Traveling with a toddler – 10 things to do, 5 things not to do, and will I ever do this again?

I held off a bit on writing this post because honestly, I had a bit of PTSD that I wasn’t quite ready to relive haha. So, for starters lets talk about just how long we were traveling. We left from our apartment in DC in the late morning. We had to be out by a …

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Picking Maryland Blue Crabs at Quarterdeck (Fort Meyer Heights, VA)

I’d be remis to spend time in this corner of America and not have some Maryland blue crab.  Thankfully my Dad had his eyes set on a second seafood dinner. A quick Google search for “blue crab Arlington” turned up Quarterdeck.  For friends and family who haven’t made their way out to the Chesapeake region …

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Family visits from Wisconsin; a sequel

Spending time with family is one of our favorite things to do. When family comes to visit, they bring a little bit of home to wherever you live.