My niece’s first communion
My niece’s first communion was the main reason I was traveling home last month. I am her godmother and wanted to be part of the ceremony. I arrived home on Saturday afternoon and the communion...
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Germany bucket list
Every time I travel back home, I have a bucket list of things to do when I am there. This is totally normal, right? Everybody makes lists like this. Since this is my hometown I...
Vacation Recap – the last few days
The last few days of my parents’ visit flew by fast. On Thursday (10/13), we had a late breakfast and my Dad decided to try out another golf course in the afternoon. My Mom and...
Vacation Recap – Napa
Wednesday (10/12) we skipped the hotel breakfast, because we had bigger and better plans: brunch at the Fremont Diner in Sonoma. If you have been reading for a while, you know that this place is...
Family Vacation Recap – Pacific Beach and San Francisco
The next morning, I got up early to take advantage of the chance to run at the beach (and also to not completely fall of the workout-bandwagon while on vacation). I got 5 miles in...
Family Vacation Recap – Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay
Monday through Wednesday (10/10 – 10/12) was the only time we took an overnight trip while my parents were here. My parents had seen much of the Californian Coast already save for the stretch north...
19: Family Vacation Recap – Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City and the Farmers Market
On Saturday (10/8), we took a spontaneous trip up to Lake Tahoe. We had been to South Lake Tahoe before, so we decided to pay North Lake Tahoe a visit this time. The weather was...
17: Family Vacation Recap – Folsom, NBA, and a new couch
On Thursday (10/6), we had some time to kill in the morning and headed to the historic downtown area in Folsom. Can you imagine that I had never been there? It’s such a cute, historic...