Kickstand Burger Bar: A Great Pre- or Post-Game Restaurant in Charlotte, NC

**UPDATE 1/10/19**   If you’re in town for a Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Knights, or Charlotte Hornets game, but don’t want to eat in Uptown, head a couple miles over to Central Avenue. In the heart of the trendy, but still cool Plaza-Midwood neighborhood, you’ll find a variety of restaurants. One restaurant that I recommend is … Read more

This week in Atlanta Adventures

If you’ve spent any time reading this blog, you’ll know that I’ve been to Atlanta three times since April. I can’t help it that the Braves had good events so close together.  Side note: I’ll have you know that the Braves are 3-0 when we’ve been in attendance. At least there has been a variety of … Read more

Adventures in Atlanta (Again)

A giant Bobblehead of Chipper Jones.

This past weekend, we made another trek to Atlanta. If you missed it the first time, you can read about our trip to Atlanta over Easter weekend here, here, and here. The last link ties into this blog, so go read that and we’ll meet back here. Are we all on the same page now? … Read more

Cookout Season: how to have one that’s dietary restriction friendly

Hamburger, hot dog, chips

Memorial Day is the official kickoff to summer and to cookout season (I think some of you actually refer to cookouts at BBQs). This means hamburgers, hot dogs, barbeque, chips, and all of the desserts. Getting hungry, aren’t you? Same. For our friends and loved ones with dietary restrictions, cookouts can be frustrating event. If … Read more

ROAD TRIP!!

For some reason, MLB decided that Easter weekend would be a good idea to have Opening Weekend at the Braves brand new ballpark. I had planned to go to Opening Day, but after issues with pre-sale & general tickets, we decided to only go to the Saturday game. I won’t go into details on my … Read more

Cracker Barrel: A Southern Tradition

I’ve been plotting this blog for several months now. I started heavily researching back in December, trying to figure out exactly what I wanted this to be. At first, I wanted to avoid chains as much as possible. Then I started to realize that even with traveling, that’s where people end up due to convenience … Read more

Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Hey y’all! Hopefully you’ve had a chance to read the “Who Am I?” section of the blog where I talk about myself & why I decided to start this blog. What’s that? You haven’t? Just click the menu & you’ll see it. I’ll wait. TL;DR-My name is Samantha (most people call me Sam) & I’m … Read more