We decided to celebrate our anniversary a few weeks early by taking a trip to Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is a city in the moutains of Western North Carolina. It has a quaint, busy downtown area and we were able to eat lunch at 12 Bones, which has gotten some press for being a place…
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The Givens Go to Hawaii: Kauai
Here is our last stop, Kauai. We spent two days there. We went to Lu’au Kalamaku where I had some great mashed purple sweet potatoes with coconut (you know I love sweet potatoes), kaluau pig, and other tasty dinner items. I even tried poi, which didn’t taste like much of anything to me. We…
The Givens Go to Hawaii: The Big Island
Our first stop on the Big Island was Hilo. We visited the Black Sand Beach and Lava Tree State Park. This a lava field. The ocean was once where this lava field is. Hilo is on the rainy side of the Big Island so of course we got some rain once we got out of…
The Givens Go to Hawaii: Part II
Neither of us have visited Hawaii so we decided to take a cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America. I chose a cruise because I couldn’t decide which islands for us to visit. I thought this would give us a little bit of everything so when we visit next time (hint, hint Mr. G),…
The Givens Go to Hawaii Part I
I am long overdue with sharing pictures from our Hawaiian vacation with you, but I will start today! I promise not to post the 370+ pictures, but enough to give you a general idea of all the fun we had. If you have any questions, please just ask! We started off by flying in to…
The Givens Go to …
It’s been very slow around here. That’s because Mr. G and I have been in Hawaii for the past 9 days! We left just in time to miss the snow in Atlanta! Now we are back and scrambling trying to get ready for Christmas. I will share some photos with you in between sharing recipes…
My Trip to South Bend, Indiana
I interrupt all tasty, food-related posts to share with you some pictures of my trip to South Bend. My BFF Holly is there so I went to visit her and get away from from the 90+ degree weather in the South. Here are just a few things we did: The Zoo: The South Bend Chocolate Company:…
Let the Countdown Begin!
It is that time of year again people: Epcot International Food & Wine Festival time at Walt Disney World. My sister and I are going to be making a road trip there in less than a month! This year we will be running in the inaugural Wine & Dine Half-marathon Relay in addition to a…
Road Trip to Charleston, SC Part II
Now on to the food…of course I didn’t take one picture of anything we ate, but I’ll try to describe in detail. We arrived early on a Saturday evening and wanted a quick bite after checking in. We decided to check out Sticky Fingers, which was on the next block. They are a Memphis style…
Road Trip to Charleston, SC
To celebrate our one year anniversary, we decided to drive over to Charleston, South Carolina for a few days. The weather turned out to be great, especially with the late winter and snowy conditions the South has had over the past few weeks. Here is the first part of my summary of some of the…