Adventures of the Antirider Rider

Food is always fancier on white plates, right?   The house decides to do a family dinner and we feast on veggies burgers topped with guacamole and lettuce, sweet potato fries, lima beans, bakes beans, and corn.  The irony is that no one in this house is a vegetarian!   Bes brings the dessert and [...]

The greenway is a place for me to run, walk, ride bicycles, and on occasion make new friends.  Since moving, the south Charlotte greenways have been elusive to me.  I explore a new stretch of the south Charlotte greenway with Russell who has never been on a Charlotte greenway before.  He’s very interested in these wood carvings [...]

It’s winter coat time as we embark on another adventure. Russell tries out the Charlotte LYNX mass transit for the first time. We go to Discovery Place where Russell the Chief Scientist comes out to play.  At the crafts station, a Christmas tree ornament zipper pull is created.   We pass on the IMAX film [...]

I’m not the only one who has lots of adventures.  Russell is also always getting into something.  The big task now is getting the truck back on the road!   The rolling chair proves to be quite the challenge when the truck is on the move… because the chair is on the move too! The [...]

The nice thing about winter is all the delicious flavors it brings and if you’re wanting to experience some real winter weather, you should check out rentals in Edmonton.  I have a friend from a South American country whose company sent her to work in Canada.  She learned very quickly that she needed a new [...]

Bes is in charge of the menu and starts wokking it up!   Russell is assigned the turkey.  He adds salt to brine it in the cooler.  See the ice?  That’s so we don’t all die of food poisoning.   Guess what?  Turkey butt! The turkey enters the Traeger grill and the Tervis isn’t far [...]

I can’t resist some cheap gas! What’s this?  Made in China for American Girl Doll?  How ironic. I think Rebecca may be peeking out from behind Russell’s head! After a long day of living in a Springer – Jerry Springer – style world, I let Russell experience something AAAAA-MAY-ZING for being such a good sport [...]

Remember those awesome chocolates that Tory made for my birthday? Here are the last few getting ready to walk the plank… to my tummy! What else did my birthday bring? One of my best – yes the other half of the C-team – is an amazing gift giver! I am now the proud owner of [...]

Mark comes for a visit and makes his tasty margaritas. Kendra and Ben also pay us a visit.   The roomies pose with Mark. We pose in the car on the way out. Dave is our friendly DD tonight and Ben and Russell opt for the outdoor seats as we head downtown.   We end [...]

Russell prepares his best Traeger meal yet!  Steaks on the grill. We pair it with some homemade mashed potatoes, broccoli salad with bacon bits, and organic green beans – absolutely delicious! For those of you who chronicle my life, I’ve been looking for new flatware for about half a year.  All major decisions like these [...]

Russell loves three things: robots, pizza, and beer.  Here we have a robot with a Shock Top beer box head – robot – check! Then we add pizza from the Mellow Mushroom – pizza – check! At Mellow Mushroom, you can choose to dine in part of a school bus. Then we add lots and [...]

It’s like Christmas… oh wait, it IS Christmas Eve… but not really… when Russell gets his new Traeger Grill from Costco.   Even though it’s dark out, he can’t wait until the next day so he sets up the outdoor lights and puts on his headlamp to get to work assembling. He’s already got the [...]

We score some rock star street parking. The bridge to the festival is actually pretty cool. Kids are playing on the rocks. We get to the festival and see the lines for tickets.    This cross bicycle-scooter-elliptical deal is intriguing.  Unfortunately, we never witness anyone testing it out.   I find it strange that a [...]

After my amazing physical prowess… no, not really, after strolling those last two miles in my triathlon, I am treating myself – or actually Brendan – is treating me to a delicious meal fit for athletes! We pull out the plastic tub of venison and I get to create my own kabob! Brendan adds a [...]