Well praise be, we had a relatively easy run with Covid. I am so sympathetic to those who had a rougher go. It’s sad to think about the suffering and loss surrounding this virus. Stevie had some mild sniffles and he still has a very mild cough (mostly in the mornings). Paul and I have…
How did a trip to Los Olivos come about out of the blue?? Well, we had friends come over last weekend, and you know what that means: time to uproot our entire existence, rethink all our life (and decor) decisions, and deep clean the house. It took a couple days to get everything done and…
I had a few small accomplishments this past month that I didn’t plan. They just sort of transpired when my energy and mindset happened to align with the stars and rainbows and universe. It makes me want to go back and write down some goals in retrospect, just so I can cross them off. Anybody…
I love creating a minimal packing list from my vacations — not only to help someone else who may struggle with packing, but also to help myself the next time I go on a trip! It’s so nice to have a reference point! And I have to start this post by saying that sometimes I…
Can you even BELIEEEEVE that I have written a blog post seven weeks in a row? Considering that like 15 people still read this thing, and you are one of those people, maybe you believe it. But I am kind of surprised that I’m still going. I want to say that it’s totally brought back…
Paul and I were lucky enough to escape for a night and celebrate one of my favorite girls turning 40! I think I’ve mentioned before that this has been a big year for travel because we have so many friends hitting milestone birthdays — and I just can’t be mad about it. We spent most…
Mexico aaahhhh! I feel like I need to take a deep breath before diving into this post. First of all, I can’t believe we’ve been to Mexico City, Mérida, and back! What an adventure. It was everything I hoped it would be, and so much more. Of course it went by way too fast. Now…
Did someone say Mexico? Why yes, yes I did. This year has been a big one for trips and celebrations. Not only did I have a milestone birthday, but lots of our friends are having them as well! Which really works out nicely for us, I must say. One of the bigger trips we are…
Well ok, the birthday celebrations are winding down now, so they won’t go on forever. But I’ve had a pretty darn amazing couple of weeks, dragging it out as long as possible. Now listen… when I turned 30, I remember feeling so disappointed about my birthday and lack of a big, wild celebration. I think…
N’awlins, NOLA, The Big Easy, The Birthplace of Jazz. Good ol’ New Orleans, Louisiana. Or as Stevie would call it “No Ortans”. It was several months ago that I was perusing the web, just typing in random cities and checking flight prices (does anyone else do that??) I can’t remember why New Orleans popped into…