You can call this family official wannabe ski bums. A few nights before a decent snowstorm moved into the mountains, we spontaneously booked some nights in Crested Butte, CO. (Spontaneity is how we most of our trips.) Fresh powder doesn’t hurt either. Not bad for a quick getaway over the New Years Week holiday. After …
Aruba: One Happy Island, One Happy Mama
I sent one kid back to school after the winter break. Kid 2 was going next week. I was going to have two whole days of peace, quiet, and no spilled milk. Notice I said ‘was’. Enter quarantine round 694 from school. Next week everyone will still be grinding through the school day right by …
Travel: San Francisco – City by the Bay
We moved to Denver with pioneer hearts, ready to discover the West. We had traversed the hotspots of the American Southeast – Savannah, Charleston, Asheville, Greenville and more. Fast forward to the summer of 2019, we literally went from sea to shining sea. We had started out the summer with an extended trip to Florida …
A Steamboat Springs Vaction – Pt. 1
I don’t know about you, but to me, the Summer of 2020 – Summer of Lockdown- was reminiscent of a horror film.  The term cabin fever took on a whole new meaning.  Caught up in the confusion/responsibility of trying to protect our family and those around us; we, like pretty much everyone, else had become …
Missing Persons, Destin-ation Unknown
We did something very, very sneaky a week or two ago… We took a total spur of the moment trip to Florida for one heck of a well needed, sit at the beach all day, weekend hideaway. In a matter of 30 minutes, we booked airline tickets, found our Airbnb, and were off the next …