This past weekend I went away for the weekend with some of my best buddies. I say "some" because there are eight of us altogether and only four of us were able to get away. We stayed in a small town in upstate NY at my friend Joanne's awesome condo. It takes about 3 hours to get there and we didn't leave u
ntil Friday about 4pm. We stopped in a medium sized town just outside our final destination so that we could eat. We ate BBQ at a new-ish restaurant that had the name "TEXAS" in it. (So we HAD to stop!) We met Joanne's niece and she was so cute! Then went on to the condo. Arrived around 9:30 pm so we were really tired. But instead of going to bed, we had a late night chat session until about 1am. The next day, we had a leisurely breakfast, went for a walk, shopped, ate lunch, shopped some more, took a drive around the town, came back to the condo, watched chick flicks until midnight, then hit the bed. Sunday we took a boat ride around the bay and saw some unbelievable summer homes. It was a beautiful, if slightly cool, day. Had lunch on our way home and arrived home around dinnertime. It was a great weekend and hope we can do it again! All you TBMs who didn't make this trip, you were very much missed. Watch the slideshow below for some of the highlights.
ntil Friday about 4pm. We stopped in a medium sized town just outside our final destination so that we could eat. We ate BBQ at a new-ish restaurant that had the name "TEXAS" in it. (So we HAD to stop!) We met Joanne's niece and she was so cute! Then went on to the condo. Arrived around 9:30 pm so we were really tired. But instead of going to bed, we had a late night chat session until about 1am. The next day, we had a leisurely breakfast, went for a walk, shopped, ate lunch, shopped some more, took a drive around the town, came back to the condo, watched chick flicks until midnight, then hit the bed. Sunday we took a boat ride around the bay and saw some unbelievable summer homes. It was a beautiful, if slightly cool, day. Had lunch on our way home and arrived home around dinnertime. It was a great weekend and hope we can do it again! All you TBMs who didn't make this trip, you were very much missed. Watch the slideshow below for some of the highlights.
After the dental office finally opened John and I decided to go away for a weekend to Lake Placid at the end of September. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen in the fall. It was a perfect fall weekend. The weather was crisp and cool. The color was just about at peek conditions. We stayed at the Interlaken Inn, a small bed and breakfast on Mirror Lake. For those of you who are not familiar with the Lake Placid area, the downtown area of Lake Placid actually follows the shoreline of a smaller lake called Mirror Lake. No motor boats are allowed on Mirror Lake and there is an awesome, very low tech, toboggan slide in the winter where you 
