We took a long weekend to Las Vegas as a kind of early birthday for me since my birthday weekend will be busy with other things. Arrived Wednesday afternoon, went shopping a bit Thursday and tried Sickies Garage for lunch we had spotted previously. We had very bad for you food that tasted pretty good … Continue reading Summer Concert Series Continues
Category: America
Summer Concerts are Back!
Three concerts in the bag so far and they have all been absolutely epic. All bands are from my teen/early 20's years of clubs, fond memories with my brother and friends having fun. These are all bands that I loved back in the 80's/90's and never got to see live... Until Now! Each had me … Continue reading Summer Concerts are Back!
Day Trip – Orem, UT
We went on a short drive down to Orem, Ut, took the highway up through the mountain pass which had a river running along side the highway with hiking paths, walking paths and picnic areas. The waterfalls we pretty amazing. We definitely will be heading back there to do some hiking and maybe a picnic … Continue reading Day Trip – Orem, UT
Road Trip – Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Yes! We finally got out to enjoy some America. Together with cousins from Louisiana we went adventuring North into Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. All new states for us, so we're ticking those off the list! We rented an Airbnb cabin in the woods up near the West gate of Yellowstone for a few nights then … Continue reading Road Trip – Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Road Trip Plans!
Yes! We are planning our first road trip since moving to Utah, thanks to a cousin and her husband wanting to team up and check off a bucket list destination with us. Moving back to the U.S. right before everything shut down for Covid in 2020 was a huge bummer. We haven't done much of … Continue reading Road Trip Plans!
Roadtripping
This may be controversial but we discussed, analyzed and decided to take a road trip in April to visit family that we haven't seen much of after returning to the U.S. and then pandemic and a trip cut short last year. Starting in San Diego, we drove to Flagstaff, AZ and drove Route 66 over … Continue reading Roadtripping
On A Positive Note
A little retail therapy this week produced a string of lighted clips that are displaying my bookmarks much better than the string and tape throw together I had them on previously. I have bookmarks from most of the places we traveled to while living in Europe - and one from Japan. I will organize this … Continue reading On A Positive Note
Japanese Friendship Garden
Went for a walk around the Japanese Friendship Garden at Balboa Park yesterday. It was my first time going through it though I have been to Balboa quite a lot over the years. I was disappointed by some and enjoyed other bits. The Bonsai tree exhibit was fantastic, the koi ponds and water features were … Continue reading Japanese Friendship Garden
2021 Begins
Well it's almost the end of January so what has happened: My husband has submitted his final thesis and is waiting to hear on his master's degree. This will be the end of his formal education and he is so looking forward to not being in school anymore. It has been a long run, I'm … Continue reading 2021 Begins
Getting Back Into It
The last two and a half months have been interesting. With returning to America we knew there would be a lot we would be upgrading, replacing and adding to our lives. So, we saved for it and at this point I think we are about finished and have managed to remain debt free. While overseas … Continue reading Getting Back Into It