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Spur of the moment BEACH DAY!

January 22, 2016January 23, 2016

Sometimes you just need to get away to the beach and the salt filled air can fix anything. Well that might be just me but a friend of mine lives in Pompano Beach so it can’t hurt to check right? I hoped on Orbitz and saw that flights from Chicago were about $100! Yes you’re reading that right $100 round-trip! I decided to book a 6 day getaway and also catch a hockey game while I was in town. Last year at this time I was living in St. Augustine and came down for the same hockey games and had blast. But back to the beach …

After fetching my rental car that cost more than my flight I picked a spot on the map and drove straight to the beach. Fort Lauderdale was the closest. I grabbed a slice of pizza from a beach side cafe and just sat in the sand for at least an hour. After that I drove to my fiends house changed into my suit and found a beach a little closer to her house.

That’s where Deerfield Beach comes in. I navigated myself to A1A and knew I would find something. This place was great. It has these huge rocks on the shore and the waves were crashing onto them. That might be one of my favorite sounds on the planet. Sure is relaxing.

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Hair Donation

January 15, 2016January 16, 2016

This afternoon I went to my local Great Clips to get my hair cut. More importantly I was getting my hair cut to donate 9 inches to Beautiful Lengths by Pantene. I have been wanting to cut my hair for awhile, after some measuring I discovered I had enough hair to donate. This program only requires 8 inches vs. Locks of Love that requires 10 inches. I posted what I wanted to do on Facebook and had a lot of support and comments from my friends. The biggest thing that everyone kept saying was that Locks of Love is not a good company and they charge the patients for the wigs. I did a little research and discovered that Beautiful Lengths by Pantene doesn’t charge for the wig and they also make them for women not just kids.

When I was at Great Clips after the cut I was told that it was free of charge since I was donating my hair. I thought this was really nice and wanted to get a little bit more information to see if it was a national program. Turns out that the stores are a franchise and the owner can decide this. I would tell you check with your local store to see if they offer that service near you.

If you are looking for something good to do or just have a few inches to spare this was an interesting experience that I will never forget.

Check out Beautiful Lengths by Pantene here.

Ruby Falls – Tennessee

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016

I found a delightful pit stop off the I-24 highway when I was headed south. You see quite a few signs for Ruby Falls when you’re on the highway and might think that its a tourist trap but it was actually pretty cool. In 1928, Leo Lambert and a team of excavators found a breathtaking waterfall located over 1,120 feet below the surface of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, TN. Lambert named the falls after his wife, Ruby, and opened the area as a public attraction in 1930. Today, Ruby Falls welcomes thousands of visitors each year. Come tour the falls for yourself and see why it has been one of the best Chattanooga attractions for over 85 years. – Via www.rubyfalls.com

The cave when you walk in is so low that I could touch the ceiling without being on my toes. I am 5’6 but it was very easy. I know that my Dad who is 6’4 would have had some issues walking around and even getting to the waterfall.

Ruby Falls Cave, unlike Lookout Mountain Cave, had no natural openings and could not be entered until the 20th Century; it therefore does not have the various artifacts which are often associated with caves in the southeastern United States. In 1905 the natural entrance to Lookout Mountain Cave was closed during the construction of a railway tunnel. In the 1920s a chemist and cave enthusiast named Leo Lambert thought that he could re-open the cave as a tourist attraction, and formed a company to do so. He planned to make an opening further up the mountain than the original opening and transport tourists to the cave via an elevator. For this purpose, his company purchased land on the side of Lookout Mountain above Lookout Mountain Cave and in 1928 began to drill through the limestone. In doing so, they discovered a small passageway about 18 inches high and four feet wide. Exploring this opening, Lambert discovered the formerly hidden Ruby Falls Cave and its waterfall. On his next trip to visit the cave, Lambert took his wife Ruby, and told her that he would name the falls after her.

In 1954, the pathway around the basin was cut in order to allow tourists a better view of the falls. This began the tour-related quip regarding not drinking the falls’ water. Though pure and thus safe to drink, it has large concentrations of magnesium from the strata of the mountain, which makes it a natural laxative. Via en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Falls

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