pacific Northwest: Seattle, Portland, British Columbia
• Cruise Alaska
  
• Hawaii: Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Big Island

New Word Wednesday #22

Precipice

- a very steep or overhanging place
- a hazardous situation; broadly: brink

College Visit

This is Minnesota Private Colleges week and I offered to take Sassy to two colleges of her choice for visits. She's thinking she will likely attend the big university, but I wanted her to see what else was out there. She decided to check out my current grad school which of course I'm partial to, but I suspect she did so just to appease me. We sat through an info session, asked questions of a student/faculty panel and toured the campus, including a dorm room. It's an all girl school and it was clear that weighed heavy on a lot of girls' minds. I find it appealing actually - not because I'm a prude, but because I went to an all girl high school and had an awesome experience. Well, the last two years anyway. We learned that all girl college students are more likely to graduate in four years, more likely to attend graduate school and more likely to have leadership roles in their careers. Turns out Sassy loved it! I'm having a minor coronary over the $30,000+ a year tuition, but nothing says love like saddling your child with debt as they head into the big, wide world. She has aspirations of being a pre-med major, but I know the vast majority of those who declare pre-med don't go on to become MDs. St. Kate's has two unique degrees in Healthcare Sales and Orthoptics - these may be right up Sassy's alley and I saw her write these down on her note card. We visit the "U" next month and it will be interesting to see what she thinks of it in comparison to being a Katie.

Dads Rock

Hubby is getting this shirt (with Sassy & Chunkys' names of course) along with a celebratory dinner - our famous kabobs and angel food cake + fruit topping - for Father's Day.

Hats off to all great dads - those with us as well as those who have gone before.

Savannah

I'm in a southern state of mind lately. I read this post yesterday and could immediately relate. Savannah, Georgia is one of my most favorite places on earth - granted I'm not a world traveler so my experience is somewhat limited - but of the places I've been, Savannah is in my top 5. It oozes southern charm and evokes a simpler time. My first visit was in 2004 with my mom and the kids. I went back with my BFF four years ago to celebrate our monumental birthdays. I want to go back again ... soon!

I love cemeteries and Savannah does not disappoint -


This is one of my favorite photos of Sassy taken outside Juliette Gordon Low's home (founder of the Girl Scouts of America) -

The Lady & Sons restaurant - I can still taste the amazing ho cakes - Yum!

My mom and kids in front of the Gryphon Tea Room - beautiful inside and out!

Tybee Island -

Definitely add Savannah to your travel bucket list!