Our trip to Sacramento was, of course, mainly to pay our respects to Aunt Sheila and spend time with family. But we also squeezed in some adventure. My cousin Mark said he didn’t want it to be a sad time, he wanted us to be celebrating. And he made it easy for us to enjoy our…
I wasn’t sure I was going to write about our trip to Sacramento. It was emotionally so overwhelming for me! I wasn’t expecting it at all. I’d be bawling over the loss of my aunt one minute, and cracking up with my cousins the next. But I realize that is all part of life, the ebb and flow,…
No silly Friday Confessions this week. Drove last night with tired eyes. And this morning we will spend with family. We came from all over, offering love and support to those who need it. Holding each other up. Remembering someone who had a beautiful soul and was taken from us much too soon. My…
When the cousins in Orange County invited us over for Fourth of July, we were pretty excited. Our holiday weekend last year was kind of a bust because we spent the whole day in traffic. This year, we would not make that mistake again, golldarnit! My husband had the brilliant idea to take the Surfliner train and…
When I had a reader email me asking what to bring on vacation to Southern California, it was one of those forehead smacker moments like HELLO! Of course I can help with that! Why didn’t I think of this before? So if I was visiting me, this is what I’d bring – and it would work whether…
I had the ultimate indulgence this weekend when I joined my girl friends for a spa day/sleepover at the Four Seasons Hotel. Ooh lala!!! We arrived early on Saturday, enjoyed the spa amenities, got our massages and then laid by the pool for hours. Poolside food service and sun for the win! It was so…
Let’s wrap this trip up, yes? Day 7 had nothing exciting to report – just a travel day. We drove back to Chicago to take a flight to Kansas City to drive into Joplin, Missouri. And unlike the first part of our trip, the second part was all scheduled correctly, thankyouverymuch. The next day was spent…
Obviously things slowed down significantly in Madison. Well, most things. Stevie was still go, go, go and wanted to play on the stairs pretty much the entire stay. Super fun for everyone, taking shifts catching whatever he felt like throwing down at the moment. The stuff vacation dreams are made of, I’m telling you. But…
Oh Chicago. Another city crush. You all know I am a huge fan of New York, but Chicago is up there too. It’s like the preppy little sister to rockin’ NYC. Lots of good shopping, eating and city fun while still looking so pretty and friendly. Stevie likes the hustle and bustle of the city too. Cars…
Hey all! We made it back to hot Los Angeles! Overall we had a really good trip visiting family in 3 different states. Man, we are ambitious on vacation – now we need an actual vacation to recover. Day one. Oh, day one. Boy do I have a story for you! But I’ll start at…