This month brings my daughter's year abroad to an end. Despite being so proud of her, and how well she's done this last year, I'm so glad she's coming home. I always knew that her starting college at 17 would be hard. But I never imagined she'd be going all the way to Paris as well. So, we figured we'd take a trip to celebrate all the[...]
To end 2021 and bring in the new year, a few friends and I decided to fly over to Maui. The island of Maui has been a second home to me for the last 20 years and is very dear to my heart. Because I spend so much time here, I know exactly where to shop, where I can eat, and a list of favorite beaches to chill out on. Whenever I'm here[...]
While I can't claim to be a travel blogger, I can say that I've taken enough long overseas flights to have picked up a few tips and tricks. Sitting on a plane for an hour or two isn't so bad. A flight across the United States isn't fun, but pretty easy with just a few travel items. But those 10 + hour flights are in a different categor[...]
One thing that I really missed over the last year and a half was travel. Even though I am not a "travel blogger", traveling has always been a big part of my life. As well as one of the things that I enjoy most. But now that the world is slowly opening back up, travel is being added to the list again. As much as I absolutely love expl[...]
The weather is heating up and it's that time to head to the beach on the weekends or as often time allows. Spending the day at the beach is a favorite way to spend hot summer days. For both kids and adults equally. But you don't want to get down there only to realize you forgot something important at home. I'm not sure if it's the exc[...]
