The One With The Sand Jar
Note: This post was originally written in June 2020 following a trip to Florida that was postponed twice. Growing up in rural...
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bcentolanza
Sep 19, 20212 min read
The One With The River Floaters
It’s no secret that one of my favorite types of articles to write are travel pieces, especially family travel, since it affords my...
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bcentolanza
Aug 7, 20212 min read
The One With The Crick & The City
Note: We recently wrapped up our annual summer trip to visit family. While you wait for a blog post about that trip, here is a piece I...
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bcentolanza
Jul 7, 20212 min read
The One with the Day Trippers
As the summer of 2021 gets underway, our clan has no vacation plans again this year. Last year, we took mostly day trips to explore...
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bcentolanza
Apr 1, 20201 min read
The Travel Basket
I have this oversized basket that we received as a gift on our wedding day that sits behind my office desk. The basket was presented to...
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bcentolanza
Mar 18, 20202 min read
Coronacation
I have not packed a suitcase and left the confines of my home since the end of December. Typically, we take a respite from our travels...
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bcentolanza
Feb 23, 20203 min read
The Brandy Awards Part II
Wrapping up Awards Season 2020 with a list of our favorite places in Virginia and beyond…. Best State Park: False Cape State Park in...
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bcentolanza
Feb 9, 20203 min read
The Brandy Awards
Since we are in the throes of Hollywood’s awards season, we thought it might be fun to hand out our own little “awards,” a list of the...
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bcentolanza
Feb 9, 20202 min read
It All Started over Lunch
The Outer Banks beaches of North Carolina are some of our favorite places on Earth. We are lucky enough to visit three or four times a...
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bcentolanza
Feb 1, 20202 min read
A Christmas (Staycation) Story
I’m old school and still read actual newspapers. I like to keep articles on hand of places to go, exhibits to check out, shows to see,...
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bcentolanza
Jan 18, 20202 min read
I Ate a Ham Sandwich
Every year since 2013, part of our New Year’s Eve tradition has been reminiscing about the past year via a Mason memory jar full of...
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bcentolanza
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Beyond Thomas Jefferson
For the past three years, I’ve been covering the Green Spring Garden Club's Christmas Homes Tour for Williamsburg Magazine. During the...
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bcentolanza
Oct 18, 20192 min read
Between Two States
I am neither a fan of NASCAR nor country music, so I was hesitant to visit Bristol, VA, a town which has deep roots in both. We recently...
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bcentolanza
Sep 11, 20196 min read
Adventures in Beantown
I am neither a fan of NASCAR nor country music, so I was hesitant to visit Bristol, VA, a town which has deep roots in both. We recently...
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bcentolanza
Aug 15, 20192 min read
6. The Cherry Spoon
One of my husband’s life goals is to see a baseball game in every stadium in America. His favorite team is the New York Yankees, so we’ve...
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bcentolanza
Aug 8, 20192 min read
5. What We Do
We know quite a few families who spend their weekends trekking from town to town for travel soccer, softball, swimming, or lacrosse. Our...
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bcentolanza
Jul 30, 20192 min read
4. A Big Ball of Scared
Hi. Me again. The middle of the night June 1. I am now nearly 41 ½, so I thought I would check in on my progress as a woman in mid-life...
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bcentolanza
Jun 1, 20192 min read
3. The Library in the Lighthouse
Two spring breaks ago on a tour of the lighthouse on St. Simon’s Island in Georgia, I was fascinated by a library box that was showcased...
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bcentolanza
Apr 21, 20192 min read
2. A Cluttered Desk
I have not watched Marie Kondo’s show or read any of her books, but I have heard that when it comes to clutter, she recommends parting...
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bcentolanza
Mar 28, 20192 min read
1. Unmotivated
It’s 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20. I’ve been up for two hours now. The older I get, the worse my sleep patterns are becoming and it’s...
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