I want to wish my husband a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY today! Cody is an amazing person, a great friend, and the best husband. I'm very grateful to have him in my life (he definitely makes it a lot more fun!). To celebrate, I'm cooking him a gourmet dinner in our new kitchen! Yes, I said… Continue reading A Special Day
I went to ground zero for the first time in 2003. I was sixteen years old and it had been a year and a half since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. I went to ground zero knowing that the experience was going to change me. As I walked around the area, I found… Continue reading Ground Zero
I received a journal last year as a bridal shower gift and I instantly knew that it was the perfect opportunity to start writing down my thoughts and feelings while on vacation. This gift would become my vacation journal. A year later, I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am that I… Continue reading Travel Tips Thursday–Writing It All Down
My husband and I travel frequently, and the truth is, we are able to do so because of our budget (and maybe because of my slight paranoia that there’s too many places to see and not enough time to explore). Finances scare a lot of people. Taking a cold hard look at how much you… Continue reading The Magic of Budgeting
Since today is a day dedicated to love and romance, I wanted to reflect on one of the most romantic moments in my life. It was 2009, and I had just accomplished one of my life-long goals: earning my Bachelor’s degree. After the graduation parties and celebrations, my boyfriend and I traveled to Kauai, Hawaii. We wanted to… Continue reading The NaPali Coast-A Dream within a Dream
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