Last Saturday after Thanksgiving, we headed out for our second annual trip to a tree farm outside of Sequim to get our Christmas tree. Since we live in a more urban area, there aren't many tree farms to choose from close by, and even those are a good 45+ minute drive from us, so we've…
Tuesday isn't a typical day I publish a post, but as my husband and I celebrate our ninth wedding anniversary today, I wanted to write down a little something - shout my love to the world, as it were. We are in town today unlike last year when we were in Hawaii (and up on…
As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few months, this past weekend I was in Denver as I attended the inaugural Cents Positive retreat, and the first time I was away from my son for more than one consecutive night since he was born almost four years ago, plus the first time…
I had said that life was going to calm down once we hit mid-October, right? Well, let's just say I'm going to revise that and go with early November, because I am absolutely not going to be able to catch by breath until then (and again didn't get home until after eleven last night). Most…
We went to Hawaii for the very first time last November, and I have to admit, it wasn't somewhere that was ever on my bucket list, but once we went, I was hooked. The opportunities for outdoors adventure are endless, and once you figure out how to cover the plane tickets and lodging, a trip…
While it's no secret that we love packing our bags and heading out of town to explore - be it for one night or two weeks - we also make sure to explore our local area during the days we are at home. Part of the draw of the Pacific Northwest for us, outside of…
Week two of back to work after our vacation, and I'm still doing catch up from the time away, at least when it comes to work. Another bonus to a reduced schedule though is that I've had enough time to get things in order at home so we can get ready to go out of…
May was a very different month for us financially because we spent the second half of it on vacation on the East Coast. Thanks to some travel hacking, we didn't have to pay for the plane flights as well as a couple of hotel nights, but we were gone for a full two weeks, which…
We're wrapping up our two week road trip up the East Coast, and it's been a heck of an adventure. With each stop, we've wished to have an extra week or two to explore the area, and the last few places were no exception. Acadia National Park, in particular, is somewhere that deserves a weeklong…
We're halfway through our big road trip up the East Coast, beginning with Georgia and ending in Maine. We've gotten to see some pretty awesome stuff along the way so far, and I'm updating my Instagram as we go if you're interested in seeing some of the places we're visiting. With each stop, we've said…