As summer gets closer, there are a lot of birthdays and anniversaries coming up in my life as well as for a lot of my friends’ and family’s. I’ve always appreciated that buying each other gifts has never been a huge emphasis with those close to me. I’m thankful for this because 1. it can…
Tourist’s Guide to San Diego: Top 15 Places to Visit
While my memories of San Diego are still crisp and clear, I want to take today to share a little “tourist’s guide” of sorts for “America’s Finest City.” I’ve been meaning to share a post like this for awhile, but I guess it takes moving to Chicago to fully reflect on what I appreciate most…
Our Move From San Diego to Chicago
Now that we’re getting a bit more settled into our new home in Chicago, I wanted to take some time to do a little recap of our journey from San Diego! In case you aren’t familiar, my husband and I have lived in San Diego for the past 6+ years, and work has brought us…
Road Trip Essentials: 5 Must-Have Items
Road trips can be such a fun adventure if you do them right. Whether it’s simply a means to a destination or it’s the whole point of a trip, I’ve found there are a handful of must-haves to make the most of the road trip experience. I’ve been preparing for a little road trip that…
20-Minute Hotel Room Workout
Staying in a hotel can be fun once in awhile, but it can definitely get in the way of your usual fitness routine. Although I do use hotel gyms once in awhile, I’m all about quick workouts that can be done in the hotel room without the need for any equipment. Circuit workouts, like the…
Our Spontaneous Vegas Vacation
Since I don’t share nearly as much life happenings as I used to, I figured I’d mix the blog up a bit and post a little recap of a somewhat spontaneous trip Matt and I recently returned from – Vegassssss! A weird thing about me: I hate going on vacation. Why? Because I feel like…
Honeymooning in San Francisco
As of today, it has been two weeks since our adventure-filled honeymoon! I figured it was about time to share the details, even though this is a little bit backwards because I’m waiting on our wedding pictures to share that series of posts. Nothing like a little vacation talk to distract until then. 😉 If…
My San Diego Bucket List
When I was compiling my list of favorite moments from being 25, I realized that a lot has happened while we’ve lived here in San Diego, but there’s still so much I want to do! So I started making a list of all the nearby places I want to visit and the fun activities I…
Highlights from My Week in IL + End of P90X Phase 1
I have a lot to say, so get ready. Also, I’m on a plane right now so I’m not being restricted by time. Today’s post is dedicated to the good parts of this past week. It was an extremely stressful/busy time for me, but it’s all winding down now. So I can breathe one big…
Driving Back & Forth Through Iowa
This past weekend we journeyed to Des Moines, IA with my family for my cousin’s wedding, and it was quite the interesting trip. After my terrible Christmas traveling experience, I wasn’t the most thrilled to fly again, but we made it to Chicago just fine on Friday. Unfortunately, Matt’s trip back to San Diego did…
We Sold Our Souls for Discounted Vegas Tickets
I think it’s about time for a Vegas recap. To begin with, I’ll just say it was definitely an interesting trip this year. This was the 3rd year in a row we went, and every year has had its own stories. This year has topped the weirdness of past visits though. The chaos began within…
Worst Travel Experience Ever + New Year’s Resolutions
I have flown to San Diego numerous times to visit Matt before I moved out here, but this past Wednesday was by far my worst traveling experience to date. My super amazing bro-in-law, John, drove me to the airport on horribly snowy roads. My flight was supposed to leave around 3:30pm, but it didn’t leave…
Hanging Out In The Mountains
Good morning! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. We spent ours running, eating the biggest ice cream cone I have ever seen in my life, and visiting Julian, CA for a day of fall fun. Since I didn’t document the run or the ice cream (so sad I can’t show you the insanity that…
My First Time Leaving the Country
On Friday I mentioned Matt and I were going fishing all day with my coworkers, and I’m happy to report we caught fish, didn’t puke, and had fun! (All three were my goals for the day.) It was technically the first time I have ever left the country since we were fishing in Mexican waters….
Make Some Noise for Illinois–Photos from the Weekend
I’m just popping in today to share some pictures from my absolutely amazing weekend at home in Illinois. At the moment, I’m bonding with the family, so this is going to be quick. I present to you…my weekend in pictures: It started with my flight, where I took a creeper shot of the empty seat…
