I started this week off stressing because Nisheet and I did not have any plans for the 4th of July, and I couldn’t find any plane tickets for a reasonable price. We both had an extra day off from work, and I couldn’t just sit at home when there are so many cities to visit […]
Written by Ashley: Unfortunately, my birthday weekend this year was very bittersweet. My Uncle Al passed away, but that meant I got to spend the weekend in Washington DC with family. On my birthday, Nisheet and I got up really early and took the first flight out of Chicago. When we were landing in DC, […]
Written by Ashley: My genius big brother is getting his PhD and moving back to TN, so Nisheet and I decided we better take advantage of one more trip to New York while we still have a free place to crash. Plus, we hadn’t seen him in forever! We planned to spend the first day […]
Sleeping Bear Dunes: Two years ago for Labor Day Weekend, Nisheet and I did a very quick version of the Lake Michigan Circle Tour (only 4 days), and our very favorite place on that trip was Sleeping Bear Dunes. So, this year we decided to go back and spend the entire weekend camping and exploring […]
The Last Shuttle Launch Nisheet and I were lucky enough to travel to Florida to see the last shuttle launch. My good friend Allison is amazing and got us onto the space center and patiently answered a million of our questions about the shuttle. Allison and her fiancé, Pete, also let us stay at their […]
Memphis, TN When most people envision their Valentine’s Day, they think of a romantic candle lit dinner, chocolates in a red heart-shaped box, and a bouquet of flowers. Maybe they even think of spending it in front of a cozy fire at a ski resort. Well this year, Nisheet got free tickets on Megabus to […]
I’m so jealous! Nisheet is backpacking through Europe while I’m stuck in Illinois going to work. I missed him so much though, that I jumped on a plane and spent a week with him in Germany and Austria (primarily Munich and Salzburg). Usually when I fly to Europe, I catch an early afternoon flight and […]
San Francisco: Nisheet and I decided that we needed a break from Chicago and Independence Day was coming up, so we decided to visit my dad while he was working in San Francisco. It was interesting to be back in that area since I had an internship in Menlo Park several years ago. I got […]
Boston: I wanted to get a quick trip in to see one of my old college roommates who lives in Boston, and Halloween was coming up, so I couldn’t resist seeing how Boston and Salem celebrate. It was a very short trip (2 full days), but we got a lot crammed in. On the first […]
Written by Ashley: I spent the past week in Seattle for ZEMAX training. The training was super boring, but it was still a really good experience. It was kind of funny though because I flew 1/2 way across the country, and the guy that sat next to me in class lived within 5 miles of […]
