Monterey, CA

Summer's always a good time to travel, but since that's not wise this year, summer will have to be a good time to write about traveling and share some of my photos. I wrote a fun series of travel posts a couple of summers ago, so be sure to check them out. You can find … Continue reading Monterey, CA

Common Sense Travel Tips

By now, I am pretty sure you all know how much I love to travel. If it weren't for monetary restraints, lack of time, or family obligations, I think I would travel all the rest of my life. I need to start thinking of how I can make it my job! And of course write … Continue reading Common Sense Travel Tips

Travel Adventures: Scotland

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland: Exploring Historic Edinburgh Scotland! Land of bagpipes, Loch Ness, delicious shortbread, fancy kilts, and Edinburgh, one of the most beautiful cities to which I've ever been. My cousin, Jen, and I were excited to travel there in 2017. Another cousin and her husband live there (well, Toni and Dave actually live in the cute … Continue reading Travel Adventures: Scotland

Travel Adventures: Hawaii

🌴Hawaii: A Tropical Paradise🍍 I've been to the Hawaiian islands twice so far. The first time I went was to the small and relaxing island of Molokai with my mother a long time ago. Unfortunately, I have no photos from that trip to share with you all. Molokai is pretty and definitely less crowded than … Continue reading Travel Adventures: Hawaii

Travel Adventures: France

🇫🇷 France: Paris and Versailles There's a lot you can see and experience in a whirlwind visit to France for a few days! My husband and I had just finished visiting my friends in Plymouth, England, when we hopped on the Chunnel and headed toward France for a few days to meet up with our other … Continue reading Travel Adventures: France

Travel Adventures: Seattle

Seattle: Rain, Some Lovely Sights, and More Rain ☔ I'm a California girl, through and through. I love the sunshine! So I was out of my element when I visited Seattle, Washington with my mom back in 2010. There was so much rain! Rain all of the time. Never ending rain. But I got some good … Continue reading Travel Adventures: Seattle

Travel Adventures: England, Part 2

England: Oxford, Plymouth, and Stonehenge If you've been following my blog lately, first of all, THANK YOU! I truly appreciate your interest and readership. As you know, this summer I'm writing up a series on some of my travels around the world, and using some fun photos from my adventures. Last week, I wrote about … Continue reading Travel Adventures: England, Part 2

Travel Adventures: England, Part 1

London 🇬🇧 and Some Harry Potter Magic England is such a magnificent country! It's old, yet modern. Grand, yet quaint. Proper, yet progressive. I am blessed to know some wonderful people who live there, which means I've had some adventurous travels around England, have made fantastic memories, and have taken these fun photos! We'll begin with the … Continue reading Travel Adventures: England, Part 1

Travel Adventures: New York City

I ❤ NY, also known as the Big Apple! When my friend, Suzanne, got an internship at the Smithsonian back in 2003, my friend Vicki and I jumped at the opportunity to go visit her on the East coast! We did a whirlwind trip of not only Washington, DC, but also spent a couple of … Continue reading Travel Adventures: New York City

Travel Adventures: Portugal

As you may have noticed, I'm sort of branching out with the blog and not just limiting myself to writing about being a mom. I've been examining my life, flipping through my photo albums, rereading some of my old journals, browsing various websites and books, and gathering ideas from my family and friends for new … Continue reading Travel Adventures: Portugal