Welcome to my Travel + Lifestyle Blog!
A place where I share my adventures + my heart with you all!
Top 5 Things To Do in Boston, MA
A Travel Guide capturing the Top 5 Things To Do in Boston, Massachusetts + a Lifestyle entry capturing our first impressions of living in our new city.
5 Moving Tips for Your Next PCS
A Lifestyle entry capturing 5 Moving Tips to Quickly Create a Home in a New Apartment + the story of how our moving day went wrong…
Our Cross-Country Road Trip From Seattle to Boston
A Travel Diary capturing our cross-country road trip moving from Seattle, Washington to Boston, Massachusetts - a week-long road trip, driving through 13 U.S. states, from the West Coast to the East Coast (Yellowstone, Minneapolis, Chicago + more!).
20 Details We’ll Remember About Our 2020 Wedding
A Lifestyle entry capturing 20 Details We’ll Remember About Our 2020 Wedding (I was a 2020 Bride!).
The Tale of a 2020 Bride
A Lifestyle entry capturing our imperfectly perfect wedding day. Was our wedding day flawless? Not one bit! SO many things didn’t go according to plan on our wedding day in 2020. But was our wedding day BETTER than we initially imagined? Absolutely!! Here’s why...
11 Things I Learned From My Husband’s Deployment
A Lifestyle entry capturing 11 outstanding lessons that we learned from a 11 month-long deployment + our Military Homecoming Video!
5 Deployment Ideas: Care Packages + More!
A Lifestyle entry capturing 5 fun ideas that helped encourage Lucas and I during his first military deployment.
10 Tips on How to Survive a Military Deployment
A Lifestyle entry capturing 10 Tips on How to Cope While Your Partner is Away for a Military Deployment - how to survive your first military deployment.
A (Spontaneous) Trip to Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC
A Travel Diary capturing a spontaneous try to Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC (literally booked my flight 3 hours before take-off!) - blue crab cakes, historic monuments and museums + our last few hours together before Lucas returned to Afghanistan.
2020 Goals
A Lifestyle entry capturing the goals I’m hoping to focus on in 2020 - manifesting a year of personal growth and patience.
2019 Recap
A Lifestyle entry capturing the year when Lucas left for his deployment to Afghanistan, the year we got engaged, and the year I traveled to 14 states and 16 National Parks!
Birthday Weekend in Napa Valley, California
A Travel Diary capturing my birthday trip to Napa Valley, California. Part 2 of 2 from our West Coast Road Trip from Washington to California - weekend with family, wine + sunshine.
West Coast Road Trip from Washington to Yosemite, California
A Travel Diary capturing our West Coast Road Trip from Washington to California. Part 1 of 2 of my birthday trip, stopping by 3 National Parks along the way - 2 days spent hiking in Yosemite, a snowy day at Lassen Volcanic, and a rainy day at Crater Lake.
A Weekend in Cannon Beach, Oregon With The Girls
A Travel Diary capturing our girls’ weekend at Cannon Beach, Oregon - cozy beach vibes, delicious food, light shopping, the best coffee, and Pelican Brewing Company.
A Hiking Day in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado
A Travel Diary capturing a day of high-elevation hiking at Rocky Mountain National Park - waterfalls, lakes, mountain views, elk sightings, and what it was like to hike close to 10,000 ft above sea level.
A Week in Hawaii: Black Sand Beaches + Turtles | Big Island, Hawaii
A Travel Diary capturing a Hawaiian adventure on the Big Island, Hawaii - Part 2 of 2 consisting of island time, black sand beaches, unpredictable weather patterns, volcanic trails, malasadas, kona coffee and brews, and a big green sea turtle.
A Week in Hawaii: Surfing + Hiking | Oahu, Hawaii
A Travel Diary capturing a Hawaiian adventure on Oahu, Hawaii - island time, family bonding, a luau, surfing lessons, beach days, “onolicious” food, a sunset photoshoot, and THREE (very humid.. lol) hikes.
Hiking in Olympic National Park, Washington
A Travel Diary capturing a hiking adventure to the Olympic National Park - 2 hikes in one day (9 miles total with 3700 ft elevation gain total - Mount Storm King and Klahhane Ridge) and a quick detour to the Tree of Life, Forks, and Ruby Beach.