Facebook sent me this email…I thought it was funny: Benjamin said on Facebook that you two are married.  We need you to confirm that you are, in fact, married to Benjamin. Well, I confirmed it with Facebook, so it must be true! Tonight we watched our wedding video. It was very nice to be able to watch it since it…
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Back to work
I left my old job 2 weeks ago and in that time I’ve packed up all my stuff in Southern California and drove all the way across the US to Maryland. It still feels like a vacation, but today I’m going back to work. I start my new reporting job and I will keep you all posted with my stories…
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Square meals and nice rack
I love my new set of dishes! They are white square ones and they make me happy 🙂 Now all my meals will be square! Today Ben and I explored our little corner of Maryland with my new boss and his wife. But, before the tour they took us out for Indian food. I love Indian food and completely appreciate…
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Made it to Maryland
Matt (my little bro) pronounces Maryland like Disneyland – it’s super cute 🙂 Well, we finally made it! It was a very very l-o-n-g trip and I am glad to be in once location finally. Since we gave away everything we own except for what fit in the car we only had crap clothes to unpack. Then, we went to…
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Big Jim's
You guys know I love Diner’s, Drive-ins and Dives on the Food Network. I have always wanted to eat at one of the places Guy Fieri highlights. Well, we looked for one in Pittsburgh and scored since there  was a restaurant from the show close to where we were. Big Jim’s actually has bad reviews on Citysearch, but I wanted to give it…
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Operation Marriage
Have you guys been following along as I leave Operation Beautiful notes around the USA? Well, I was hit by the Operation Marriage angel today! When we walked out of the coffee shop after breakfast we found a card and flowers on the car!!! (Remember how we decorated the car “Just Married”)It was from an anoymous well wisher. The card was…
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Roadtrip: Wyoming & South Dakota
Goodbye Wyoming… After driving away from Yellowstone it was nothing but open land for hours. When we finally came to a small town – Cody, WY we stopped for dinner at a Mexican restaurant. It was actually pretty busy since the signs around town informed us that there was a big rodeo going on and people were excited. I was…
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Roadtrip : Yellowstone
We got into Yellowstone Sunday afternoon and most places in the park were full. We were very lucky to find a tent site in the Mammoth area. From my experience national parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite and  Sequoia fill up very fast in the summer. Make reservations well in advance or get there super early for first come, first served camping….
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What's that smell?
After camping out in Yellowstone National Park last night I stink – pretty bad actually. I’m off to take a much needed shower and I will be back with a full recap of the adventure tomorrow 🙂