Yesterday (Thursday August 11) we left around 10 am to drive to Mexico City. The plan was to stop to see Ivan’s grandma (the boys’ only remaining great-grandma) and have lunch at the big weekly tianguis/market. Iván’s dad had to work, so just his mom came along with us. Drive to Mexico City was about… Continue reading Mexico City tianguis and travel to Tepoztlan
The rest of yesterday was equally low key- which was very welcome after the long travel day and late night. It was actually a beautiful day (I am not convinced the rest of the days will be, looking at the forecast, but I guess who knows.) The boys were basically in heaven, just loving “re-exploring”… Continue reading Relaxed day, nice weather and cultural differences!
So after our perfectly smooth flights yesterday, we landed ahead of schedule in Mexico City. All we needed to do was breeze through immigration (which always makes Ivan cringe a little, because he has to travel on his U.S. passport- meaning he has to line up in the “extranjeros” or “foreigners” line, with us, to… Continue reading A little rocky start, but improving 🙂
Hello from Atlanta! Family Mexico Trip 2022 is officially underway. So far, so good. Flight from Milwaukee left a little after 11 a.m. I made the boys take their obligatory “start of vacation pic” as we left home and drove to Milwaukee: We stopped by my parent’s house quick, picked up my Dad and then… Continue reading On our way/ kids leading travel/ Mexico safety
I feel mildly discombobulated right now. A) It's Monday.B) It's a rainy day.C) 24 hours from now, we'll be on the way to the airport.D) I'm kind of packed, but not really.E) I have two meetings today, one right at the end of the day.F) I want to get a spray tan tonight before we… Continue reading Weekend/ Pre-vacation mood
Monday, March 21 (continued) St. Peter's Square Continuing into St. Peter's Square.... Vatican City is actually surrounded by a big, stone wall that encircles it. We had a moment of excitement as we passed under the arches and stepped into the square, when you really get your first sweeping view of it all. We paused… Continue reading Day 10: Arrival to Rome (Part 2)- St. Peter’s Basilica, Piazza Navona and Campo de’Fiori
Monday, March 21 Picking back up! The end portion of our trip was like the icing on the cake, so I absolutely cannot leave it out. (If you haven't seen the rest of my Ireland/Italy trip recaps, check out March 2022 in my Travel Page for days 1-9!) Dublin Airport Monday morning we were up… Continue reading Day 10: Arrival to Rome!! (Part 1)
Not sure why I sometimes find it oddly therapeutic to share my to-do list with the world, but, I do. 🙂 With our Mexico trip coming up relatively soon, I'm feeling a little pressure to make sure I have my back-to-school ducks in a row before we go. When we get back, it will be… Continue reading To do list & Mexico planning
Saturday, July 16 Saturday was our mostly "free day" (since our scheduled activity with the group was on Friday). The only thing officially on the agenda was a formal awards dinner all evening- but that didn't start until 6 pm. Brunch Actually, I lie- we also had a scheduled brunch. It was held on an… Continue reading Days 3 & 4- San Diego
Friday, July 15 I woke up on Friday feeling rested, but I still had that DARN headache! I recognized this headache. I'm fairly headache prone, actually, and I tend to get this certain type of headache when I'm either: stressed, overtired, lacking caffeine, dehydrated, over-exerted in life or, after having certain alcoholic beverages. So, in… Continue reading Day 2- San Diego
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