I love this time of the year. (In fact, I even wrote a list about it.) No matter how tough or good–or a mix of both!–2016 was to you, the turn of the year always provides a great opportunity to pause, reflect, and consider what changes might make our lives better moving forward. Last…
This month, we had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to Boracay, one of seven thousand islands in The Philippines and a true paradise. The occasion for the trip was the second wedding of our friends, Kevin and Ann. Their first wedding was in 2014 in Monterey, California. However, they had planned for some time to…
For my birthday dinner date with Chris this year, I decided to go to Pearl Dive Oyster Palace. In full transparency, I originally became interested in Pearl Dive because I kept seeing the foodies I follow on social media hanging out there and having a glamorous time! Maybe it’s also the word “palace,” but I’ve been wanting to check…
This pineapple and beef tacos dish is probably my favorite recipe discovery of the summer! Thanks for the inspiration, Real Simple Magazine. We decided to make the meal after an (unintentionally) long taco hiatus, which probably made everything taste even better. I cooked beef all day in the crockpot in pineapple juice instead of using marinated pork like the…
I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to hear a lot of talk already about fall clothes and pumpkin spice lattes. Maybe it’s because I’m at the beach with my family this week, but I’m just not ready for all of this yet! Plus, as Jimmy Fallon has wisely pointed out: “Nothing says summer refreshment like a…
One of my requests in planning out our victory lap of the MLB stadium tour was to end the trip in Miami! We went just a year and a half ago for our third wedding anniversary, so we didn’t feel too pressured to see a lot and we even repeated a few things from our…