And other things.
We met a new dad at a coffee shop the other day. His little girl was about Theo’s age and their family had just moved to San Diego a couple of weeks ago. It brought me back to when we first moved here and how lost we felt in terms of where to go, what …
I chalk it up to an easy first and second trimester. It has to be the world evening things out because that third trimester of mine was a doozy. Countless doctors visits and two (!!) hospital stays before giving birth. All ending with an unplanned cesarean to boot. We are extremely thankful for our healthy …
Because having a baby entitles you to indulge a bit in your last few months as a couple, the husband and I decided it was time to book our next trip. HAWAII. Kaua’i to be exact. Believe it or not, in my 30-some years on this earth and after the countless trips we’ve been fortunate …
Last but certainly not least, Paris! We saved the best for last. New Year’s in Paris was the grand finale of this trip. When booking tickets last Summer we happily discovered that flights between European cities are very inexpensive. The one-hour flight from Florence to the City of Lights cost less than $200 for two one-way tickets. …
We’re almost ten days into our trip and on our way to Florence. Still rolling our “cinquecento,” we got an early start from Cortona so we could make a quick stop in Chianti. Radda to be exact. My in-laws stayed there some years back during what was one of the best trips of their lives, …
The next leg of our trip took us to Cortona in Tuscany. Cortona is about 2-1/2 hours north of Rome and we decided to rent a car versus taking a train so we’d have a little more freedom to explore. Tuscany is BIG so we had a tough time choosing where to stay, but we …
You can probably guess I’ve been dreaming about traveling to Europe since I was a little girl. Pretty sure it’s a major bucket list item for most people! This trip was supposed to be our original honeymoon, but timing and expenses didn’t allow us to book it so soon after our wedding. So, after a little more time …
Happy (Almost) New Year!! Enjoying these last hours of 2014 by sitting and thinking about what’s most important to me. I was able to spend much of the holidays with family this year, and it’s only when the house is empty again that I realize how much they mean to me. Feeling extremely blessed and …
It’s no big secret that we love going to Mexico. Even when we lived in Seattle it seemed we were always heading south of the border for our annual anniversary trips. We visited Cancun in 2011, Puerto Vallarta in 2012, and spent our first weekend as newlyweds (our “mini-moon”) in Valle de Guadalupe in the …
Hey there! I know I owe some photos of my latest and greatest cooking attempts, but I won’t lie, I haven’t been thrilled with a lot of what we’ve tried lately (or the photos I took). Instead I’ll share some simple, healthy snacks and meals that have been my go-to for the last few months. …