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Floating along the Chicago River
Last week, I had the opportunity to spend 5 days in the great city of Chicago, IL with my Mama, whom I haven’t seen since January. We did everything a first-timer to Chicago would do: Millennium Park,...
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Review: Megabus, also known as the Strugglebus
Picture from Google. On my last visit to Chicago, I was scheduled to ride the Megabus from Indianapolis. For $27 I was offered the comfort of a three-hour ride on Megabus’ infamous double-decker bus. I...
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Review: Chicago Hotel Monaco, a Kimpton Hotel
Right on the corner of Wabash and Wacker in Chicago, lies the very stylish Hotel Monaco, a Kimpton Hotel. Kimpton hotels pride themselves on being made for the savvy traveler who loves free perks. They...
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A smokin hot photo tour of Austin, Texas
During a recent family vacation to the great state of Texas, I had the opportunity to explore one of the weirdest cities in America: Austin, Texas. After many recommendations and hearing great things...
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Highlights of Texas 2015
I recently visited San Antonio, Texas to visit Andrew’s family and to attend a wedding (yes, it was on a ranch). We’ve been to San Antonio before and it’s always lots of fun (and hot)! I’ll always...
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Seattle in one day: Good eats and shops
With just one full day in Seattle, the only thing I’m asking is “Where should I eat?” I arrived in Seattle late Saturday night and was starving. I struggled with a long day of God awful delays and just...
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A quick photo tour of Downtown Seattle
One weekend, let alone one day is no where near as long enough to spend in Seattle. I love this city. Luckily, I got to recently visit to attend my cousin’s wedding. Here are a few pics from my brief,...
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Chipper the Traveling Golden: Louisville, KY
Today, I’m trying something new. I am featuring my first guest blogger and he just so happens to be my golden retriever pup named Chipper. Chipper is quite the traveler, especially for only having been...
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A quick jaunt to Louisville, KY
Living in the midwest can sound a little daunting at first. And the term “road trip” has pretty much no meaning to someone who was born and raised in Hawaii. Since living in Indianapolis, we’ve managed...
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Family Roadtrip Around Oahu
Over the holiday weekend, my family and I decided to take a half-around the island trip together. I was really excited because getting out with both of my parents is rare, and doing something outdoorsy...
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The art of letting go
It’s taken me a while to put together this piece. You see the thing is, I’ve been going through a lot lately — a broken heart to be exact. No it didn’t end ugly, but it ended, and I think the process...
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Whorin’ out at Eggslut
Take a trip to Eggslut on any given Saturday (or any day of the week for that matter), and you’ll see a line wrapped entirely around its little counter space. Your first thoughts will probably be...
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Hiking to stardom — Our adventure to the Hollywood Sign
I’ve always wanted to make it to Hollywood — whether it be through my superb writing skills or my amazing acting skills that I’ve yet to discover, it’s always been on my Bucket List … OK, well I mean,...
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Review: Yoga on the beach in Kauai
I’m fairly new to yoga, but there’s something about being able to simultaneously put your mind and body at ease that keeps me determined to someday become a yogi. I’ve only been practicing on and off...
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Give yourself the chills with these Hawaii superstitions
If you think about it, living in Hawaii can be a little creepy. This cluster of islands in the middle of the Pacific may be small geographically, but it is indeed full of history – a history and...
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When the moon comes out to play
I’ve always loved watching the sun rise. There’s something beautiful and unique about the silent stillness to the beginning of each day. It never dawned on me — until recently — that the moon also...
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Jumping out of airplanes
If you’ve read my previous post about emotionally letting go, here’s a little something about my actual experience skydiving… Jumping out of a plane is something I wanted to do since I was little girl....
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There’s a lot you can find on a mountaintop
There’s a lot you can find on a mountaintop. There are the trees and the clouds and the Pacific Ocean. The rocks and the more difficult trails people attempt and the old military bunkers. Then there...
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Hello world, I’m officially a daughter of Christ
Last weekend, I got baptized. Leading up to this event, a lot of people thought I had already been baptized. Although I was raised going to church (if you could even call it that — I was a Christmas...
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