Category Archives: travel

Allowing myself to be celebrated, or my Gladys Knight weekend

Posted on May 16, 2011 by themoderngal

I’m going to go ahead and acknowledge that the posting around here will be light for the next two months. As much as I want to document this time in my life, I’m probably going to be a little too … Continue reading →

Posted in celebs, food and drink, life, marriage, personal experience, shopping, travel | 5 Comments

I love New York (but I’m not going this weekend)

Posted on August 5, 2010 by themoderngal

If you read a lot of lady blogs, you’ll probably pick up on the fact that the annual BlogHer conference is this weekend in New York. Thanks to an unfortunate combination of being back on a seven-day-a-week work schedule and … Continue reading →

Posted in art, blogher, food and drink, shopping, travel | 4 Comments

Baseball, and a whole lot of it

Posted on July 23, 2010 by themoderngal

Thank you so much for all of your comments on that last post! It’s reassuring to know there are others who have either gone through this or feel the same way. Let’s figure this all out together. I’ll be sharing … Continue reading →

Posted in baseball, personal experience, sports, travel | 4 Comments

This post ends with gay square dancers

Posted on July 11, 2010 by themoderngal

So Auntie mentioned she was going on a road trip soon with her boyfriend and was worried about the trip possibly ending in killing one another, likely over what was being played on the radio. Fortunately, the Modern Love Machine … Continue reading →

Posted in personal experience, travel | 4 Comments

Beechy keen

Posted on June 25, 2010 by themoderngal

After having some very last-minute work done on the Modernmobile and despite the air conditioning at the new place not getting fixed (did I mention the air conditioning stopped functioning properly on the first day of summer, about the time … Continue reading →

Posted in personal experience, travel | 3 Comments

Natural disasters can be funny. Except that they’re not.

Posted on May 6, 2010 by themoderngal

Oh my goodness, modern friends, I am emotionally tapped out. So many major things have been going on — both good and bad — that to say I’ve been stressed out lately is kind of an understatement. Who knew that … Continue reading →

Posted in giving, travel, weather | 7 Comments

How do you roll?

Posted on April 1, 2010 by themoderngal

Well hello there. It’s been, what, 13 days since I last posted? Um, whoops? Yeah, the second bit of my busy season came to full blows these past few weeks. I’ve spent far more time sleeping in hotels than my … Continue reading →

Posted in life, personal experience, poll, travel | 6 Comments

NYC vs. Black, stretchy yoga pants

Posted on March 6, 2010 by themoderngal

So, I’m (almost) back from NYC. Just a two-hour layover and 45-minute flight more (a layover should never be longer than the subsequent flight). And y’all, as much as I love New York and any other big city where my … Continue reading →

Posted in fashion, personal experience, travel | 8 Comments

Bronx up, Battery down

Posted on February 23, 2010 by themoderngal

Modern Friends, I am still alive and feeling a bit better since my most recent post. I’m just spectacularly busy right now trying to get ready for my NYC trip. So, speaking of NYC, I’ve only been there once in … Continue reading →

Posted in travel | 11 Comments

In pursuit of a slice of perfection

Posted on December 11, 2009 by themoderngal

So I’ve been blissfully on vacation since Wednesday and won’t return home until Tuesday. I’m spending my week away skiing in Colorado — one of my few true releases where I forget about everything else in the world, save the … Continue reading →

Posted in personal experience, sports, travel | 2 Comments