Category Archives: Travel

A Comedy of Errors, or All’s Well That Ends Well

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Jody

What with the new baby in the picture, all our parents will be coming in and out to visit over the next few months. David’s mom and stepdad last week, his dad and stepmom next week, my folks in late … Continue reading →

Posted in Rocket City, Travel | Tagged point reyes station, vacation, vacation rental | 2 Comments

Heading for the Hills: Seven Tips for a Weekend Vacation

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Jody

On a quarterly-to-six-month basis, I get an itch to get outta town. It’s been literally months since I really left town, and a girl gets ants in her pants. When that happens, we take a weekend powder to one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged gualala, rental home, short vacation, Travel, vacation rental | 3 Comments

Home again, home again, jiggity jig.

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Jody

After much swearing and the unnecessary ordering of a new cable, I finally found the upload cable for our camera. While my next post will be slightly more informative and slightly less slideshow, I thought I’d share how the three-week … Continue reading →

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Heading into familycation, Week 3: A Checklist

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jody

The Thorn Birds: Check. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Check. The Girl Who Played With Fire: Need a bookstore. Baby’s first visit to the beach: Check. Outdoor showers every day for a week: Check. Lobster, softshell crab, Mom’s strawberry … Continue reading →

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Greeetings from the East Coast!

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Jody

Just thought I’d pop in to say hello from my three-week familycation–five days in Rogersville, PA, ten days in Cape May, NJ, three days in Bethesda, MD, and wrapping it up with a few more days in Rogersville. Visiting my … Continue reading →

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The Rockets Hit the Road: Traveling with (Active) Baby

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Jody

When I found out I’d be attending the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston, I was thrilled for more than one reason: first, it was a great work opportunity for me; second, we have friends and family in Providence and Newport, … Continue reading →

Posted in Kids, Rocket City, Travel | Tagged boston westin waterfront, cloth gdiapers, enterprise 2.0, ergo baby carrier, flying with infant, gdiapers, hotel with infant, travel with infant, united economy plus | 3 Comments

Product Review: Moby Wrap; or, How To Get Kid A to Point B Sans SUV

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Jody

When you live in a city, in a neighborhood with no parking, in a small apartment, and don’t own a car (or in my case, drive) transportation is always an issue. When you have a miniature Agent of Chaos living … Continue reading →

Posted in Kids, Reviews, Travel | Tagged baby, baby carrying, baby gear, baby wearing, carseat, ez crate, kelty, moby wrap, natural resources, newborn, nojo sling, public transit, stroller, travel with baby, wallaby | 1 Comment

The Merry Berry Month of May

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Jody

It’s been awhile since I blogged—May has been a busy month! So here’s a quick lowdown on the Rocketfam’s recent activities. Chapter I: Flight of the Hummingbird Due to my own idiocy (I deleted the still shots accidentally) I only … Continue reading →

Posted in Kids, Pregnancy, Travel | Tagged bay to breakers, crib, emily mini crib, hummingbird, lake tahoe, Nursery | Leave a comment

Have No Car, Will Travel

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Jody

A few personal notes before I move onto this week’s blog: Congratulations to the Van Everys and a big welcome to Georgia Poppy Van Every, who finally decided to come out of hiding on Thursday, February 26. Can’t wait to … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Rocket City, Travel | Tagged daytrip, map, roadmap, train, Travel, travel without a car, weekend getaway | 3 Comments