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Friday, August 7, 2026

{Travel} Upstate New York: Work, Family, Music & Sightseeing

Mr. Click had a work event in Troy, New York which also happened to be the day before a concert we had booked in Bethel, New York.

We made it into a little getaway weekend. We stayed on the waterfront in Troy.

When we got to the hotel, we walked around a little and along the Hudson River. We walked around River Street Market that had quite a few restaurants. We also checked out the area around the hotel.

I thought this was an interesting use of space in our room. That night was Mr. Click's work event so I ordered dinner at the Bistro in the hotel (delicious Mediterranean bowl!). When he got back, we hung out at the bar in the hotel with some of the other event attendees. We also met two make up artists from the show The Gilded Age! That was pretty exciting. The show films in Troy for some of the scenes. I love that show!

The next morning we headed into what I think is the downtown Troy area. We had coffee at a cute coffee shop Alias Coffee before heading to our next destination.

The scenery was so beautiful on our drive.

In another serendipitous turn of events, we were able to visit our niece and her husband at their lovely home on our way to Bethel.

We got to meet their kitties (one was too shy for a photo).

They gave us a tour of their amazing home and property. It was our first time visiting them so it was quite exciting. We went out to lunch with them in their super cute hometown. It was a great meal and a beautiful day.

Then we were back on the road to Bethel...more gorgeous scenery along the way. We stopped once for a call and got some really good cappuccinos at a Greek restaurant. We made it to our next hotel in the afternoon.

We stayed in the town of Monticello, outside of Bethel. This was my look for the concert.

It was about a 15 minute drive to the venue.

It is on the site of Woodstock and a historical landmark.

We didn't know what to expect and we were blown away by how beautiful (how many times can I say beautiful?!) views and grounds.

Everyone working there was so friendly and helpful. There were so many food and drink vendors and zero lines.

We had some great seats!

We were there to see J J Grey and The Mofros and he was the second act on the bill. Mr. Click is a big fan of his music which can be described as swamp rock,Southern soul blues and funk. He put on an amazing show and left us wanting more!

The venue is pretty incredible and looked even more magical at night.

The headliner was Joe Bonamossa and we stayed for a few of his songs before heading back to our hotel.

The next morning we headed out to Beacon, New York.

City Girl #1 had told us about this quaint town and it sounded like a good place to visit.

We had a delicious brunch at Beacon Bread Company. The lemonade was top tier as well.

The rest of the morning we walked around town, stopping in shops and window shopping at others. This cat cafe was tempting but I just said hi to the kitties.

It started raining and we figured that was our cue to start our drive home. It was an easy drive and we were happy to be home after a wonderful getaway.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Summer Bucket List-How did we do?

As the sun starts setting earlier every night, it's time to see how well we did with my Summer Bucket List.

Summer Bucket List

go berry picking
visit local brewery
outdoor concert
s’mores on the fire pit
fresh corn
berry or peach dessert
visit local vineyard
Jersey tomato sandwich
host a dinner party or happy hour
pool days
beach day
bike rides
family vacation +
children’s museum with our niece & nephews
pizza on the grill
plant a garden

Visit a local vineyard

~~Visit local brewery~~

I wasn't sure we would get to a local vineyard but we actually got to two of them in mid-late September and it was still technically summer.

We visited this one recently and I was wowed by their flower gardens.

Mr. Click's band played here and it had beautiful views and good wine. We never made it to a local brewery but we have plenty to visit this fall.

Host a dinner party or happy hour

Pool Days

We hosted a few Sunday Fundays and had meals at each of them so I'm counting that as "yes". This also counts as pool days.

Plant a garden

I planted way more flower this year (than last year) and got some good results. I loved seeing the morning glories start to bloom in late summer.

I also planted my perennial garden and I've been getting more flowers as the season goes on. We have two huge basil plants as well.

Tomato Sandwiches

This is a summer must for me with a ripe, juicy New Jersey tomato! I like mine on toast with some mayo and cheese. Lots of salt and pepper too!

Pizza on the grill

We love to make pizza during the year inside but there's something about cooking it on the grill that just makes it better.

~~Pick Berries~~

Peach or Berry Dessert

We never got to pick any berries but I did make a mixed berry crisp.

Bike Rides

I'm getting braver this year and we've taken more bike rides and also when City Girl #2 was visiting us.

Fresh corn

Mr. Click makes this corn salsa every summer and it's always a hit.

S'mores on the Firepit

City Girl #2 and I made s'mores on the firepit.

Go to the children's museum with our niece and nephews

This was their birthday gift from us and we finally got to take them (along with their parents and baby brother). Followed by a pizza dinner of course!

Outdoor concert

We got to see Oasis at Metlife Stadium which was quite the thrill! I'll have a post on that later.

For the rest of the list:

Family Vacation + other trip
Beach Days

The family vacation was definitely on our list and we took the girls to Disney in June which was so much fun. The special trip to Kauai happened to fall in the summer and was a bonus.

We did get one beach day in at home but we prefer our pool. For the record, we do take daily walks by the ocean and along the boardwalk so I think they count as beach days too.

That was a pretty busy and full summer!

Do you do a summer bucket list? I think I need to do one for fall now.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

{Travel} Family Disney Trip 2025 - Days 3-4

We were up early again on Day 3 of our Disney trip (catch up here) and heading to Early Entry at Magic Kingdom.

I'm wearing my thrifted Disney outfit and ready for a hot one!

We split up when we got there. I headed to Peter Pan's flight and the rest of my family headed to TRON.

We met up and did some other rides together.

They went on Space Mountain and ...

I enjoyed The People Mover.

It was super hot and a cool break at the Polynesian Resort sounded nice. We had lunch at Kona Cafe which has always been one of our favorites.

They celebrated Mr. Click's birthday and he got this sweet plate of treats (that he shared with us).

That night we had dinner at La Hacienda de San Angel in EPCOT's Mexico. We explored the rest of the countries in EPCOT and stopped for a picture in Canada.

I got a glass of champs in France.

So did City Girl #1.

I took some pics around Morocco.

It had been another full day!

We were back at it on Day 4 and headed to Animal Kingdom.

The girls went to Pandora to ride of Flight Of Passage. We had some time to walk around and met up with them for the Navi River Ride.

We all went on the Kilimanjaro Safaris together and got to see so many animals. Look at this regal lioness....

...and cute elephant.

The three of them went on Everest...

...and I watched these funny monkeys! We were done very early so we headed back to Hollywood Studios to revisit some rides. I hung out in the ABC Commissary until we all met up and had lunch there.