Last November my husband and I were able to visit Copenhagen, Denmark. We loved the hygge (coziness) of this beautiful city. The days were short, the weather was cold and wet, the candles were lit, and everywhere you looked people were bicycling to and from their destinations. The city was alive. Visiting in late November …
Travel Tips From Santa and Out of Town Guest Welcome Bag
‘Tis the season for travel! And today Santa is sharing his travel tips with us. Yes, Santa Claus took some time from his very busy schedule to chat with me. As you know, Santa racks up some serious miles each year. He successfully travels the world in one night and in his many years of …
Explore California Academy of Sciences! #Science
A day spent at the California Academy of Science is a day well spent! I have been meaning to get to San Francisco and visit the California Academy of Science to see their exhibit, Whales: Giants of the Deep for some time. And since that exhibit is closing the end of this month – I …
A Weekend Get-Away #FallGlamping
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FallGlamping #Glamping #CollectiveBias I recently spent four wonderful days in the Santa Cruz Mountains with my 6th graders! This was our annual sixth grade science camp excursion to Camp Campbell where I get the pleasure of hiking, exploring, singing …
Win a Cruise! #CruiseSmile Sweepstakes
You will not believe what I have to share with you today! There is a sweepstakes going on right now that is giving away a cruise a day! Yes – this is a historical giveaway that has the cruise industry giving away a cruise a day – everyday for the month of October! So who …
Kefi – A Favorite Restaurant in New York City
Last summer I was in New York City for the BlogHer15 Conference. I have been meaning to share some of my favorite stops while I was there, but have never gotten around to it. Now one of my good friends and very faithful reader is headed to the Big Apple, so I thought I’d better …
Win a Trip to Suzhou! #Sweepstakes
As you know I love to travel. While I have had the luck to travel to a number of countries – I have not yet visited the magnificent and diverse country of China. I have a good friend that just traveled to China last June, and after hearing her stories and seeing her photos – …
A Visit to the Badlands and Medora, North Dakota
When I tell people that I (a California girl) vacation in North Dakota, I am met with some of the funniest, stunned, and quizzical looks you could ever imagine a face making. Really. O.K. Maybe that doesn’t sound surprising since you are sitting there with the very same look on your face. Yes, I try …
A Ladies Weekend in Vegas with Dinner at AquaKnox
A weekend away in Las Vegas with my girlfriends? Sure, sign me up! We had an amazing weekend! The only downside – it was way too short! I flew to Vegas on a Friday night after work. That is a whole story in of itself… Our weekend away was mid -June, beginning on the last Friday …
Our San Francisco Beer Bar Crawl
I am not sure if a three stop beer bar crawl is a legit crawl, but I can tell you the places we visited are most definitely legit! Last weekend was Father’s day and since my kids (the two currently in California) spent the day with their dad, and my hubby’s kids were away on vacation with …