Ellis Island. For literally hundreds of millions of Americans, we owe this great island and it's history our very own. Today, I visited it and it gave me chills. Taking th statue cruises ferry from the Statue of Liberty, we walked on to Ellis Island. The temperature was about 80 degrees, and there was a …
Author: moxieloo
I work. I travel. I love dogs.
Wednesday in NYC
Today, we went to several NYC landmarks: Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Ground Zero, Wall Street, Trinity Church on Wall Street, Park Avenue on the Upper East Side, and the lobby of the Guggenheim. I am in awe at all of these places I have heard about and seen on movies and TV all my …
The Empire State Building Tour & Photo
For many years, I have looked at a photo of my grandparents, taken at the top of the Empire State Building in the early 1940s. I have wanted to (a) go to New York City, (b) have Sweetie go with me, and (c) have the same type of photo taken of us at the same …
It’s Just “Jersey”, No Need for the “New”
Okay. To people from the South, if states have two names, a la "New Jersey", both names are used. Apparently this doesn't apply to Jersey when one is in NYC. I've known this. I just had not really experienced it before now. Everyone just says "Jersey", and they usually say it with a sneer. It's …
Tarmac Woes
So, I landed in Chicago, ORD. There are many people who hate ORD (o'hare for those non-travelites amongst us), but I love it. I have been here or through here a lot, I find it easy to navigate, and I know the town so even if I get stuck here, it's not a huge ordeal. …
The Flight Check-in Lady
I feel fortunate. I fly American Airlines a lot. We are saving our airline miles with the hope that once I get out of law school we can take a trip to the Mediterranean without really paying for anything. It helps that we have over 300K in Amex points, too. Since we fly American so …
The Moxie Cake
This was my husband's birthday cake. Being in law school, I have little time to do anything, like bake, during finals. His birthday this year just happened to be the same day that I had to turn in my take-home final, and I was strapped for time. I ran into Kroger, thinking that I would …
Deena, the Dirt Bike
So, today my husband bought a dirt bike. He used to ride them when he was a kid, and the last time he owned one, he was in his very early 20s. The fact that he is now 47 does not deter him from dirt bike mania, apparently. I have known ever since we started …
The Worst Flight I’ve Taken
Northwest Airlines, DC to Little Rock, about three years ago was the most horrible flight I've ever taken. We had a layover in Charlotte, which wasn't bad, but the weather was not cooperating in Little Rock, so we were changed to land in Memphis. This was okay, except for the Charlotte delays. We boarded the …
On Abandoned Buildings
Ever since I was younger, buildings have been fascinating to me, especially older abandoned ones. When I was a teenager, we went to a place called Sand Hill near my house. I lived out in the country, so getting there meant backroads and three-wheelers. On the way, there was this old abandoned house that had …
LEGGO MY IGLOO 