Hello! It’s been an exciting few days. I’m writing from aboard a cruise ship, currently looking out at the ocean and not much else. 🙂 I mentioned previously this trip is a big combo family trip with my parents, sister’s family and us, in honor of my parents’ 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!! (Which was last September,… Continue reading First couple days of family cruise!
Okay, I'm officially feeling almost 100% human again (see more here about my fun Adventures in Food Poisoning). THE REST of the trip was peachy keen and fun! Here's a little recap of how it all went, and, some important "shots of my outfits" that I made Ivan take of me literally so that I… Continue reading Austin, TX Recap!
Headed back from Austin a day late… because as the title gave away, the very end of our Texas trip was literally spoiled by food poisoning. 😩😩 Looking on the bright side…. 1) It hit me Sunday morning around 6 a.m…. Which was to be our departure day anyway (so, no further plans to be… Continue reading It’s all fun and games until you get food poisoning
Eek, sliding into this upcoming week with a little trepidation combined with some excitement, too. My to-do list is kind of bursting right now. We leave for Austin, TX super early on Thursday, and there's just a lot happening before then. On the docket: haircut- Monday over lunch hour hot tub service appt- Tuesday work… Continue reading Busy busy + dress code on a trip
I just realized we got home from our amazing Costa Rica trip a whole month ago already now!! How time flies. I've been wanting to write a post outlining a few things I worried about before our trip. Spoiler, none of them happened. But I did get myself fairly riled up a time or two… Continue reading Things I worried about in Costa Rica that didn’t happen
This past weekend we had a rare weekend away: I'll call it a "2:1" weekend. 2 parents, 1 child. I don't think we'd ever really done this before! (the 2:1 thing). But it just so happened that Ethan had a soccer tournament in St. Louis, and Asher had a packed weekend himself at home- a… Continue reading 2:1 Weekend in St. Louis
Days 14 and 15 in Costa Rica: Friday 3/24- Saturday 3/25 The day I always semi-dread throughout my entire vacation had arrived: the last day. I was up nice and early- before 6, I think. I spent a good 45 minutes packing up my backpack, re-rolling my clothes in the packing cubes, and attempting to… Continue reading Friday 3/24- Saturday 3/25: Last morning at the beach, El Avión and travel home!
Day 13 in Costa Rica: Thursday 3/23 Our last full day in Costa Rica!! This end part of the trip seemed to speed up on me, somehow. In case you've lost track, we left home on Friday, March 10, flying overnight. We then had 5 nights in La Fortuna, then 3 nights in Monteverde, and… Continue reading Thursday 3/23: Parasailing and another beautiful beach day!
Day 12 in Costa Rica, Wednesday 3/22 Wednesday was our day to visit the famous Manuel Antonio National Park! This is the most visited national park in Costa Rica- a park full of wild animals, jungle, and beautiful beaches. Timed entrance tickets are required (purchase online only). The big debate here was if we should… Continue reading Wednesday 3/22: Manuel Antonio National Park day
Day 11 in Costa Rica: Tuesday, 3/21 We were somehow already in the home stretch of the trip by Tuesday the 21st!! 3 full days left, and then a flight home late Friday night. The plan for Tuesday was to go to Nauyaca Falls, about an hour and 15 minutes south of Manuel Antonio near… Continue reading Tuesday 3/21: A “Top 10 Life Moment”- Nauyaca Waterfall, Dominical + sunsets galore
GRATEFUL KAE 