a veg life

(posted by Emily) We went to Houston For a long weekend visit Time for relaxing Rick likes to read books He's so much fun to play with The kids love to read Saturday meant beer Saint Arnold's is so much fun Awesome picnic lunch The kids played Sorry And Mister Rick got tackled Good root beer for all Sniffles in the air Time for relaxing at home More games of Sorry Lots of movies watched Torchy's Tacos for late lunch Everyone had naps Shiner makes a beer A special for their birthday Everyone should try Days went by so fast Before we knew it, home time. Thanks for all the fun! --E&R

(posted by Emily) Many of you know that we spent 2014 traveling as often as we could -- new cities , new countries , and new experiences . Well, in keeping with that trend, 2015 is going to be another jam packed year of adventure! Here's the current round up of destinations: February - Our annual Houston trip to see the Stevens Clan! I've already requested a trip to Saint Arnold's . via April - Over Easter weekend (and the overlap of our Spring Break weeks), we are headed to Cancun for the first time! We had a great time in Cabo , and decided to plan another all-inclusive trip this year. via May - We are off to Syracuse for Memorial Day weekend, to see the Barclays! Can't wait to experience upstate NY in warmer weather :) via July - EuroAdventure15! We are taking full advantage of our time off and visiting Istanbul, Crete, Athens, Naples, Sorrento, Casperia, Florence, Lucerne, Copenhagen, and of course...... the boat! Crete - via ...

(posted by Emily)  Remember in January I posted about our adventures in 2014 ? Well, I think it's time to update that list since we've added a few trips to the calendar!  February  - Trip to Houston to see the Stevens clan   Check! :) Check out some recaps from our trip! Torchy's Tacos Saint Arnold Brewing Company April  - Heading to Maui for Spring Break   Check! :) via All of our Maui trip posts can be found through the link to " our trips ," and selecting Maui - April 2014 May  - Trip to ATL for Lindsey's graduation   Check! :) We headed to Jeni's and the Atlanta Botanical Garden over Memorial Day weekend! June - A  trip to Indy to meet Lillian Jean Fricke!   Check! :) July  - EuroAdventure 2014! Living on a canal boat in London, with a train trip to the continent thrown in. Brussels, Paris, Nice, Rome, and Venice, here we come!   C...

(posted by Emily)  Our Saturday adventure continued to The Village near Rice University . We decided a snack was in order, and Rick was tasked with making the final decision about where to eat. After seeing the line outside Torchy's , we figured we had to try it.  We didn't have to wait long, despite the fact that Torchy's is the very "in" place to eat right now. We spent our time in line perusing the menu, and noting the simple deletions we'd have to make to our chosen tacos to make them vegan-friendly.  pensive? All of the tacos on the menu look delicious--I was particularly intrigued by the idea of the Crossroads taco  (beef brisket and caramelized onions), and found the menu to be very creative. If I still ate meat, it would have been really hard to choose between all of the options! The vegetarian choices were great, too! We started with guac and chips:  Rick ordered a Fried Avocado taco ( HAND-BATTERED FRESH AVOCADOS FRIED...

(posted by Emily)  This weekend marked the first of our many trips in 2014 . Because of President's Day, both Rick and I had Monday off from school. We decided to make a vacation out of it, and go see our amazing friends Brian, CJ, George, Hannah, and Ella. Rick and I first met Brian while teaching with The Academy  in Tempe, AZ and he has always had a special place in our hearts. In fact, he officiated our wedding in September! We didn't have much planned for the weekend (which makes for the best kind of weekend, if you ask me), but did have a chance for some "adult-only" fun, thanks to CJ's brother and sister-in-law (Hooray, David and Laura!). Our first stop was Saint Arnold Brewing Company for their Saturday tasting . Rick and Brian heading to the brewery The brewery is housed in an old school building, with a beer hall on the second floor. We met up with Melinda and Paul and headed inside.  Admission was only $8, and we received a tasti...

(posted by Emily) 2014 is going to be a big travel year for the Barclays. I will unashamedly admit we have been bitten by the travel bug, and hard.  Here's what's on tap for us so far:  February - Trip to Houston to see the Stevens clan April - Heading to Maui for Spring Break via May - Trip to ATL for Lindsey's graduation and I am planning a trip to Indy to meet Baby Girl Fricke! July - EuroAdventure 2014! Living on Dad's canal boat in London for a whole month, with a train trip to the continent thrown in. Brussels, Paris, Nice, Rome, and Venice, here we come! Labor Day - First Anniversary trip to Portland via Thanksgiving - Home for the holiday via Winter Break - Two weeks in SE Asia, including Tokyo, Bangkok, Singapore and Bali via Pretty sure I want to spend all of my time planning and researching--too bad work gets in the way! :)  --E&R