One year Two years later and I'm finally here to recap my Tokyo Disneyland visit from October 2022. Thank you for your patience. (That's just life as a working mom with a toddler, amirite?) As you may recall, there was a lot of excitement and anticipation leading up to this Disney outing for me. This… Continue reading Tokyo Disneyland: Making memories, matching sweatshirts and confusing fellow Disney go-ers as cast members
"I'm sad summer is over," I said to Bryce. "But, didn't you have a good summer?" he replied. Yes, I had a fantastic summer. We packed so much into our Seattle summer. Hiking, camping, paddle boarding, baseball games, fun with friends, showing out-of-town visitors the sites, the list goes on and on. And, we also… Continue reading HI life to the French Riviera to Switzerland to Seattle fall
Sometimes the best family traditions are the ones you didn't officially plan to make happen. For me, that's going to Florence annually during the winter. That's Florence, Oregon. (Although, I have been to Florence, Italy once during the winter, too!) I'm a sucker for keeping the tree up waaay past its expiration date because I… Continue reading Whoa, look at that wave! Look at that spray!
Do you want the start of the story? Or, just the start of this race recap? I know this is not related to travel but you're going to get both. I also started writing this a few days after my May race and now 6+ months later, I've finished my thoughts ... or, at least… Continue reading Vancouver Half 2023: The comeback race I’ve been waiting for
Five days ago I was on Oahu. We enjoyed Thanksgiving with family -- Bryce cooked a turkey for the first time! -- and spent plenty of time at the beach in the sun. Oh, and I was sick for a majority of the week-long trip. I got some virus that left me with no voice… Continue reading Mentally, I am there …
For fellow parents who care, here are the "boring" tidbits of our flight experience with baby in September. This is what worked for us and what I decided to do after some research (i.e. scrolling IG travel/parent accounts) and of course, talking to my trusted sources (aka friends who travel with babies/toddlers.) Car seat -… Continue reading First flight essentials and notes
"Wow, look at that!" Now thinking back to this moment, I'm not sure if it was Bryce or me who said this. We just came out from under the old railroad section of the Iron Goat Trail when you start at the "haunted" old Wellington Ghost Town. The trail was all dirt and covered with… Continue reading The wild, wild Cascades
Even as a 35-year-old (mother of a 1-year-old), I still get mild anxiety when I see all the "Back to School!" ads. The "Back to School! Back to Cool!" ones just make me eyeroll. (Note: neither my 1-year-old nor myself are going back to school.) How is it already August? How is it already back-to-school… Continue reading Can’t keep up with summer
The Pacific Northwest has finally graced us with proper summer weather. I'm finally wearing tanks and shorts! This also means the return to summer hiking. Because of this, we decided to go out to Snoqualmie Pass for a hike recently. This would be the third time we have been out here to the Lodge Lake… Continue reading The return of summer hiking
I had grand plans to have blog posts written and published on our April Bend trip by May ... Well, I have one published so far. It's the thought that counts, right? I also had lots more to say about our Oregon Coast trip in December! And, who remembers New Zealand from 2019? I have… Continue reading I don’t know why this keeps happening
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