My Parent’s First Blog: California Adventures

I was all set to write a blog on my parent’s visit to California, but when I got the email with their “notes”… it ended up being a full travel journal from the trip! It was so much fun reading about the trip from their perspective and so I decided to share that perspective with […]

My Career Journey + 6 Life Lessons

Don’t you just love when you graduate from college, know exactly what you want to do, and get accepted into your dream job right away?? Oh wait, that didn’t happen to you either? When I graduated college 5 years ago, I would never have guessed I’d be where I am today. Sound familiar? I am […]

Besties in the Westies: Hil and Jill Visit California

The last time Hil, Jill and I were all together, we ran Grandma’s Marathon. This time I am happy to say that no marathons were involved, HOWEVER, with all of the hiking, dancing, running, kayaking and Soul-Cycling we did… I’d say we still got our fair share of activities! That is one thing I love […]

Love is the Greatest Adventure

Carmel-by-the-Sea Anniversary If I had to sum up the past four years of marriage in one word, it would be adventure. Seven different apartments in three different states/two different countries, job transitions, becoming dog-parents, road trips, serving in kid’s ministry together at church… it has been the adventure of a lifetime. We celebrated our first […]

Friendsgiving in Tahoe

Thanksgiving? But isn’t it March…? Yes, it is definitely March, but I wasn’t willing to let this fun November weekend with friends and good food go undocumented! While Mo and I weren’t able to celebrate Thanksgiving with our family this year, we had the opportunity to celebrate with our friends in a beautiful house in […]

CIM Race Recap

Training for a marathon is a lot like planning a wedding. You go through countless hours and months of preparation for ONE DAY. There is so much anticipation, excitement and nerves leading up to it and then before you know it… it’s over! But it doesn’t matter how much time went into it or how […]

Celebrating Mo

As I wrote Mo’s birthday card last weekend, I started to think about everything that has happened the past year. And let me tell you… it is A LOT! So many unexpected, incredible things. We can’t forget about the Cubs winning the World Series to kick it off, then saying goodbye to friends, family and […]

Carmel by the Sea

Long weekends are perfect for road trips, good food and relaxing at the beach. Little did we know when we booked our long weekend trip to Carmel that we would also be moving into our new apartment the day before we left… but despite the craziness of the move, we still managed to destress and […]

Santa Cruz’in

Daytrips are my new favorite. As you probably already know, it is not cheap to live in this part of the country. But I’ve come to realize that you’re paying for more than just a house to live in. You are paying for the most ideal weather. You are paying for the national parks, the […]

Wineries, San Francisco, and Redwoods With My Best Friend

What’s even better than exploring your new state before you start working? Exploring your new state with your best friend before you start working! Monica and I go way, way back. We met in 2nd grade (shoutout to Miss Lundgren!), bonded over a stuffed monkey and the rest is history. Despite going to different high […]