Hawai'i A-Z

After returning from trips, I like to summarize the places I've been in an A-Z fashion. Since I just got back from a 9-day vacation in Hawai'i, here is my A-Z summary for all of the islands we visited including O'ahu, Maui, Moloka'i, and Lanai. A - airlines/airports This...

Blog Love & Role Models

One of my favorite aspects of blogging is learning to see the world through other's eyes. I especially enjoy gaining tidbits of insight both through the comments on my own blog as well as in the blog posts from others. Today's #LoveBlog2017 topic being "role models",...

Wordless Wednesday #6

New York City wasn't my first vacation nor did I have my family with me the first time I went. No, my trip to New York City was with my high school orchestra class. We were suppose to take our instruments and play at Radio City Music Hall. (And what a story...

Upon Returning From A Vacation…

Traveling brings out a mixture of emotions – One: You are happy to have gone but sad to return. Real life can suck. It's even worse when you are traveling to see friends or family and you wonder, after leaving them, will I ever see them again? (Or maybe...

Wordless Wednesday #5

Last summer I had the opportunity to visit Brittany, France and explore with a few close friends. Even though we may have several thousand miles between my husband, myself, and our friends, we still enjoyed making time to visit and travel with them. Do you...

Traveling With Friends

Up until about a year ago, I had never traveled with just my husband. All of my previous travel experiences were with family and friends. And, honestly, I can't say that one type of travel – with family and friends vs with just my husband – is better than another....

Images from the Women's March on Washington D.C.

You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it's evolution Well, you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know that you can count me out Don't you know it's...

Wordless Wednesday #4

"I have a wish for world peace and the truth. I would like to see a society that will bring happiness to all life forms." – Nina Hagen What's on your mind today? Are you having a good week so fa...

Letting Go

This memorial is a reminder of one of the biggest losses in US history. Sometimes loss is more about letting go than anything else. Letting go of what we can't control and embracing change where we can. But sometimes we have to fight the change, or resist,...

Crushing on Travel: Top 10 Places

The past two weeks have been crazy in the US as we deal with a new president, and I am not above the emotional rollercoaster that has caused. However, given that it is a new month, I will be striving to follow along with Love Blog 2017, sharing positive experiences...