The Texas Roadhouse in Stroudsburg was put in a few years back and is located right in front of the Stroud Mall. I didn't eat there for at least a year after it opened but after being invited on a few different occasions for fundraisers we decided to give it a shot the one night. It's a chain steakhouse, good food, good service and reasonably priced. From Mon - Thurs from … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2009
Some road “know how” when traveling in the Poconos
We got our first significant snowfall of the winter yesterday that dropped anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of snow across the Pocono region. Up in Mount Pocono where I live we got about 5-6 inches, and this morning traveling down into Stroudsburg I'd be surprised if they got more then 2 inches. Although the entire Pocono region is known for it's snow and winter activities, there … [Read more...]
Giant in Bartonsville Open
The Giant in Bartonsville opened about a month ago and I have stopped by twice to check the place out. Many of the supermarkets in the Stroudsburg-ish area are older, smaller and have narrow isles. The new Giant has large isles, a wide selection of food(I picked up some tasty healthy frozen soups that I haven't seen at other local supermarkets), and is overall just more … [Read more...]
First significant 2009 snow fall in the Poconos
It's here!! In early October we got about an inch or two of snow, and now in early December we are finally getting our first snowfall that is much needed. Right now the Pocono ski resorts are rejoicing, every skier, snowboarder and snow sports lover are getting ready to take advantage of it. I am far from a snow bunny, I am definitely the "grab a cup of hot cocoa and watch … [Read more...]
New Blog Theme
I thought with the changing seasons that I should take the time to update the theme - it is not one that I personally designed but rather a free one I grabbed from here: http://freebiesdock.com/freemium-wordpress-theme/ The banner is a picture that I took today December 5th, 2009 from my backyard. I love it when the snow is wet enough that it sticks to the trees! It makes … [Read more...]