Bute Park – Fall 2019

A year ago, we visited Bute Park for the first time.  It was fall — the leaves were changing and falling.  My exact words a year ago still resonate today “Eight miles of hiking today. Eight miles through a fairy tale.  The colours of the trees – the peacefulness of the surroundings – the picturesque […]

Fall in Bute Park

Eight miles of hiking today. Eight miles through a fairy tale.  The colours of the trees – the peacefulness of the surroundings – the picturesque views… Words can’t describe the beauty of Bute Park in the fall, and so the pictures will have to do.    I’m so thankful for days like this with my sweet. […]

Let the packing commence!

The days leading up to our travels are always hectic.  Gathering books, movies and music plus all the snacks you can imagine for the plane ride. Multiple (and I mean multiple!) trips to the store to pick up whatever odd and end we HAVE TO HAVE while also balancing the idea that we are traveling […]

Three days and counting…

A friend of ours once said “you guys don’t vacation, you travel.” What a true statement that is — we never come back from any trip feeling relaxed, instead we return from our travels forever changed.  And I’m kind of okay with that. It feels like just yesterday that we were planning our next big […]

Two countries down…

Since we have been up for 32 hours straight this is gonna be a short one as the first one usually is. For those that may not know, the trick to beating jet leg is to deprive yourself of sleep. Kidding but not really. We landed here at 11p cst but it was 6a Germany […]

Puerto Vallarta Recap

Our Mexico trip seemed to fly by and sadly I didn’t blog in the moment, but I wanted to give a trip recap while the events are still semi-fresh. Day 2: Tuesday was definitely a relaxing day with beach time and pool time.  We had our first encounter with the huge iguanas and the infamous turtles! […]

Mexico with the Newlyweds

We are now at vacation number 3 of the year, but this time we brought my mom and her new husband Steve along for the ride! They so deserve this week of relaxation, and I’m so glad we get to share it with them both.  So many new experiences for them, and it’s so fun […]

Home Sweet Home

We arrived home about 1am this morning and slept a good portion of the day away. We made a quick pit stop in Tacoma to Stadium High School… which is where 90% of 10 Things I Hate About You was filmed.  I can’t even imagine going to school in a place like that — so […]