Life with Mary and Jay
Documenting our adventures and enjoying time in the not-so-fast lane.
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Route 66, Day 7: Gallup, NM to Kingman, AZ
We started the morning in Gallup, NM. We grabbed some coffee and immediately headed towards the Petrified Forest National Park. We have stopped here before but it’s one of my absolutely favorite National Parks, so we are making the stop again. It’s so amazing to me that wood, over millions of years, petrified to now…
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Second Anniversary: Florida, Bern’s Steakhouse, Family, & back to Virginia!
July 1, 2023 July 3 is our anniversary! So, what better way to celebrate than with some of our favorite family members (and one of our favorite restaurants) in Florida! Florida has always held a special place in my heart, but not because of the weather or heat, nor Disney or the beach. But, instead…
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Grand Canyon (North Rim)
Sept. 22, 2022 As we continued making our way out west, we made a plan to stop at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. This was a bucket list item for both of us. On our way, we passed Las Vegas – although, this was much to my dismay. ha! If you aren’t familiar…
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Golden Spike
While in Utah we decided to take a trip to see the Golden Spike in Promontory, Utah. We drove on the only single paved road to bring visitors in-and-out of the site . We didn’t see another car for more than 45 minutes and there wasn’t even cell phone service. There were also warnings that…
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Pittsburgh wrap-up
We stayed in Pittsburgh for one month. During our time, we rented an Airbnb in Lower Burrell, PA and had lots of great experiences. While there, we shopped at the Giant Eagle, which is a great grocery store! I’ll miss the Eagle! haha! It was very clean, the employees were helpful, and the store had…
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Pirate’s Game (PNC Park) & Carnegie Museum of National History
Sept. 2-4, 2022 As soon as we began our trip to head out of town we saw a truck on fire – full-on ablaze! Luckily, first responders were there and no one appeared to be injured. But, still – what a crazy thing to see as we started our trip! We chose to stay at…
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Loss and grief
If you have been following along, you may have noticed that we were posting to this blog quite regularly in Pennsylvania, but then we suddenly stopped. Unfortunately, our family experienced a loss and everything that came along with it, and it took us time to grieve the loss, and help the immediate family members with…
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