Travel gives me a spark of joy unlike anything else. When we land from a 14-hour flight, I want to rush off the plane and experience it all. I’ve been fortunate to visit 11 countries and countless U.S. cities in the last 10 years. These 10 cities are my favorite from the past decade. Sonoma,… Continue reading Top 10 Destinations from the Past Decade
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Highlights from 2019
2019, you are the year I stopped putting things off to start prioritizing what mattered. I kicked off the year by finally meeting my friend halfway between Dallas and Austin for a much-needed date. We had talked about it for years, but we finally made it happen. When stress consistently woke me up at 6… Continue reading Highlights from 2019
Travel Stories from the Past 10 Years
As we head toward 2020 people started posting about what they’ve accomplished in the last ten years. Honestly, it’s crazy and overwhelming to think about the past ten years. We’ve done big things like getting married and moving away from our hometown. We’ve done crazy things like jumping out of an airplane and buying a… Continue reading Travel Stories from the Past 10 Years
5 Wineries to Visit in Santa Ynez Valley
Locals always know best. On a recent work trip, I added a few vacation days to visit our friends who moved back to LA. They recommended we check out Santa Ynez Valley which is roughly 100 miles outside of LA. How could we say no to wine? Staying in Los Olivos We rented an Airbnb… Continue reading 5 Wineries to Visit in Santa Ynez Valley
Highlights from 2018
Here’s to you, 2018. You are the year that I feel in love with Toronto. We crossed two baseball stadiums off the list. We drank wine in two United States wine regions. We didn’t plan to travel internationally. Yet, somehow found ourselves in Mexico and Canada. We spent time with friends – swam in the… Continue reading Highlights from 2018
Best Places to Eat and Drink in Denver
Denver, you are so cool. Literally, you were 15 degrees colder than Texas in September and we loved it. Our friends took us to all the best places. We need to hurry back to check out more breweries and catch another baseball game since Emily loves sports so much. Denver Breweries Crooked Stave For the… Continue reading Best Places to Eat and Drink in Denver
Bucket List Trips: Baseball Stadiums
At seventeen, I had one goal — to see Craig Biggio get 3,000 hits. Biggio would be the 27th player in the history of baseball to join the 3,000 hit club and I needed to be there. My love of baseball started with a helmet full of ice cream at the age of nine and… Continue reading Bucket List Trips: Baseball Stadiums
5 Austin breweries to check out
A list of breweries for drinkers of blonde, wheat, hefeweizen and occasionally sour beer. With more than 30 Austin breweries, there are a ton of places to check out all over and each Austinite has their list of top beers. We’ve visited more than 15 breweries, but these are my favorite. I’ve organized the list… Continue reading 5 Austin breweries to check out
5 Days in Zion National Park
Our love affair with national parks is real. I honestly don’t know how we landed on Zion National Park, but it didn’t disappoint. We went the first week of December 2016. The temperature was a little chilly, but it was great weather for hiking. We flew into Las Vegas spent the night there and drove… Continue reading 5 Days in Zion National Park
The Long Weekend: Chicago
Jon and I often discuss where we might move next. This year we had the opportunity to move to New York City. It wasn’t the right time for us as we just made Austin our new home. And Jon is a Texas boy at heart. So obviously it shocked me when he said we could… Continue reading The Long Weekend: Chicago