When your sister finally comes to visit New Mexico for the first time, you celebrate by sneaking away for a girls night at Ojo Santa Fe. Tucked off the I-25…
Las Vegas in the Winter: A Quick Weekend
Last December, we popped down to Las Vegas for a quick winter weekend away. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but turns out, you can have a great time…
Coping with Grief: Getting Through Tough Times
Yesterday I listened to this podcast about grief from Jen Hatmaker, which led me to spend some time reflecting on my own experience with grief. If you are alive today,…
Growth Rings
A silly poem about holiday weight Do you think that trees stand sideways Look into mirrors Lift up Their shirts and ask themselves Well, where did all this come from? …
What to do for 5 Days in San Diego
If you need some ideas for what to do when in San Diego for 5 days, here is how we spent our time! We recently returned from my birthday trip…
Four Years, Four Things
Today is my Albuquerque birthday and I CANNOT BELIEVE it has been four years since I got on a plane, landed here, and had my life changed forever. In honor…
Control: What to do when you don’t have it
Over the last two weeks, some things have conspired that really have me thinking about control and how much of it I just don’t have. This is not a lesson…
Visiting Shark Valley: Everglades National Park
I knew, when I started planning a trip to South Florida, that I absolutely had to stop and spend some time in the Everglades National Park so I could scratch…
7 Miami Restaurants You Just Can’t Miss
One of the best meals I have ever had was our first dinner in South Beach at a place called Bazaar, located in our hotel, the SLS. This meal was…
The Great Key Lime Pie Face Off
When I booked a week-long trip to Florida for spring break, I knew that I wanted to eat as much key lime pie as possible because…you know, when in Rome!…