Travel
Kettle One is for the Dogs
January/13/2009 12:42 PM
Kettle One is for the Dogs
by Nicole Hanratty
I’m so done. The holidays are over, I can leave my house without worrying about whether or not I need a gift for anyone I’m about to see and I’ve jumped off of the Fall Holiday Wheel of Events that belongs in my nephews’ hamster cage purchased for their birthdays which they promptly returned after realizing hamsters poop.
January brings sanity, a return to my favorite routines and normalcy. We reclaim our weekends from family commitments and holiday cheer; they are once again free for us to use them as we choose. Read More...
On Tour
September/23/2008 02:45 PM
by Nicole Hanratty
It’s been a year full of travel and this Rock Star is ready to unpack her suitcases for the remainder of the year.
There have been some bumpy flights, cancelled plans, airport dramas, annoying inconveniences and general travel mayhem along the way, but there were only a few things this Diva (to my husband’s dismay) and our offspring couldn’t handle. The best of the complaints are compiled here in a list for your enjoyment (hopefully) and sympathy (unlikely). Read More...
Dog Flight
June/30/2008 01:48 PM
by Nicole Hanratty
Family vacations are always fun! They really bring out the best in marriages. Find me a couple traveling with children and I’ll show you a husband and wife who are bickering over the responsibilities that go along with it. Throw a dog into the traveling mix and I’ll show you an all out battle.
Were it not against all laws of matrimony, the picture above would be of my loving husband asleep with his mouth wide open sitting on the plane totally oblivious to the world around him. Which brings me to the nice man who was, unfortunately for him, seated next to me and left to fill my hubby’s sleeping shoes. Read More...
Spring Break Maui
March/30/2008 07:18 PM
by Nicole Hanratty
Spring Break 2008 my crew hit Maui taking over every inch of the resort with our commanding presence. With a pail full of prescription drugs, we were a motley crew of three families with more dysfunction than function and we laughed our way through five days of fun.
In true Rock Star fashion, we had private cabanas rented all over the property and squatters who took over them every time we headed for a dip in the pool. Someone call security! “Yes, it’s us again...” Silly me, I always interpreted reserved signs as meaning “Someone Paid a Lot of Money for This Chair” but apparently others see them as “Remove Sign, Move Chair Two Feet and Call It Your Own.” Read More...
