- The Mother Road Part 8
Travels with Caroline and Party Research The End The third day of our trip was pretty low key. I ended up needing to work, so I stayed in the hotel while Alex and Caroline went to explore Gallop, New Mexico. I’m going to hand the Gallup section off to them. First, I’ll give you a …
- The Mother Road Sidebar
Alex and Caroline go to Gallup I was not a fan of Gallup, New Mexico. When Caroline and I went out to get some pictures, we first cruised Route 66 through town to see what might be worth shooting. The answer: Not much. There were a lot of cool signs along the route, but they …
- The Mother Road Part 7
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 7 We began the second day of our final trek across Route 66 in the California high desert. As we hit the outskirts of Victorville the city and neighborhoods with streets of packed houses gave way to a desert landscape broken up by small houses surrounded by cars …
- The Mother Road Part 6
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 6 We decided to tackle the last half of Route 66 in one trip. As with the other sections we had to contend with the logistics of how to get to a starting point and either work our way to the end or home. Like the Chicago to …
- The Mother Road Part 5
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 5 The next few stops on our list were all in the small town of Cuba, Missouri. With a population well below 4,000 people, the residents of Cuba have worked hard to make it a must stop destination for travelers looking to get their kicks on 66. …
- The Mother Road Part 4
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 4 The second day of our journey from Chicago to Joplin, Missouri started with a great spelling debate. Really, how do you spell “ketchup”? We spell it with K-e-t-c-h-u-p, and so far our friends, Heinz, Hunts and Wikipedia all agree with us. However, Brooks and the good folks …
- The Mother Road Part 3
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 3 When we first decided to take our party research on the road, we really figured we’d cover what we could of Route 66 over a few days at spring break and that would be it. As soon as we got home from our Joplin to New Mexico …
- The Mother Road Part 2
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 2 The second day of our adventure started when we packed up our bags in Oklahoma City, ate the hotel’s “concierge breakfast” which pre-pandemic would have a had a host of options to what now looked and tasted like a Jenny Craig egg scramble complete with the microwaveable …
- The Mother Road Part 1
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part I Once we come up with a party topic, we usually do a bit of research to help us figure out food, decorations, and the game. For our Hollywood through the ages party, we researched popular food through the decades, watched a lot of movies, and paused Big …
- Music Night Christmas Challenge
We are going to play our social media music night a little differently this month. Rather than one topic each week, we are going to play a marathon topic for the month. As a result there are going to be rules above and beyond play in your matching pajamas. The topic for the entire month …
- T-R-A-D-I-T-I-O-N, tradition!
(If you don’t hear Tevey from Fiddler on the Roof singing it, you’re doing it wrong) “We don’t even have an ELF on the Shelf,” was my first thought to the suggestion that I write a blog about all the Cesarz (Texas Edition) traditions. Except for Rico, we don’t have a lot of unique family …
- Sacrament in Place
I’m going to start by giving a huge shout out to the amazing church family and Sunday School class we have! When I look at our party invite list well over 70 percent of them are from Trinity Presbyterian Church. While they might be church people, they are also delightfully fun people. When our church …
Travels with Caroline and Party Research The End The third day of our trip was pretty low key. I ended up needing to work, so I stayed in the hotel while Alex and Caroline went to explore Gallop, New Mexico. I’m going to hand the Gallup section off to them. First, I’ll give you a …
Alex and Caroline go to Gallup I was not a fan of Gallup, New Mexico. When Caroline and I went out to get some pictures, we first cruised Route 66 through town to see what might be worth shooting. The answer: Not much. There were a lot of cool signs along the route, but they …
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 7 We began the second day of our final trek across Route 66 in the California high desert. As we hit the outskirts of Victorville the city and neighborhoods with streets of packed houses gave way to a desert landscape broken up by small houses surrounded by cars …
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 6 We decided to tackle the last half of Route 66 in one trip. As with the other sections we had to contend with the logistics of how to get to a starting point and either work our way to the end or home. Like the Chicago to …
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 5 The next few stops on our list were all in the small town of Cuba, Missouri. With a population well below 4,000 people, the residents of Cuba have worked hard to make it a must stop destination for travelers looking to get their kicks on 66. …
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 4 The second day of our journey from Chicago to Joplin, Missouri started with a great spelling debate. Really, how do you spell “ketchup”? We spell it with K-e-t-c-h-u-p, and so far our friends, Heinz, Hunts and Wikipedia all agree with us. However, Brooks and the good folks …
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 3 When we first decided to take our party research on the road, we really figured we’d cover what we could of Route 66 over a few days at spring break and that would be it. As soon as we got home from our Joplin to New Mexico …
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part 2 The second day of our adventure started when we packed up our bags in Oklahoma City, ate the hotel’s “concierge breakfast” which pre-pandemic would have a had a host of options to what now looked and tasted like a Jenny Craig egg scramble complete with the microwaveable …
Travels with Caroline and Party Research Part I Once we come up with a party topic, we usually do a bit of research to help us figure out food, decorations, and the game. For our Hollywood through the ages party, we researched popular food through the decades, watched a lot of movies, and paused Big …
We are going to play our social media music night a little differently this month. Rather than one topic each week, we are going to play a marathon topic for the month. As a result there are going to be rules above and beyond play in your matching pajamas. The topic for the entire month …
(If you don’t hear Tevey from Fiddler on the Roof singing it, you’re doing it wrong) “We don’t even have an ELF on the Shelf,” was my first thought to the suggestion that I write a blog about all the Cesarz (Texas Edition) traditions. Except for Rico, we don’t have a lot of unique family …
I’m going to start by giving a huge shout out to the amazing church family and Sunday School class we have! When I look at our party invite list well over 70 percent of them are from Trinity Presbyterian Church. While they might be church people, they are also delightfully fun people. When our church …