A couple months ago, I was talking to my husband and a question came up: if we could go on a one-week road trip right now, where would we go? We discussed driving to Quebec, to New York City, even going down the East…
If there’s one thing our family absolutely loves, it’s road trips. I was on a road trip when first met my husband, who was on a seemingly endless tour as a musician. A few short years later, we were driving from New York to…
When we first planned out our move, we had decided to hire a moving company to bring everything we own, minus our two cats and a couple of suitcases, from California to New York with us so we could do the “ultimate family road…
This past weekend we drove 5 hours up the coast to Monterey for Mother’s Day weekend. We’re pretty lucky to have a child who oddly loves to take car rides, but we do keep a handful of healthy snacks in the car (fruit leather, berries,…
Disclaimer: I left these photos 100% unedited because I need you to understand just how naturally beautiful this property is. St. Andrews Links was another stop on our UK trip that was kind of out there in terms of adding on another leg of…
As I sat in the child switch area of a ride in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Hollywood, I looked at the movie playing on the TV screen and my heart skipped a beat. As Severus Snape talked with the student trio in…
It’s not too often that the theme of our family vacations can be labeled with the term “relaxing” and that’s just fine with us. It’s rare that we visit the same country twice (there’s so much to discover in this world, it’s hard not…
The #1 question that I get from other parents hands down revolves around how to travel effortlessly with kids. The truth is, children are completely unpredictable (if you haven’t figured that out by now!). While there’s no foolproof way to keep kids happy during…
If you’re wondering, I did just quote Spinal Tap. Stonehenge was one of my bucket list items, so I was happy to see it was close to one of our stops (Bath, England) on our trip. The rapeseed fields and sprawling green on the…
With tax season upon us, many of us are eagerly awaiting that refund check to come in so that we can turn around and spend it on something that has been on our wish list for some time. For me, it was time that…
Hello everyone! I’m writing from Buffalo, NY tonight after a fabulous holiday season filled with family, food, and fun. My family and I flew into Raleigh last week then road tripped to Washington, D.C. for the day, stayed in Pennsylvania, and arrived in Buffalo…
If you’re looking for a spot to head this fall and don’t mind a little rain, run (not walk) to your computer and book yourself some plane tickets to the green isle! This post is loaded with information. In it you can find 15…