tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13351128464412445642024-02-21T02:32:21.481-05:00Postcards from ChristinaAs a kid, I dreamed of visiting all 50 states. Now my travel goals are more elaborate as I chase after more pins on the map to mark where I've been.Christina Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16860528445213065267noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335112846441244564.post-36437651092323572582016-01-05T18:34:00.000-05:002016-01-05T18:34:15.384-05:00Waking up to a wanderlusting gallery wall<script type="text/javascript">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I don't have any big trips booked, I'm decorating my bedroom with travel mementos. Read all about it on She In The CLE: <a href="http://www.sheinthecle.com/lifestyle/waking-up-to-a-wanderlusting-gallery-wall/">http://www.sheinthecle.com/lifestyle/waking-up-to-a-wanderlusting-gallery-wall/</a></span></div>
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know that since I left my job where I traveled a ton, I haven’t been on many
trips for work. So, when I had the opportunity to pick a conference to attend,
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found a great marketing conference in a great location (<st1:city w:st="on">Miami Beach</st1:city>) when it’s typically cold in the CLE, at an
amazing, newly renovated hotel (<a href="https://fontainebleau.com/">Fontainebleau</a>).
And I even got accepted as a speaker, which erased all guilt of enjoying the beach
when I could. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even better, two former colleagues and friends traveled with
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A former colleague who also attended the conference made us
dinner plans for our first night in <st1:city w:st="on">Miami
Beach</st1:city> before she even booked her flight. While I
wouldn’t recommend putting plans in place in that exact order, it was great to
have reservations. We ate our weight in sushi at <a href="http://www.noburestaurants.com/miami/experience/">Nobu</a> (which just
relocated next to the <st1:place w:st="on">Fontainebleau</st1:place>
the day before we went) and <a href="http://katsuyarestaurant.com/southbeach/">Katsuya</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes gorging on a fantastic meal prevents this, but
these days I am all about restoring myself while traveling: eating well,
sleeping well and working out. We were lucky enough to have beach workouts
scheduled during a couple of mornings during the conference. Loved them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The resort was pretty contained and had a spa with a great
rate on a manipedi so I booked it, but usually I just find a walk-in nearby my
hotel. I always feel a bit more put together once my nail and toes are done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily, I had some extra time the first day the conference
started to enjoy the beach. When time and business permits, I try to book a
trip near the weekend to make it easier to stay an extra day to see the sights
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My all-time favorite extension of a work trip was when I
went to <st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city> in 2008 and extended my trip to
take the new Chunnel and stay in <st1:city w:st="on">Paris</st1:city>.
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Man! A habit has obviously been forming. Charlotte is down to an annual trip vs. a few times a year. D.C. -- a place I visited annually for years -- has not seen my face since </span><a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/2010/03/sunshine-asian-art-and-eastern-market.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" target="_blank">2010</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> when I was secretly pregs with D. No wonder I keep randomly thinking about </span><a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search?q=cherry+blossoms" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" target="_blank">cherry blossoms</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">This visit was a quick biz trip and I was fortunate enough to spend time near the Smithsonian and in Logan Circle, an up-and-coming historic neighborhood. <a href="http://www.thenailsaloon.com/" target="_blank">Nail Saloon</a> (trendy nail spa with the best light fixtures I've ever seen), <a href="http://www.donovanhoteldc.com/" target="_blank">Donovan House</a> (renovated Kimpton hotel with a fun rooftop pool & bar) and the seasonal small plates restaurant <a href="http://lincolnrestaurant-dc.com/" target="_blank">Lincoln</a> (bacon-infused bourbon!) were great spots in Logan Circle.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although I could have spent days visiting my favorite museums, I focused on the </span><a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search?q=freer" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Freer Gallery of Art</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, one of my all-time favorite museums, known for its harmonizing collection of American and Asian art by a Detroit collector. There was an interesting exhibit on display that dove into all of the dirt between Whistler and a collector (not Freer) about the </span><a href="http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/peacock/4.htm" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Peacock Room</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, an over-the-top dining room and living work of art, which was shipped to America in something like 27 crates. Although I've visited the museum many times, today I learned a bit more about Freer himself, who grew up with modest means, and the artists he commissioned. Fascinating as to how he created enough wealth in order to retire at 45 and then travel to collect enough art to partner with Teddy Roosevelt to build and establish the first art museum as part of the Smithsonian. Give me that life!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hoping that I make it back to D.C. before I am schlepping my children there on a Spring Break years from now to help them appreciate our nation's history. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Well hello there! It's been a while. I haven't been on a legit trip in over a year in my new job, which is a far cry from the travel I did on the reg during my last gig. But, with starting a new job and moving twice in the past year, I think it's been a blessing since our family has been craving stability.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, just like last year, we kept our family vacay chill and spent some time with friends at Lake Norman near <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Charlotte" target="_blank">Charlotte</a>. It's been surprising to me the frequency of endearing sighs of familiarity I've encountered when mentioning our trip. Seems like lots of folks love that lake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our days were spent rotating between the pool and the lake, and I finally broke down and tried hot yoga. I didn't hate it, but I also think I would do just fine with intensive yoga and no extra heat thank you very much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Certainly didn't turn down the extra help with the kiddos for a day date spent getting couples massages. Phil and I fell asleep not only during the massage but also in the waiting room beforehand. Haa!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple more trips planned this year, so I won't be totally dark. Till then...</span></div>
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excuse though – in the past two weeks, I started a new job and we’ve been
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family and friend time before I started my new gig, particularly since <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/2009/09/instant-southern-party-just-add-water.html" target="_blank">Jen</a> has been encouraging us to come down for summer boating fun for years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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great time! Our friends were so hands on with the kids, and Phil and I even had
an afternoon to ourselves getting massages (!!!). Jen and I shopped for some
last-minute work wardrobe finds and Dylan got to drive another boat, this time
on <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Lake</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Norman</st1:placename></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's just shy of a two-hour commute for us to catch the <a href="http://www.millerferry.com/" target="_blank">ferry</a> and we hopped on the noon one just minutes after getting our tickets. The kids loved riding with the cars and staked out a spot by a porthole to catch all of the action.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once on the island, we borrowed a four-seater golf cart from Island Bike & Cart Rental -- something I had never done before on the island. The kids had a blast "driving" and we rigged our stroller up on the back.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lunch at <a href="http://www.mredsputinbay.com/" target="_blank">Mr. Ed's</a> (Such a different experience with kids! ;) They loved the live music)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fishing at the <a href="http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/avc/" target="_blank">Aquatic Visitors Center</a> where kids fish for free with poles, bait, life jackets, etc. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday during the summer)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.perryscave.com/public/perrys_cave/butterfly.cfm" target="_blank">The Butterfly House</a>, which hosts 900 butterflies, including 50 different species</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ice cream and coffee at the <a href="http://www.chocolateohio.com/" target="_blank">Chocolate Cafe</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Had we had more time, we might have explored Perry's Cave or the Fort aMAZE'n maze, but we packed in what we could before taking the 4:30 p.m. ferry back. Thankfully, nap time during drive time was not a problem:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think D's entire preschool knows that we were on an island and drove a golf cart, so the trip definitely made an impression! </span></div>
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Christina Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16860528445213065267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335112846441244564.post-65038112078412175502014-05-28T22:07:00.000-04:002014-05-28T22:07:27.787-04:00Albuquerque museum hopping<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I couldn't wait to check out hot air balloons inside and out at the <a href="http://www.balloonmuseum.com/" target="_blank">Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum</a>. Added bonus: the museum hosts an <a href="http://www.balloonmuseum.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1236:tfisher45&catid=34:iceaccordion" target="_blank">award-winning story time</a> every Wednesday morning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During our first couple of days, we kept getting suggestions to visit the <a href="http://www.explora.us/en/" target="_blank">Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum</a>. It definitely didn't disappoint. We had so much fun there that we drove to the hotel to pick up Phil after his conference sessions were over and brought him there so he could see what we did all day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We probably spent the most time in the front of the museum where you could build chain reaction experiments with pulleys, little balls and all kinds of other contraptions. I also love the section of the museum with instruments and sound experiments. And, older kids can ride a bike on a high wire near the museum's ceiling. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If we had more time, we definitely would have visited more museums, particularly those in the <a href="http://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark" target="_blank">ABQ Bio Park</a>, which features the zoo, aquarium and botanical garden and a fun train that takes you around to all three (extra ticket needed if you don't buy the combo pass). Because we wanted to enjoy the outdoors after Cleveland's unforgiving winter, we only visited <a href="http://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark/tingley" target="_blank">Tingley Beach</a>, a series of fishing/duck ponds near the Rio Grande within in the Bio Park. There's a designated kids' fishing pond, which I had to distract D from big time, and a trail along the river. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of nights ago, I finally watched </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359950/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Walter Mitty</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I knew when I first watched the preview in the movie theater that I would love it since it's about imagining adventure in your life and then making it happen.</span></div>
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<li><a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/2008/02/paris-day-6.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Crashing the dinner party of my Eurostar seatmate in Paris</a></li>
<li><a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/2008/11/dent-in-our-navigating-confidence.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Going to Bangkok and taking a 3-hour bus ride with chickens and fruit peddlers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/2009/04/transportation-overload.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Taking buses in remote areas of Japan and trying to match kanji on the bus to our maps </a></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The movie reminded me of that wonderful yet scary feeling of adrenaline when you're in an unfamiliar place and you're wondering, "Am I crazy to do this or would it be crazy not to?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Albuquerque, I had a milder version of that feeling when I took the kids on the world's longest tramway up the Sandia Mountains to a peak more than 10,000 ft high. When I was researching things to do with the kids for the trip, I thought the tram would be so fun, particularly since I loved the one I went on in <a href="http://www.hakoneropeway.co.jp/foreign/en/" target="_blank">Hakone, Japan, near Mount Fuji</a>. But, doing it alone with toddlers? Although I called and talked with the staff there and got advice from the Albuquerque visitor center and everyone said it would be fine, I still didn't sleep well the night before. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tram station was about 20 minutes from downtown and when we got there, there was a sign that said the weather at the mountaintop was 31 degrees (it was about 60 degrees in Albuquerque). What?! I asked if that was for the legit top of the mountain or where the tram was taking us and the man looked at me funny and said both were the same thing. Then he said it probably was closer to 45 degrees and he had to update the sign. Whew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so glad we went! The scenery was beautiful and Dylan LOVED the dips our car took each time we came up to one of the towers. Hilariously, he kept calling it the North Mountain (Frozen).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the Sandia Mountains, we drove another 20 minutes to the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/petr/index.htm" target="_blank">National Petroglyph Monument</a>, which stretches 17 miles across Albuquerque's west mesa throughout volcanic cliffs and canyons. The trails feature petroglyphs, rock picture carvings, on volcanic rocks dated 400 to 700 years ago made by Native Americans and Spanish settlers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We "hiked" as best we could along the trails at Boca Negra Canyon and admired the carvings of drums and animals. Definitely not stroller friendly since there are giant rocks in the middle of the trails, but we all still had a great time and even made friends with some lizards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Who knew? Albuquerque was a fantastic spot for a family trip! And, New Mexico is now checked off of my list of states to visit. Lots to do indoors and outside, including exploring Albuquerque's Sandia mountains and 19 museums. The kids loved the range of things to do, from climbing mountain trails to hands-on activities at the museums to dancing to music in the park to swimming in the hotel pool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I only have two regrets: no hot air balloon sightings or pink sunset views that gave the mountains their namesake ("sandia" is the Spanish word for "watermelon). While Albuquerque boasts that it is the best location in the world for hot air ballooning (because of its cool early morning temperatures and the "box" effect, which provides predictable wind patterns in between the mountain ranges), the weather was more windy than normal so the skies were empty. Regarding the lack of sunset sightings, I was banished indoors at dusk to put the kids to bed. Silver lining: I caught up on lots of sleep!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phil and I both agreed that it would be amazing to be in town for the city's annual International Balloon Fiesta, which is held every October and hosts about 750 hot air balloons. It's on my bucket list!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the interim, more to come on mountain-climbing (toddler style), museums and fun things to do in Old Town. </span><br />
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I don't know what it is about New Mexico, but it has been calling to our family. I've heard "The Land of Enchantment" reference three times in the past couple of weeks and D keeps wanting to read books about hot air balloons, something Albuquerque is known for hosting. We're headed there later this month for a family trip since Phil is already going for a conference. </div>
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But quality over quantity, right? If we can check out hot air balloons, swim in the rooftop pool of our hotel, drive through the mountains and catch a mariachi band, I think that's a total win. Also, I will be happy if I can finally spell Albuquerque correctly. </div>
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back from hiatus - travel certainly slowed down for me during the second half
of the year. I did have a trip to Indy last month, but I was too lazy to blog,
to be honest. But now I’m back after what I hope is an annual girls’
destination trip with my friend <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search?q=jen" target="_blank">Jen</a>. Our first destination was Miami for
a long weekend – more specifically, Sunny Isles Beach. <br />
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past four days were absolutely fantastic, particularly after the bruising
winter we're having! So happy to retreat from polar vortexes while basking in
Florida sunshine. I've only been to the Miami area once before - in 2006 with Phil when he had a conference in South Beach. </span></span></span></div>
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Isles Beach were amazeballs in general for 3 reasons:<br />
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hotel had wonderful service, a fantastic pool and great beach- and pool-side
dining options. </b>We booked on Expedia and I liked that there were lots of
inclusions. For example, we didn’t have to pay extra for beach chairs,
umbrellas and towels on the beach. The hotel is kid-friendly too and I hope to
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liked that we were close to the lifeguard station. I loved running in the sand
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to do around the hotel.</b> There was a “utility” shopping plaza across the street
for anything from groceries to nails to breakfast to booze to souvenirs, and there
also were a couple of lux shopping options within a 5 minute cab ride. And, not
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We’ve been back from Hilton Head for a couple weeks, and I’m
still talking about it! A good, long vacation is so amazing because you get a
chance to truly let go. Incidentally, when we were on our trip, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The New York Times</i> published one of its <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/travel/36-hours-in-hilton-head-island-sc.html?pagewanted=all&_r=" target="_blank">36 hours stories for Hilton Head</a>. We hit a lot of places mentioned like Coligny Beach
and Coligny Plaza
(where we biked often), Frozen Moo for yummy ice cream, the Harbour Town
Lighthouse Museum,
and Daniel’s for nighttime outdoor music and drinks. </span></div>
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fam was usually the first ones up, I would scoop them up so we didn’t wake up
the whole house and head out for some exercise to kill two birds with one
stone. Usually, I’d push them in the stroller or bike with D on the back up to
the beach and then run/bike in the sand (soooooo hard) on the way back.</span></div>
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week for the girls to bike to a barre class and back (with a stop for coffee
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh, what I’d do for a little surf and sand right now…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have to admit – I was anticipating some serious
traumatization during our lonnnng drive to Hilton Head with D, who will be
three next week, and S, who just turned one. For sure, I knew that Phil was
dreading the drive. But, I’m happy to report that both of them pleasantly
surprised us and were complete angels – even when our first day of driving turned
into 12 hours on the road from crazy traffic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Splitting up the drive over two days, each way. Each time,
we left in the morning and drove during daylight. I know others like to drive
overnight, but this worked well for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stops for lunch and dinner so they could stretch their legs. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">iPad for D and iPhone for S (both in Fisher-Price <a href="http://www.fisher-price.com/en_US/searchresult.html?N=0+4294967152&Ntt=apptivity%20case&type=keyword&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode%20matchallany" target="_blank">Apptivitycases</a>) loaded with new apps (PianoBall, Balls, Endless Alphabet, Elmo ABCs,
SoundTouch, and Real Guitar were all awesome)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.toysrus.com/buy/strollers/stroller-car-seat-toys/star-kids-snack-play-travel-tray-100-3060923" target="_blank">Snack and Play tray</a> for D</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Crayola <a href="http://www.crayolastore.com/product/11998" target="_blank">Color Wonder</a> coloring book/marker set</span></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.justkidsstore.com/prod/melissa-and-doug/reusable-sticker-pad-vehicles/vehicles/?utm_medium=cse&utm_source=GooglePLA&gclid=CLmj7uG_tbgCFWJp7Aod0l8AMw" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Melissa & Doug reusable vehicle sticker pad</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Doodle/erase board</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I honestly can’t recall any moments of feeling frazzled from
backseat craziness – just traffic during the drive down. To combat those
moments of frustration, we turned to Waze. Pretty cool to get real-time info
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Totally would get in the car with these two again for a long haul!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/2009/09/instant-southern-party-just-add-water.html" target="_blank">Jen</a> hosted us in Charlotte during our drive home
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time with us since her fam vacay there started the Saturday that we left. This
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paid off – the Pickle was indeed a fish in water and I couldn’t have asked for
two better travelers in the car (no frazzling moments to speak of!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As a kid, I never did beach vacations. In college, no spring
breaks on the beach (nerd). My first experience was almost 10 years ago while
nannying for some friends during a trip to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topsail_Island" target="_blank">Topsail Island</a> in North Carolina for nearly 2 weeks. I’m
bitchy when I’m hot, so I didn’t think I’d be crazy about the beach, but boy
was I wrong! But, it took me a long time to get back. Last year, Phil and I
took Dylan while I was super pregs to <a href="http://www.christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/St.%20Pete%20Beach" target="_blank">St. Pete Beach</a> to celebrate our friends’ wedding. The weather was cool and D and I both got
sick, so we didn’t spend much time in the ocean or the pool.</span></div>
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Sooo clutch that we had babysitters along for our vacation so that we could
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">D was a maniac in the pool and Sienna warmed up by the end
of the week. D would wake up in the morning, jump on me and grab my face and
tell me two inches away, “Mama, let’s go in the pool AND the ocean!!!” And,
that we did! The poor kid tripped and skinned his knees at least five times on
our path from the backyard to the beach, so he was not a fan of the beach by
the end of the trip. S, however, became a little daredevil and would power
crawl into the waves. (Unfortunately, she also was a sand snacker.)</span></div>
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to do, and I hope to go back. The pool and ocean were great, obviously, but you also could bike everywhere, there were lots of restaurants and there were other
little areas to visit like <a href="https://www.seapines.com/resort_activities/harbour_town/" target="_blank">Harbour Town</a>, which hosts the
iconic lighthouse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As I mentioned, I loved Topsail, but it was pretty isolated.
If you tire of the beach, you’re pretty much screwed. I’ve heard that it’s
similar with the Outer Banks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where have you been that you’ve loved? Looking for ideas for
future summers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With vacation looming, I've been Googling my brains out for ideas on how to keep the kiddies and us from going cuckoo during a long drive south. Besides Valium for my hubs and turkey and warm milk for the kids, here's the list of my must-pack items for the car:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">iPad and iPhone loaded with a bunch of <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/best-ipad-apps-toddlers/27295/" target="_blank">these toddler-friendly apps</a> (PianoBall and Endless Alphabet are emerging as our faves) and encased in <a href="http://www.fisher-price.com/en_US/searchresult.html?N=0+4294967152&Ntt=apptivity%20case&type=keyword&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode%20matchallany" target="_blank">these</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This <a href="http://www.toysrus.com/buy/strollers/stroller-car-seat-toys/star-kids-snack-play-travel-tray-100-3060923" target="_blank">Snack & Play Tray</a>, which can hold D's <a href="http://www.justkidsstore.com/prod/melissa-and-doug/reusable-sticker-pad-vehicles/vehicles/?utm_medium=cse&utm_source=GooglePLA&gclid=CLmj7uG_tbgCFWJp7Aod0l8AMw" target="_blank">construction reusable sticker pad</a>, coloring books, <a href="http://www.crayolastore.com/product/11998" target="_blank">Crayola Color Wonder kits </a>and good old fashioned books</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.melissaanddoug.com/child-safe-scissor-set" target="_blank">Toddler scissors</a> and mags (I've watched his preschool class sit angelically for a LONG time just cutting up stuff...hope it translates non-violently to the car ride) </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'll make sure to report back on what worked and what bombed. Honestly, though, I have no idea what to do with the baby besides let her manhandle an iPhone. DEAR GOD, PLEASE LET HER SLEEP...A LOT!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What's worked for you guys? Spill, please!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Because there was an issue with my Rafflecopter entry process, I combined all entries from Rafflecopter and native blog comments to pull a winner from Random.org. Thank you to everyone who entered! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Michelle, I'll be in touch to connect you with Goldfish Swim School! </span><br />
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Our newish status as a family of four is being christened
this summer during our first legit family vacation. We’re headed to the beach
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Our home-away-from-home sports both an oceanfront view and a
pool, so Phil and I have been talking for a while about getting the Pickle
acclimated to the water with swim lessons. However, whenever it came time to actually
investigate options, I started to flashback to my <s>terror</s> memories of my
swim lessons when I was a toddler and how terrified I was of Mr. J and the pool
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Then <a href="http://www.goldfishswimschool.com/" target="_blank">Goldfish Swim School</a> invited me to try lessons, which
are designed to help eliminate the anxiety that often accompanies swim lessons by
providing small class sizes, year-round curriculum and warm-water, four-foot-deep
pools. We tried a month of Junior 1 lessons for Dylan for free in May and
signed up for continued classes since we all liked it so much! </div>
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looks forward to it! And, I’ll confess that a few times I’ve pulled out the “Do
I have to call Mr. Sean and tell him about your behavior?!” in desperate times,
which has always worked (Santa who?).</div>
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As a family, we haven’t formally investigated other swim
class options, but everyone who has told me that their kid(s) go to Goldfish,
has had great things to say. Here’s what we like about the classes and the
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In addition to weekly classes, Goldfish also offers Jump
Start Clinics, which are five days of consecutive swim lessons that help to get
kids acclimated to the water before vacation. We thought about that option, but
I didn’t think I could commit to that based on my work schedule.</div>
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Goldfish is located in Warrensville Heights on Richmond
Road. One thing to note is that traffic on 271 S and Richmond is often hectic
during our commute on weekday evenings. If you’re coming from the East Side, I
highly recommend taking Green to Emery to Richmond – we’ve found that to be our
quickest route.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Free Goldfish Swim
Birthday Party Giveaway ($450 value)</b></div>
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The friendly folks at Goldfish are offering one free swim
birthday party (a $450 value) to one lucky reader of Postcards from Christina!
Invite up to 24 kids for a fantastically fun two-hour party, which includes use
of the pool and party area at the Warrensville Heights location, decorations,
cupcakes, drinks, invitation and more. Check out the full deets <a href="http://goldfishswimschool.com/swimming-lessons/why-goldfish/parties" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Contest details: Ends 7/15/13 at 12:01 a.m.<br />
<br />
<i>Disclosure: I was gifted a month’s worth of lessons.
All opinions are my own.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After forgoing a gourmet dinner at a NYC restaurant for a burrito at the airport, who doesn't want to be inspired by random quotes? Not this girl! Two thumbs up to Tammy's words of wisdom colorfully highlighted in the CLE food court.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I had quite the adventure with airport delays this week (although nothing like our infamous <a href="http://www.christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/2008/03/home-at-last.html" target="_blank">2008 Vegas trip</a>). On Monday, I stuck it out for two flight cancellations and then turned around and went back home...almost before I remembered that I had checked a bag. Because I was flying out to make a morning meeting and didn't want to be rescheduled for a flight later in the day, I had to go through a process called "deviation" to get my bag back. It boiled down to a lot of typing and some paperwork from the agent, but it was pretty painless. Definitely much better to be stuck in your own home city v. elsewhere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I tried again to make it to NYC by rescheduling my trip for a one-day extravaganza on Thursday. Success on my morning flight, but then multiple delays/flight switching to get home. But, I did make it to my own bed that night, and before midnight to boot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday was a fun travel day. Since I've been in this job for the past year or so, when I travel to NYC, I pretty much stick to Tribeca since that's where our office is based. Yesterday brought me to Midtown for a brainstorm at Facebook's NYC office, so I rode the subway in the city for the first time in a WHILE. Took the fun way home via Grand Central Station and Times Square and bought the Pickle a mini #6 train from a toy store in Grand Central.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Facebook's NYC office is pretty much what you'd expect: high-energy and creative with hilarious conference room names (think Shake Weight) and lots of young execs flitting from place to place. Got to autograph the Facebook wall above and dine in the cafe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">No late-night work session, so I had drinks with co-workers, including a crazy, never-to-be-consumed-again shot: the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickleback" target="_blank">Pickleback</a>. What is it? Jameson chased by pickle juice. Totally disgusting and I swear I still tasted it in the middle of the night. I detest pickles (except my favorite 2-year-old), but peer pressure sucked me in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Capped off the night with a trio of yummy cookies from Milk Bar and attempted to star spot since <a href="http://perezhilton.com/2013-05-01-cameron-diaz-on-set-new-york-the-other-woman" target="_blank">The Other Woman</a> is filming literally right outside my hotel. No luck. :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've always been told that I'm a smiley girl. I tend to look on the bright side. I love writing about stuffing my face at a great restaurant or conquering a new city. But post-babies, travel comes with more downers than delayed flights or crappy service at a restaurant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />These days, happy sighing after inhaling a luscious dinner is followed by a little guilt when I get a report that the kids screamed bloody murder when the sitter came (tonight).<br />
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A work roadtrip might entale alternating between tweaking a PowerPoint deck in the front seat and suiting up in the back seat with a hooter hider contraption and my b pump (true story: road trip to Indy earlier this month).<br /><br />And, at least through the next few months, it definitely means pumping in gross airport bathroom stalls and often arguing with TSA agents about my non-threatening pump while going through security.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining (well sort of) -- I'm just admitting that travel is not all glamour and gorging. (That stuff is just what's fun to write about.)<br />
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Lean in or out -- I'm a big believer of doing whatever you know is best for you. I love my profession. I know I'm making the right choice for my family and racking up experience to draw from when my kids seek out career advice. I'll keep doing what I'm doing as long as I enjoy the stimulation and personal growth that a career can offer and have the unparalleled support of my amazing husband. It just makes me feel better to put out there that the balancing act is hard.</span><script type="text/javascript">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You know your travel schedule is a little crazy when foursquare gives you kudos for checking into three different airports in three days...<br /><br />First trip was a <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Traveling%20with%20a%20baby" target="_blank">mama-and-me</a> visit to <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Charlotte" target="_blank">Charlotte</a> with the baby to see my college friend <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/2009/09/instant-southern-party-just-add-water.html" target="_blank">Jen</a>. I realized that I hadn't visited since right before I got pregs with the Pickle...long time.<br /><br />I ate well at <a href="http://soulgastrolounge.com/" target="_blank">Soul Gastrolounge</a> and <a href="http://www.crepecellar.com/" target="_blank">The Crepe Cellar</a> on Friday night while Jen's husband Matt did a bang-up job of first time babysitting. The tiny Soul reminded me of a hipster Michael Symon joint since pork belly and fried brussel sprouts were on the menu. At The Crepe Cellar, we created a new menu item by concocting a mashup of the brownie and banana fosters crepes...mmmm!<br /><br />On Saturday, we shopped and basked in the 77-degree weather while the Cleve got a dusting of snow (sorry).<br /><br />On Sunday, Jen pulled some strings (she's so VIP) and got her regular nail and massage places to open up just for us...can't think of a better way to spend St. Paddy's Day! However, I bet Matt would disagree as he was my babysitter and baby chauffeur...at one point, he delivered Sienna to me for a feeding while I was having my toes done!<br /><br />Flew home on Monday morning to spend the day with the Pickle before a work road trip to Indianapolis. Yay for a pin on the map for Indiana!</span><br />
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Found a great local spot thanks to Urbanspoon called <a href="http://lateharvestkitchen.com/" target="_blank">Late Harvest Kitchen</a>.The locally sourced chicken thighs and gnocchi were amazing! Sticky toffee pudding was good too.<br /><br />Now, back in <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20York%20City" target="_blank">NYC</a> until Friday. Time to kick off <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Dayton%20March%20Madness" target="_blank">March Madness</a> and finally fill out my brackets!</span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm back in TriBeCa for work and am finally sitting down to take a minute to think about how much life has changed since I started writing this blog five years ago from <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/2008/02/london-day-one.html" target="_blank">London</a>.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">I've been part of <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Dayton%20March%20Madness" target="_blank">March Madness</a> -</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> twice </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">I finally got to Asia - twice (<a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a> and <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">I ran a <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Raleigh%20Krispy%20Kreme%20Challenge" target="_blank">crazy ass race</a> that involved four miles and 12 donuts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">I'm flown 8 times while pregs (2 <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search?q=babymoon" target="_blank">babymoons</a>) and capped off my last pregnancy with a <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/2012/05/out-with-bang-in-nyctrump-soho.html" target="_blank">penthouse suite at the Trump SoHo</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">I've welcomed two mini traveling companions to the world and took each of them on <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Traveling%20with%20a%20baby" target="_blank">mommy-and-me trips</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">I've learned to live through the annoyance of <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/2011/04/travel-20.html" target="_blank">breastfeeding and biz travel</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">I've traveled most frequently to <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20York%20City" target="_blank">NYC</a> (14) and <a href="http://christinaspostcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Vegas" target="_blank">Vegas</a> (3)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Next up in 2013 is a baby-and-me trip to Charlotte later this month and our first vacation as a family of four in Hilton Head this summer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Sharing a primping room with this <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=neon+hitch&hl=en&tbo=d&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=TEMAUdiCMcOU2wWL5YH4AQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=1366&bih=622#hl=en&tbo=d&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=jessica+biel+sundance&oq=jessica+biel+sundance&gs_l=img.3...71762.75377.4.75433.23.21.0.2.2.0.222.1390.12j6j1.19.0...0.0...1c.1.MEBlrNqHkXA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=f66eb0167e2e3f74&biw=1366&bih=622" target="_blank">lovely lady</a> (Ok, she primped, I pumped. Definitely not at the same time.)<br /><br />Celeb fatigue? Impossible!</span><br />Christina Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16860528445213065267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335112846441244564.post-72717723496406707922013-01-25T11:50:00.000-05:002013-01-25T11:50:00.462-05:00Sundance eats<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I only saw one film, I did get a table at some delightful restaurants during my trip here. (Disclosure: my client coordinated and promoted dining promotions at many of these spots.)<br /><br />During Sundance, many restaurants create prix fixe menus just for the festival. While they feature delicious options, they can be pricey ($80). And, some even turn away festival goers so locals can still access their favorite spots like I read <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/16/uptown-fare-park-city-restaurant-bouncer-sundance_n_2487945.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />My first night at the festival, my flight got in too late for the opening ceremony, so I popped into Wahso, an Asian restaurant on Main Street. That was my favorite meal! They had a prix fixe menu, and I chose steam buns, a Japanese pumpkin soup and an entree called Forbidden Tofu. All of it was delish! I ordered a sake martini, and to my surprise, my server left the whole shaker on my table for refills...I thought we were in Utah??? It was a shame that I was working.<br /><br />Friday night, a co-worker and I were famished yet unfinished with the day's projects, so we set up a work dinner at Escala Provisions Co. in the Hyatt within the Canyons Resort. I particularly enjoyed the scallops. There was great live music that made for some lovely ambiance -- iPads and all.<br /><br />Sunday night, we tried Chimayo on Main Street. It was lighted up so prettily! Super busy when we went. The house margarita, goat cheese and mozzarella chile relleno and an avocado salad all were awesome!<br /><br />Monday night we popped in at Main Street Pizza & Noodle for some garlic knots and then grabbed some fudge from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.<br /><br />Really wanted to try some lodge dining, but it wasn't in the cards. Hope there's a next time!</span><br />Christina Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16860528445213065267noreply@blogger.com0