The first stop on my 2019 European vacation was Austria. I have never been to Austria so I was really excited,to explore a new city. Unfortunately, we arrived at the start of an unprecedented heatwave that rocked all of Europe! Temperatures ranged between 96-102 degrees for our entire first week. It made he trip rather … More European Vacation- Vienna and Salzburg
*I will do separate posts about the food I ate and hotels where I stayed on my great European vacation- have no fear! * I’ve arrived in the land of lederhosen, beer, bicycles, and socialized medicine!!! My first trip to Austria has not disappointed in any way- except for the massive heat wave we are … More European Vacation- Vienna and Salzburg
Happy Friday! Since I am embarking on my big European adventure- here are some of my favorite travel finds!!! Since I travel with a bunch of kids with a bunch of different problems- I always pack a bunch of meds to help solve anything that comes up. I found this pill case on Amazon- it’s … More TGIF- fun finds
The day has arrived for the start of European Adventure 2019! I embark tomorrow for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and my sixth European adventure overall. So, get used to a lot of travel posts in the coming days… How have I been lucky enough to travel to Europe six times in as many years? Well, … More Leaving on a Jet Plane
Oh Trader Joe’s… you handsome devil! You’ve gone and done it again…made me fall in love with you all over again!!!!! I was doing my usual TJ’s run this past week and spied these mozzarella and tomato sauce stuffed gnocchi in the freezer section. It was a new item and it looked so interesting. Upon … More Stuffed Gnocchi
With our last camping trip- and some quality downtime to just relax- I started and finished All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin. I have always enjoyed Giffin’s books. She is a good storyteller and her books are interesting without being too heavy. I have found her most recent books to be even better than … More Good Reads
Another week- another camping adventure for my little tribe! One thing Greg and I noticed is that we have so many campgrounds right in our vicinity, and we want to try as many of them as we can this year. Refugio State Beach has been a location I have passed thousands of times and I … More Day Trippin’ – Refugio State Beach
One thing I love about summer are the leisurely mornings. Usually- mornings are a huge rush but in summer it’s so much more laid back. I have been starting the days with a nice 2 mile dog walk (about all Oscar can handle!) and then breakfast. My go to breakfast as of late has been … More TGIF- fun finds
One of my goals this summer was to read as many quality books as I can- and I am off to an incredible start! I just finished The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne and it was a perfect start to my summer goal! Before I started reading this book, I did not realize that … More Good Reads
We felt as though our little Pismo Beach camping excursion was coming to an end way too quickly- so we decided to add one more night at El Capitan State Beach. I had never been to El Cap, but I knew that it was right along the coast between Buellton and Santa Barbara- an ideal … More Day Trippin’ – El Capitan
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