Aside from the publication of Julie’s second book, all has been fairly quiet on the Urbyville front, at least from the website’s perspective. We’ve actually been busy little bees these last few weeks, as Operation Grandparents has begun here in beautiful, snowy Ohio. Hey, at least it doesn’t rain as … Continue reading
Holy smokes! This is way overdue but the whirlwind that has been the past two weeks has lead to the longest drought of Urbyville postings ever! I’ll sum up the highlights and tell why this moving trip across the USA may well have been the most ideal of all the … Continue reading
This past weekend was all about hospitality for us, something that we oftentimes rely on, and nearly always benefit from because of the good people we spend time with and the good conversations we have. The weekend started for us on Friday night in Hilton Head Island, SC, where we … Continue reading
So far it’s been a nice time with Brother Bear, aka Jeff. We’ve run, played games, cooked pierogis, and had just a swell old time. Just to recap, we’re spending all our time down South with Jeff, Matt’s brother, so he can not only spend his winter break from Wisconsin … Continue reading
And fun with alliteration too. After a rocking good time in Cincinnati, we headed north for time with the Urbanski and Kromer sides of the family. We were not disappointed as we got to meet up with friends and family in Columbus, Tiffin, and Findlay before the big gathering of … Continue reading
After polishing off a bowl of Skyline Chili’s Vegetarian Three Way Chili (served over spaghetti noodles and topped with a humungous mound of shredded cheddar of course), we made a stop at Graeter’s for a Cheese Crown pastry: Cincinnati at its finest. We left our Myrtle Beach hide out last … Continue reading
South Carolina, you were good to us, as good as you have ever been. When we needed sun and warmth, you delivered. When we needed quiet time to study the GRE, edit my book, and read other books, the sound of silence was all we heard. When we asked for … Continue reading
I’m sure there are a number of us who know what it’s like to smell beer at 9am, not that many of us would admit it. But, a few days in Vegas or a couple early football games sometimes call for beer-thirty to hit earlier than usual. On Thanksgiving Day, … Continue reading
First, apologies for not updating the website much lately. We’ve been traveling and visiting people quite a bit the past week and with these activities, we tend to be less productive on Urbyville. However, it’s time to share the story of our amazing Rooney family, many of whom we’ve been … Continue reading
There’s a reason fishing isn’t called “catching”, and we experienced that first hand this past Wednesday with our friend Vince and his friend, Steve. Part of the reason Matt and I chose Ocean City, NJ as a destination for the week is because our good friends, Vince and Doris Saul, … Continue reading
One of my favorite things to do is to sit and think about what I was doing this same time last week, and what I’ll be doing this same time next week. For the last few years, the answer was often, “Working and…working.” There wasn’t much of a difference from … Continue reading
We are now in Ocean City, NJ after driving for three out of the last four days. We have had a whirlwind of traveling since we left Mexico last Saturday with many great visits with family and friends and many many hours of driving on the great US interstate system. … Continue reading
It’s time for a little recap of the last few weeks’ events, as it was full of visits to family and friends, good food, a little sight-seeing, a respectable amount of running, and lots of other stuff in between. In total, we drove 2700 miles on the dot from the … Continue reading
As we work our way through the next path to choose in life, there are two big long term projects that are captivating my mind and both have been reinforced over the past few days thanks to our stay at the Wolpert family cabin in the mountains of Pennsylvania and … Continue reading
To summarize my experience on the road trip thus far and to find the commonalities between the various places we’ve visited and people we’ve spent time with, the most common thread is that I would love to live the lives of everyone we’ve spent time with and I’d be happy … Continue reading
The road trip is underway and our first stop was to visit the No-Car family in Toronto, Canada. No-Car was a hiking companion of ours for nearly 800 miles of the PCT in 2007. We spent Friday and Saturday with No-Car, his wife Yes-Car, and their lovely daughter Aaden. We … Continue reading
