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Canada Cruise 2010: New York
We flew from Indianapolis, IN to New York La Guardia airport where we caught a bus to take us directly to the cruise ship. Unbeknownst to me, the bus took us right through the middle of New york City,...
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2012: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Jonathan, our Exchange Student, races go-karts in Sweden. One of the things that excited him the most about being in Indiana (ok – maybe the only thing) was that we were near the Indianapolis Motor...
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2012: Lucas Oil Raceway – NASCAR Ride Along
When we first learned that Jonathan loved racing I found a great deal on Groupon for a ride along in a NASCAR. Groupon gives you extreme discounts on food and activities, and many of the things that...
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2012: Rhythm Discovery Center
After we were finished with the NASCAR Drive Along Experience we went to downtown Indianapolis to visit the Rhythm Discovery Center – an interactive experience with percussion instruments. This is not...
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2012: Dinner Magic Show
This page highlights a Dinner Magic Show, and event that I would never have thought to go to if it were not for Groupon. I purchased greatly discounted prices and we were on our way! The event was...
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2012: Naptown Roller Derby
As part of our birthday celebration for our exchange student we went to the Naptown Roller Derby in Indianapolis, IN. While it was a lot of fun to be there, and to learn the rules of the sport, we we...
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2013: Indianapolis 500
We were fortunate enough this year to be able to attend the Indianapolis 500. One of the teachers at our High School is connected to someone at the Indy 500 and was able to take our exchange student...
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2013: Indianapolis Zoo
My sister has season passes to the Indianapolis zoo and invited our family to join them for the day. The seals are very near to the entrance to the park and Luca, our exchange student, thought that...
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2013: Indianapolis Children’s Museum
If you haven’t figured it out by now – my sister has passes to almost everything attraction – this time to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. The special exhibit was of Avatar, so of course I had to...
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2013:Zest and Triple D
One of our family traditions is to try and visit as many Triple D locations as possible. Triple D is a Food Network Show in which Guy Fieri showcases fun restaurants from around the country. There is...
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2014: Spring Break Trip
This spread is a collection of a Triple D restaurant that we visited in St Louis and pictures from a collection of stops that we made on the way home at the end of our Spring Break. The Highway 61...
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2014: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Our exchange student’s grandmother, aunt, and cousin came to visit for a week while he was staying with us. We wanted to take them all to see the local attractions and being near Indianapolis, this...
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2014: The Loft
. One of our adventures in 2014 was a trip to the Loft Restaurant which is part of the Traderspoint Creamery, near Indianapolis, IN in Zionsville, IN. We had lunch upstairs and then took a tour of the...
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With each exchange student we have tried to find a place nearby that serves traditional food that might make them feel more at home. So – we took our German exchange student to Heidelberg Haus in...
View Article2017: Indiana War Memorial
While my son was at the Tech N9ne concert, my mother and I went to visit the Indiana War Memorial. If you are ever in Indianapolis I would encourage a visit to this free memorial and museum. I...
View Article2018: Indianapolis Museum of Art
One Saturday in late March I went to Indianapolis to visit the Museum of Art (now named “Newfields“) and practically got trapped in an unusually late snow storm! It was a great day to spend inside...
View Article2010: Indianapolis Monument Circle – Christmas
Our friend Stephanie, from San Diego days, came to visit us after Christmas 2009. If I remember correctly she was on her way back from spending time in Scotland with her family. After we picked her up...
View Article2010: Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
During a weekend in September 2010 a good friend of our family came to visit. Our activity for that weekend was to go to the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis – which in my opinion is one of the best...
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