Westie vs. The Bed

I just had to stop by to share these snapshots of my westie pup, Joey. He’s a hoot and a half, and I could not love him more. A little help here guys?? I MEAN. Look at that face! And don’t worry, we always help him up:) XO

Winthrop Snapshots

Yesterday I shared pictures from the hot air balloons my sister-in-law and I went to see in Winthrop, WA recently. Check out the post if you haven’t already- I had such a blast snapping pictures! The balloons were to be in the air from about 7-9, so after we were done watching them, we got… [Read More]

Hot Air Balloons

Recently I got to cross “See hot air balloons” off my life to-do list. One of the cutest little towns ever hosts a hot air balloon festival every year. Early on a Saturday morning, my sister-in-law, Melissa, and I hopped in the car and hit the road by 5:30 a.m. Our destination was Winthrop, WA,… [Read More]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from me to you! Since I’m fighting off some sort of flu/cold, I’ll be keeping it low key this year. I’m just really hoping I’ll feel well enough to make green pancakes for dinner. I made green pancakes last year and they were SO good. Maybe even the best pancakes I’ve… [Read More]

From Oregon back to Washington

Alright guys- this is the last day of our crazy road trip to California! Last I left you we were camping on the coast in Oregon… in our car. We thankfully survived the night- Merry didn’t die of heat stroke, and I managed to brave the dark night in the woods. I’m not sure if it was… [Read More]

Goodbye Palm Trees

After spending the night in our hotel near Laguna Beach, we ate our free hotel breakfast and packed up for the long journey out of California. We knew we didn’t want to just drive forever without breaking it up a little bit, so we had planned a stop in Sacramento. From our hotel to Sacramento, it… [Read More]

The One with the Friends Couch

If you caught my last post about our first day in Hollywood, you know that I’ve got something awesome to share from our trip in today’s post. The highlight of our trip for both of us. We’ll get there:) We got up early to get the day started- loading up the car yet again. Here we… [Read More]

Hollywood, Na Na Na

If you’ve been following along, we are now on day 5 of the road trip Merry and I took in 2009 when we were just 19! After spending an awesome few days in San Francisco, we were ready to keep trekking on. Next up: Hollywood, baby! We got up nice and early, ate a free… [Read More]

More SF Exploration

Alright, now where did I leave you… Right! In San Francisco! After our relaxing time spent at the beach the day before, we were well rested for some San Francisco exploration. We started the day with the continental breakfast included at our hotel. We got a kick out of the fact that our apples were… [Read More]

Santa Cruz & the Winchester House of Mystery

On to day three of the girl’s road trip Merry and I took back in the summer of 2009! (Read about day 2 here!) After waking up from a much needed full night of sleep, we got ready for the day and headed down to our hotel’s continental breakfast. We left our hotel and drove… [Read More]