I am NOT a Disney expert… but I know some on Instagram.  We hadn’t even started doing any research or even purchased our tickets until about 1.5 weeks before we departed for Orlando.  Fortunately, Jessica […]

“If you get tired learn to rest, not to quit” – Banksy “…Accomplish this with a staycation!” – Me   Before kids, we thought Jessica had Seasonal Affective Disorder – she often felt depressed during the […]

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZaM3GLSr9A[/embedyt] Have you ever been Leaf Peeping?  Yeah, well me neither, or at least not intentionally, until we took an autumn trip to New Hampshire.  We flew into Boston. We almost didn’t make it […]

I have been learning the value of cousins lately.  Bash and Ellie are ready to start socializing with other kids.  They both started school this week, which is a great start for that.  There’s just […]

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR56BQ-yRU8[/embedyt] Part 1 of our 6 city, 3 countries, and 7 flights adventure through Kuala Lumpur, Bali and Singapore did not disappoint!  I was apprehensive about the longest travel time of my life plus […]

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNEQNLhdNH8[/embedyt] When is a Holiday Inn not a Holiday Inn?… when it is outside the US.  A Holiday Inn for a work trip would be considered the norm, but we have never previously stayed […]

On our fourth trip to San Pedro, we really concentrated our time on just the best spots to visit.  We were not disappointed by Rojo Beach Bar, Dive Bar, Truck Stop, Secret Beach, Sandy Toes […]

Ok, I have no idea how to make it so that I can kiteboard everyday.  Being in a landlocked city makes that goal extremely difficult to accomplish.  But, I love the trips we take where […]

We got to show off our favorite spots to Jessica’s cousin who was traveling with us.  We finally took the golf cart all the way north to El Secreto; it was a long day but […]