TRAVELING WITH THE PEARONS
This last post will be a joint effort, but Val will start us off. Our day technically started in the wee morning hours as we finished up at the Rebirth Brass Band concert. It was … wow. Not just the band — which was epic — but the atmosphere just made you smile. I’m actually
Good afternoon! Matthew here, checking in from Downtown New Orleans. Today’s blog is a little different, since I’m writing it significantly earlier than normal. I try my hardest to squeeze the very last bit of useful time out of each and every day — even if that means sitting down to write the blog nigh
22,965 steps … Surprisingly only my feet hurt. During past vacations, Matthew and I have found which parts of our bodies are most likely to give out first (Matthew’s hip and my right knee). I guess our bodies are giving us a break this trip. Okay, on to the day’s events. This is Val and
Rest easy New Orleans — the Pearons have arrived. Matthew here, reporting from the Big Easy. Today was a mix of several different types of activities: more roadtripping, bridges, beaches, seashells with unexpected animals in them, blues festivals, moments where I wanted to hit people/things with the rental car and/or my fists, and food …
Val here! First of all, I’d like to point out that on this day six years ago, we were getting married and the rain held off until the photographer snapped our last photo. We had no such luck today … We woke up to a very rainy Dallas, but it didn’t deter us from going
Good evening, readers! Matthew here. I would like to start by welcoming you to another adventure with your favorite virtual travel companions, the Pearons. This year, our adventure is leading us to the southern half of the United States, to a place of many names. A few of the names we’ve run across: The Crescent
Okay, this is going to be a short one for a couple reasons: • We’ve been driving for 14 hours and have only stopped for fuel, restrooms, fast food and most importantly for taffy, which ended in me having to settle for gummy bears (what kind of convenience store doesn’t have taffy?). • The only
Good evening, everyone! Matthew here, signing on from the beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina (OBX). This is the last blog post authored from the OBX, as we’re regrettably beginning our 16-hour trek home tomorrow morning. If you’ve been following along, you’ll know we’ve done a lot of outdoorsy/adventurous things on this vacation. In the
Today started with a plan to get up at 5 a.m. to see the sunrise on the beach. This is how this scenario actually went: *Valeri (me) wakes Matthew at 5 a.m.* *Matthew whines* “Nooooo. I don’t want to.” *Valeri rolls her eyes and starts to get up* *She looks outside and sees it’s
Hello, everyone! Matthew here, reporting from the Outer Banks. Today is day six of our North Carolina adventure, and what a day it was! I’ll give you a rundown. We started the morning by heading to Coquina Beach for some family photos – which is generally not one of my favorite activities – but the
Good morning, readers. Valeri here. Wow am I tired. I’m not sure whether it’s due to our Washington, D.C., trip, the kayaking we did this morning or if it’s just the heat getting to me, but I am ready for a week of nothing but sleep. As I mentioned, one of the culprits of this exhaustion is
Hey, there! Matthew here, checking in on day three of Surviving the Outer Banks. If you’ve been keeping up with our trip, you’re aware we are on an adventure in North Carolina. Today is a bit different, though…we’re in Washington, D.C.! I’ll be writing this entry throughout the day today – in
Valeri here. First things first, Matthew and I have managed to not turn into lobsters our first full day. #Winning We are still just as pale as when we left Missouri … just in case you were wondering. The SPF70 we used may have helped. Okay, on to the day. We woke up later than
Matthew here, signing on from North Carolina’s beautiful Outer Banks! I’m sure by now you’ve read the first entry authored by my lovely wife, Valeri (if not, click here), but this is my first contribution, so I would like to start by welcoming you to yet another adventure with your favorite virtual travel companions: the
Okay, where to start? Well, let’s start with the fact that this is my second attempt at this post. Also, this is Val. I was typing away while Matthew was driving, then something went wrong and here I am back to a blank page. I apologize in advance … my quick wit
Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen! Matthew here. We apologize for the delay in posting this, but we were pretty worn from our journey last night, so my body decided you fine people could wait an extra day. Our last day in San Francisco was a short, but busy one. After checking out of our
This is Val and oh my word, where do I even begin to tell you about our day? Well, after finishing our second blog post at 1 a.m. Sunday, we noticed we had yet to pack our stuff to leave the AirBnB. So we decided not to leave at 8 a.m. Sunday morning,
Hello again! Matthew here, reporting in from Walnut Creek, California! This entry is to chronical our third day in California. We had a blast, and I hope I’ll be able to convey that in the next few lines. Our day started at 8 a.m. with the normal 30-minute trek into San Francisco proper via BART and landed us
This is Valeri and I’m here to fill you in on our day. Simply put, day two was a success! I’m sure most of you think “The Pearons’” first stop was for coffee, however, that wasn’t true this morning. You see, on our way to In-n-Out Burger last night, Matthew saw we were mere
Hello! Matthew here. I would like to welcome you to another adventure with the Pearons! If you’ve joined us before, you know the drill – but if not, just try to keep up. Generally, we try to alternate blog entries, so you hear a bit from both of us, but there are exceptions made
