Hi. Remember me?

38 days
4,371 miles
88 hours
15 states
1 wedding

And lots of fun. Just because you care, I'm going to tell you about my TOP FIVES from the McMeta/H-B summer road trip. Now, to be fair, our friend was only with us for the first two weeks so he can't be held responsible for all the decisions made on the trip. But I can. E-mail me with complaints.

TOP FIVE EATING EXPERIENCES:
Rosemary's Thyme Bistro (Washington DC)
Five Guys Burger and Fries (All over the eastern US except in GA which is a big bummer)
Shadow's on the Hudson* (Poughkeepsie, NY)
26 Seats (NYC)
El Vez (Philadelphia, PA)

TOP FIVE WAYS TO KILL TIME IN THE CAR:
* "In my pants" billboard game. See a billboard, read it aloud, add "in my pants" to the end. Laugh
* Keep a running list of all the places you've eaten over the last 30+ days and continuously discuss which you liked best. Get hungry and insist on stopping to get a snack.
* Listen to Pete Yorn's new album Nightcrawler
* Listen to the Once soundtrack. Over and over and over again
* Read. Read a lot.

TOP FIVE BOOKS I'VE READ THIS SUMMER:
* Water for Elephants
* Eat, Pray and Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia
* On Beauty
* Evening
* Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis**

TOP FIVE WAYS TO SPEND A SUMMER DAY:
* The Bodies Exhibition
* Outdoor Decemberists concert at Millennium Park in Chicago
* The Met
* Watching movies (like Once) and reading
* Waiting for Michigan sunsets like this--

Such a lovely trip. But now we're back to the grind. I know how much fun looking at other peoples' vacay pictures is. So they are linked at my shutterfly. Enjoy.

*For the sake of full disclosure, we know the owners but I know everyone would have a great experience!

** Okay, we actually listened to this one.

Spring Break 2007 Part II: Chicago

I love March. I love March Madness, St. Patrick's Day, spring, and spring break. But by now, my spring break is spring broke (little giggle at that joke). *le sigh* It was a good week while it lasted.

Drew and I (along with our friend Ammon) headed to Chicago for a few days this week to visit our sisters. I ate lots of good food, saw many old friends and did a ton of shopping. I have pictures of exactly none of it. But I did photograph debauchery. Lots. Because you know what happens when you go visit two hott ladies who live a crazy life in the city? Debauchery. Lots.

Besides all the family goodness that occurred, the highlight of the trip was the Soupbox. Peoples, I love soup. Very much. This place is awesome. A bar of soup. You could try all sorts of different soups. Combine soups. I never wanted to leave. But I did. I combined the Baked Potato with the Cheese Beer. MMMMMM.


Here's my sister, Kourtney. She likes when I post pictures of her on the Internets.

More pictures in the Shutterfly.

Spring Break 2007 Part I: Savannah

Hey you crazy kids! You know what you should do? You should go to Savannah, Georgia. Yep. Today. We just got back and had a great, great time.

See?! That is fun being had!


Great weather. Great company. Great food. Ahhhhh vacation.

KRISTEN'S SAVANNAH TOP THREE

1. Lady and Sons. PAULA DEEN'S restaurant. Paula Deen (Paula's Home Cooking) has a show on the food network. She is awesome. Her food is awesome. Her place is awesome. But you have to be dedicated to go--in order to get on the list to eat, one* must wait in a very long line with other crazy tourists. But once you get inside...OH WOW...lots of fried, starchy pieces of heaven await.

2. Smiles Piano Bar. I love piano bars. This one was particularly fun and cheap. I can't guarantee you as good of time as we had as we are extraordinarily fun people. But you should go anyway and give it your best. But you should know that the players refused to play Come On Eileen--even after three requests and much pouting from me. Apparently they don't know all the words. Pffff.

3. Mrs. Wilkes' Dining House. More country home cooking. Family style dining. Also involves a line (an hour in our case). More variety than Lady and Sons but the chicken wasn't as good.

More pictures at my Shutterfly account. You should take a look at some of the scenic pictures. There is more to Savannah than food and drink.

We are trading in our warm weather to head north tomorrow. Chicago here we come!


* And by one I mean someone other than me...I made Drew do it because that is the type of partner I am