And other things.
Hello! It’s been awhile, I know. Between house guests, birthdays, wedding planning, Summer in SD, and a recent Bachelorette party trip to Vegas, I’ve gotten a little behind on my blogging. Things have been crazy! Cra-zy. Since May we’ve made our way up to Laguna Niguel for my brother’s birthday and to Vegas for …
Loved this and had to share. While taking a walk around my neighborhood, I stumbled on a park bench with a dedication. “Choose Happy,” in memory of – – someone I think I would’ve liked to know. Happiness is a choice. Amazingly simple, but often forgotten. Life has been hectic, but very happy, these last …
On our second week in the Philippines we headed to Bacolod, a city in the Negros Occidental province of the Visayas Islands. Basically an hour flight southeast of Manila. This is where my family owns and operates a sugar cane farm, and where my grandparents were able to get away from the hustle and bustle …
After being gone for awhile, there’s nothing like coming home. We recently returned from two amazing weeks in the Philippines, and I can’t remember the last time I was away from home that long. You start to forget you have a normal life to return to! After a few days, the inevitable thoughts of “I …
On day eight, we left LA and took an obvious detour on our way to San Diego. LAS VEGAS. You can guess who masterminded this side trip – – just a mere five hours in the opposite direction we were heading. Each way. But really, who complains about Vegas!? Mid-week rates are especially low, and …
On day four we were headed toward San Francisco, or what I lovingly like to call the “Seattle of California.” In high school, after a family summer vacation to the city left me with a bad cold, I no longer consider it to be part of the Golden State. Not hating here; I love the …
On a fittingly rainy Seattle morning in June, my boyfriend Michael and I packed the three suitcases we’d been living out of the past two weeks and headed south to our new place in Ocean Beach, CA. San Diego here we come! Having both grown up in Seattle – – he in Seattle proper, me …