American Samoa is probably one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Not even probably…definitely. I may be biased since I was privileged to live there for a year and take in the full cultural experience and witness tropical …
Category: Travel
New Zealand Countryside
“The land of the long white cloud” is the nearest translation of “Aotearoa”, the Māori name for New Zealand. I took hundreds of breathtaking photos during our vacation 18 months ago and I’m dreaming of the day we can return …
The Latest: Moving to Samoa!
Wow. There have been a loooooot of life happenings since I’ve last updated this little corner of the internet. And usually I ruminate and stress over the most *perfect* way to start anew when I’ve missed several months of blogging, …
Food Pods in Portland, OR
I wrote this journal entry back on August 23, 2013 when the format of my blog was a little different and more personal. One of the highlights, was a crab melt I had for lunch that was purchased at one …
Festival Weekend!
THURSDAY THOUGHTS I’m not a big festival-goer. With time constraints and endless options for summer fun, many fairs and festivals get left behind. BUT… We just happen to be attending 2 festivals this weekend! The first will be a …
Goodbye, Palm Trees. Hello, Pine.
Packing, packing, packing, packing…..this has been my life over the past week or so in preparation for our big move to Portland next week! And while I have been playing mover’s Tetris, i.e. compartmentalizing things into boxes, the hubs has …
Walnut Creek Half Marathon Recap
The Walnut Creek Half Marathon up near San Francisco, CA was my first half marathon after my first baby. So we traveled from Los Angeles up to the Bay Area (a long drive with a 6 month old!) and subsequently …