Harrison isn’t in school yet so it wasn’t technically spring break for us but we were so happy to have a joint trip with Steve and Amelia in Florida’s Panhandle. I had never been to the area before and was pleasantly surprised by how beautiful the beaches and local start parks were, how many great restaurants we had to choose from, and the affordability of the rentals. All in all, we had a great time although almost every day was cooler than expected and there was only one sunny day for the beach. We made the most of it and had a great time.  Continue reading →

When Sean and I first started dating, we went to the mountains for my birthday and did that for the next four years. The tradition kind of died out as we started taking bigger trips around Thanksgiving, like our 2017 trip to Japan. For my birthday this year, my mom offered to stay for awhile on her way back to the Outer Banks after dropping off my grandma in Florida. Sean and I jumped at the chance for an adults-only weekend celebration.  Continue reading →

It’s taken me so long to write this but better late than never, right?

The last part of our trip consisted of A LOT of driving. But we saw some pretty incredible things that made it very worth it. We also made our way back to Denver and the instant we were on the other side of the Front Range, I felt the change – far more people, traffic, etc. But Denver is a great city and we found lots of fun things to do and eat. 🙂 Here’s the recap of our last few days in the beautiful state of Colorado. Continue reading →

Monday morning we headed southwest from Grand Junction to Mesa Verde National Park. The drive was absolutely glorious – I had no idea the San Juan Mountains were so beautiful. And the quick changes in scenery from arid desert to forests and mountains were mind-boggling. This was a most excellent part of our vacation. Continue reading →

With the onset of the pandemic, our initial plans to celebrate Sean’s 40th birthday in Spain were hopelessly dashed. I was determined to make it special, though, and we started looking at a trip out West where there would be plenty of space, fewer people, and killer views. Colorado fit the bill for us and we seemed to have planned the trip at the perfect time during this first year of COVID-19 – states had just started reopening and had low numbers. (A few weeks after returning home, cases would spike again and some states imposed strict closures yet again.) Everything was open when we traveled, but nothing was crowded. This was also me and Sean’s first time away from Harrison overnight, together!! Continue reading →

After more than two months of quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were really missing our families. Everything now seems to have great risk but in actuality everything was already a risk. We believe that this virus is not going away, even with a vaccine. As time passes, more treatments are available, too. For us, it’s about finding ways to live with the virus that provide us some safety to mitigate the risk. We continue to limit our trips out and are glad to see businesses reopening in Georgia this month. We decided to plan a trip to Savannah over Memorial Day weekend, and when I saw how cheap some of the huge mansions were to rent, we decided to invite both of our parents.  Continue reading →

For Christmas 2019, Sean got me (well, planned for me) a weekend in New Haven, CT to visit our friends Beth and JR. Sean had gotten to see them on a work trip he’d had up there but I had yet to visit them after their move up north in October 2018. We planned the trip for the first weekend in March, 2020. I was hoping for snow! Continue reading →