We’re back on Marco Island in Florida, and one of my favorite things to do is visit as many happy hours as possible. Marco Island can be pretty expensive, so I’m all for the cheap drinks, but it’s all the half-priced seafood appetizers I’m really after. Pretty much every restaurant on the island has a […]
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A Quick 12 Hours In Siesta Key
We drive down to Florida once (sometimes several times) a year and make a few stops along the way. This year was no exception, and one of our new stops was Siesta Key. Siesta Beach has been voted the #1 beach in the US, so we had to check it out. There is also a […]
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Moving To Nashville
I had to take a bit of a hiatus from blogging for our big move across state lines. I made the ridiculous, but necessary, choice to sell my condo and close on the new house on the same day in two different states, so coordinating the financials, moving everything out and actually getting to the […]
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Baby’s 1st Birthday
The baby recently celebrated his very 1st birthday. We’ve been very busy planning a move while working full time, and having the little one’s birthday became another source of stress for me. How were we going to mark the occasion? We don’t really have any parent friends with kids of the same age, so how […]
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The Little Things About Moving
I had to take a bit of a break from blogging to work on adulting for the past two weeks. I did manage to get quite a bit accomplished, and I’m happy to announce that I have a buyer under contract on my condo and I’m under contract on house in Nashville! It was a […]
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Buying A House
We are trying to buy a house, and I pretty much can’t think of anything else right now. I have a condo that I’ve owned for 11 years, where I went to graduate school, but it is much too small for us, particularly us with the baby, and the constant grandparent visits are making us […]
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48 Hours In Santa Barbara
Wow, there is a lot to do in Santa Barbara and way more than we could get to in 48 hours. I would have to say that 48 hours in Santa Barbara is a bit like a Choose Your Own Adventure. There are tons of great things to do in every category, so you’re forced […]
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Flying Cross Country With A Lap Infant
I wondered how we would manage a cross country trip with the baby as a lap infant now that his will and curiosity have really begun to present themselves. Holding a baby for hours is tiring, and holding a squirmy lap infant in the approx. 85th weight percentile is downright exhausting. He’s usually pretty well […]
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Visiting the Santa Ynez Valley in Southern California
I had the great pleasure of attending a wedding last weekend with some of my best friends in the world in the Santa Ynez Valley in Southern California. I am now absolutely smitten. Lush green hills, close to the ocean, and a sea of wineries and tasting rooms to last you well beyond the current […]
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Choosing Less Travel During Baby’s First Year
I have always been a travel addict and, in particular, a passionate advocate of slow travel, where you spend an extended period of time somewhere and really get to know the ins and outs of your location. Slow travel is also a better option when you have to work as you go because you are […]
