Halloween

Besides, thanksgiving dinner, halloween is by far my favorite holiday. We can dress up for one day and pretend we are someone else or simply be allowed to act like a kid. Spooky goblins and skeletons are out and about. I love to decorate with things that are halloween and leave some of them out year round! We …

Vibrant magenta flowers and tropical plants with the Hawai'ian sky behind

Hawaii

Being born and raised in Michigan, Hawaii seems like a far away land. Since moving to California, I’ve learned it’s only a short flight away. On my first trip to Hawaii, I got engaged, so of course it was epic. But many future trips are when I would fall in love with the people, the islands, and the …

San Francisco

We are fortunate to live in the SF Bay Area and I worked in San Francisco when I first moved out to California. We have friends and family that live in this wonderful and beautiful city. We try to make the time to go and spend some time up in San Francisco to take in all that …

View of the Eiffel Tower at sunset looking up from the mall below

Europe

As my first year wedding anniversary approached, I casually mentioned to my husband, “let’s go to Paris for our anniversary,” literally as a joke. I had never traveled out of the US and living in Michigan went to Florida for vacation. My husband, who is vastly more traveled than I, said “let’s go.” One passport later …