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9/11, Statue of Liberty and more of an amazing Father and Son trip to NYC

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  Click here to keep updated with our blog ! Nothing provides a deeper relationship with anyone, than one-on-one time, alone!  That's exactly what Scott and Eli did at the beginning of November by heading to New York City! With only a few days to spend up there, the two adventurers made a list of things to see:  9/11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center Statue of Liberty NY Pizza Have a cup of coffee with a friend, Ryan Silverman They nailed it and then some, walking almost a half marathon (13 miles/21.1km) each day while exploring the many amazing places of NYC! Let's start from the beginning, here in Florida: Having overheard Eli's passion for airplanes and flying one, the Captain and Co-pilot invited him into the cockpit where Eli was allowed to do the pre-flight checklist, prior to anyone boarding!  That's a pretty awesome start to a trip of a lifetime! Once Scott and Eli arrived, they were in awe of what they saw, even from the taxi that took them to their ...

Returning back to life as a Navy SEAL

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  Click here to get updates via email ! Before we get to the Navy SEAL fun, I have to write about another crazy moment in our lives!   For now, I'll share this one cool picture from the 39th Annual Muster and Music Festival held at the Navy SEAL Museum.   So I just have to share this story!!  As we all know, the Atlanta area is absolutely one of the worst when it comes to traffic.  Just google it and you'll see I am not making this up!   Here's the crazy part - we went to visit Scott's parents, on the westside of Atlanta and then headed home - east!  There was an accident on the interstate so I thought I would bypass the accident.  4 hours, yes, FOUR HOURS later, we finally made it to the eastside of Atlanta and decided we weren't going to make it home at a decent hour (and on Halloween weekend).   What to do?  Use our points and stay at a Marriott in Athens, GA (normally only 2 hours from Scott's family, but it took ...