Ten Halloween Memories + Energy Drink Giveaway

Hope everyone is having a fantastic Halloween! In honor of the holiday, I have decided to list ten memories from Halloween and offer a giveaway. Sound fun? I thought so! 1.  Dressing up. Running around in my costume days before Halloween. Wishing the...

My Pandora Wishlist…

When I pull up Pandora, I'm always hoping one of these songs will pop up… 1. The Black Keys - "Gold on the Ceiling" 2. The Shins - "Simple Song" 3. The Beatles - Any song, really. 4. Frozen soundtrack, because it's just fun! 5. Lynrd Skynyrd - "Gimme Three Steps" Yes, I listen to a wide variety of music. What songs do you want to hear when you pull up Pando...

A Weekend in DC

Over the weekend, Justin and I ventured up to DC to visit some friends. As part of the October challenge, and simply because I love doing it, I decided to share our "weekend in the life" vacation part 2. (Previous weekend in the life: Chattanooga) We will...

Portovenere, Italy – Hotel Belvedere

from TripAdvisor Destination: Portovenere, Italy (Cinque Terre region) Date: May 2014 Hotel: Hotel Belvedere Brand: Independently owned Status: none # of travelers: 4 (2 couples) in 2 rooms Hotel & Brand – Making the Decision Before we began our grand...

Neil Diamond Melody Road Album Review

In case you haven't picked up on it from previous album reviews (see Michael Bublé, Train and Rod Stewart), I listen to a little bit of everything. When One 2 One announced that they were looking for reviews for Neil Diamond's new album, I could not think of a single song I had heard from this guy. My first thoughts were: "Neil Diamond who?" Then I used google to find his most popular songs, and...

Fall is Upon Us: 5 Ideas From Pinterest

One of the best things about fall are the decorations and delicious treats that the change of seasons bring. The following ideas from Pinterest recently came to my attention, and I thought I would share. 1. 3D Paper Pumpkins 2. White Pumpkins and Pinecones 3....

7 Life Lessons From 2014

Photo credit: Seyed Mostafa Zamani 1. Friendship is worth it. 2. Home is where the heart is. 3. Travel doesn't have to be expensive. 4. Debt is long lasting. 5. The truth will set you free. 6. Things never stay the same. 7. Life is nothing if not a...

Traveling Can Be Painful Giveaway

Over the weekend as Justin and I wandered through Costco trying to figure out if we needed anything (we had come for a 50lb bag of dog food for my parents), Justin spotted a bottle of melatonin in the healthcare aisle. Knowing that many of the people I babysit...

Venice, Italy – Hilton Molino Stucky

from Tripadvisor In following along with my Tuesday hotel reviews, today I will be reviewing the Hilton hotel Molino Stucky located in Venice, Italy. Destination: Venice, Italy Date: May 2014 Hotel: Molino Stucky Brand: Hilton Status: Gold # of travelers:...

Top Eleven Places I Want to Travel in Europe

If I were to return to Europe with no time constraint on my visitation, the following are the places I would most want to visit. 1. France – I want to return to Paris and go shopping. I didn't get to visit the Luxembourg Gardens or even the gardens that Monet worked from. There are pictures that still need to be taken from various vantage points including a few night shots. Going at Christmas time...

Poshmark Review

A few weeks ago I was looking around Free People's website when I spotted a combination I just happened to love and had to have. Ok, so I didn't really have to have it… I don't ever really have to have anything. I like it though. But then I noticed that the...

Adjustments

Within 24 hours my week went from sorta' kinda' busy in a comfortable way that would allow me time to get everything done to a fast-and-furious stressful how-am-I-even-going-to-find-time-to-sleep busy. I was out until 1am last night and it's looking like I'll...

Life is…

what happens when I edit. Recap: I set my 10 minute timer and finished within 5 minutes. Then I was like am i really finished? And I ran an action on my image just to see. It looked pretty good and I still had a few minutes left, so I start bringing out the...

Holiday Inn Paris Notre Dame Review

Over the weekend I went searching for reviews of hotels in the DC area. I was hoping for a good, solid blog review with intricate details that would help me make my decision. Given that my husband and I are only going to be in DC for approximately 1.5 days and...

Tips That Will Improve Your Writing

I sincerely love to write … and I love to learn new tips to improve my writing. Unfortunately, writing tips are hard to find now that I'm out of school. Hearing from different teachers, with very different writing styles, and even editing the work of my friends'...