After a wonderful start to Portugal in Lisbon, our friends also attending the wedding this weekend made it to town! We decided to do a day trip to Sintra as our first group activity. Sintra is a town in the foothills of Portugal’s Sintra Mountains, known for its forested terrain, historic castles, and small town … More Portugal day 4: day trip to Sintra
We are in Portugal!! Joe and I are here for Chrit and Rene’s wedding this weekend, and we decided to extend our stay in Portugal for 2 weeks. It’s our first international trip together since Mexico last year, and boy were we looking forward to it. I’m enjoying my time here immensely, and it’s wonderful … More Portugal days 1-3: Olá from Lisbon!
Buckle up because this is a long one. 🙂 Last week, Joe and I flew to Pittsburgh to visit my brother and sister. My parents also drove in from New York, and it turned out to be the most wonderful family reunion! Our 5 days in Pittsburgh were jam-packed with fun activities and making new … More Family reunion in Pittsburgh
Hi pals! We are back in San Francisco after our holiday travels. The last 2 weeks have been filled with settling back into our routine, catching up on errands, and beginning wedding planning…more on that at a later time. 😉 Just as we got settled again, Joe and I planned a last-minute getaway to Monterey. … More Weekend getaway to Monterey, CA
Following the wonderful surprise of Joe’s proposal 2 weeks ago, Joe & I decided to add one more stop to our holiday travels — a trip to New York City! We wanted to do something special to celebrate our engagement, and a trip to the city sounded like the perfect idea. I loved visiting our … More Engagement celebration trip to New York City
Hi pals! I’m coming out of a 3-day weekend feeling so rejuvenated. It was Veterans Day in the U.S., so Joe and I got an extra day off from work. We decided to head up to Mendocino, CA (3 hours north of San Francisco) for a weekend trip. It was also our 4-year dating anniversary, … More 4-year anniversary in Mendocino & Fort Bragg, CA
Ever since we moved back to San Francisco in April, Joe and I have really enjoyed staying in the city on weekends. After taking our sabbaticals last year, I felt done with traveling for a while and wanted to enjoy SF when we returned. After 7 months of this, I’m starting to catch the travel … More Day trip to Santa Cruz
For the second half of our Mexico vacation, we headed to Sayulita – a colorful, hippie beach town 1 hour north of Puerto Vallarta (where we spent the first part of our trip). This was our third time visiting Sayulita. The first time was a few months after we started dating; we fell in love … More Third time’s a charm in Sayulita, Mexico
These last few days have been such a dream. I’m writing from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where Joe and I spent the last 5 days. We are about halfway through our vacation in Mexico, and I cannot believe how fast it’s flying by! This is my second time in Puerto Vallarta as I came in 2018 … More Birthday vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Hello from sunny California! It feels so good to be back after 9 months! After an awesome time in Albuquerque, New Mexico, we drove through Arizona and Southern California, and then we settled in Palm Springs for Joe to work during the week. The drive through Arizona was interesting and diverse – Arizona was more … More Week in Palm Springs, California + quick drive through Arizona
I Run Like A Girl 