Pretzel Jug, R.I.P

You shall be missed.

We started at Mount Rushmore…

Saturday began bright and early at Mount Rushmore.  Do you know all four Presidents? Due to waking up at the crack of dawn Chip and I got to view the glory of the presidents crowd free. We were looking into the sun, as you may be able to tell from my nearly closed eyes. Now, […]

We Made it out of Iowa!

And into South Dakota… This Friday we drove all the way across South Dakota.  (Yes, that  is a giant buffalo/pyramid sculpture on the side of the road by the way). We made several stops along our harrowing journey. Al’s Oasis advertised itself as the biggest rest stop for the next 200 miles.  We figured we better listen […]

The Fun Keeps Coming in Iowa

After our towing snafu in Iowa City, we needed to get out of dodge, fast!  This is where we ended up. This is Anita, Iowa.  This is the only other picture that survives from our one night there. Amen.

Disaster in Iowa City!

These pictures are a little dark, and that’s because these were dark, dark times. Yes, that’s our car.  Yes, that’s an evil towing company man.  We got there as the guy was hitching our car up.  Luckily our car wasn’t towed.  Not so luckily, we still had to pay said evil towing man.  Price of NOT […]

A Whale of A Time in Iowa

After we left Chicago we had a wild and wacky time in Iowa! First up, we went to Solon, Iowa.  This is the mural painted on the side of the market.  I like the masked hoodlums on fourwheelers near the bottom. Real deal small town. Chip was so overwhelmed by everything he had to lie down […]

The Past Few Days

The past few days have been spent at the thrift store, the grocery store, the library (using free wi-fi) and Starbucks, editing footage and looking for interviews… We went to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and were given a private tour by Steven Rosengard, assistant curator and season 4 Project Runway contestant! We’re interviewing […]

We Drove to Chicago

We made it to Chicago yesterday! But before we talk about that, let’s talk about this… The look on Chip’s face was due to the SAGANAKI! The sag-a-what-now?!  Saganaki is a Greek dish, and is basically a big piece of fried cheese.   It is delicious, gooey, hot cheese on the inside, lightly fried and crispy-crunchy-AMAZING on the outside.  […]

Indiana, Take 2

We camped out in Nashville, Indiana last night in Brown County State Park. It rained.  ALL NIGHT.  And this morning.  We woke up and the people next to our tent had packed up and left! We decided to take a little trip to Bloomington today where IU is and this… Yup, today we visited a Tibetan […]

Columbus, Indiana

Wait, wasn’t I already in Columbus? True, but I must say I like Columbus, Indiana much better then Columbus, Ohio.  A two hour drive in the rain, overlooking fields of…corn. But then, this cute town!  Ignore the bad photography focus on that diner.   Almost all of the food in this place was under $3.99 and […]