Charlie: So, you’re really going to get up early and go for a run tomorrow? Me: Yeah, I was thinking of getting up at 6am to see the sunrise and going to the Ferris Wheel since I’ve never been. Charlie:… Continue Reading
My favorite thing to do when on vacation is to be taken somewhere unexpectedly nice by a local. The 606 in Chi-town was exactly that. The 606 is the Chicago equivalent to New York’s High Line, opened on June 6th,… Continue Reading
Oh LA, I have always loved you and I always will. Cut to Whitney Houston song. Ours was a long distance love affair that started in college, but we’ve always made it work, haven’t we? Being a native Californian, it… Continue Reading
“Use your points and book a flight and I’ll take care of the rest. We can visit the Frank Lloyd Wright house there. Taliesin West.” OMG YES. OK DONE. I had my flights booked 10 minutes after this conversation for… Continue Reading
“Suck it Mother Nature! I win! Early May we set off looking for dates to bring back our customary OG Vegas trip. It had been a long time since the 4 of us girls got together and I know I… Continue Reading
I woke up again at 4am and crept out to the bathroom. Sadly Cid was sleeping with his head facing the door, and as he would tell me later I was not the only one to give his face a… Continue Reading
Never is a strong word, but it’s not unbreakable. In my drunken stupor the night before, I had glossed over the fact that this morning we would be bringing our dinner leftovers to a local classroom of students age 7… Continue Reading
It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish. ~ Sam, Fellowship of the Ring Sam’s words summarized my trip to New Zealand quite nicely, after all, I had been talking about it for years but never made… Continue Reading
Woke up to a gorgeous morning in Raglan, much to my dismay. Why couldn’t it have been this lovely yesterday? Packed up the bus and stopped on the hill to take a couple photos of the gorgeous beach. All I… Continue Reading
Sometimes what happens is far better than what was planned. When preparing for my trip, I imagined renting a car and living on the road. I would be so bold and drive on the opposite side of the road, windows… Continue Reading