Travel

Healthy Hiking Snacks for Extended Energy

June 28, 2016

During our cross country road trip we were fortunate enough to hike through some gorgeous National Parks. Because we were constantly on the road, changing hotels and totally off of any normal schedule, our eating schedule was pretty out of whack. Before each hike I made sure our backpacks were filled with enough goodness to …

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Road Trip Stop #2: Ann Arbor, Michigan

June 24, 2016

I couldn’t make a cross country road trip without a special stop at one of my very favorite places, Ann Arbor, Michigan! As a University of Michigan alum, I never pass up the chance to visit the campus. I was particularly excited to show Ollie the gorgeous campus, he seems to like it, don’t you …

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Road Trip Stop #1: Niagara Falls

June 22, 2016

While relatively close to NYC, I’d never been to Niagara Falls. It’s been on my to-visit list for a while and with our move to the West Coast, I figured I better get a visit in quick (it was one of the failed items on my 30 under 30 list). Fortunately, it didn’t throw our …

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Ski Weekend Part II & A Viral Video Surprise

February 11, 2016

Time to share Part II of my ski weekend (you can check out Part I here). One of the crazy, exciting and totally weird things that happened during the ski weekend is my friend’s video of their baby went viral. On Friday morning my friends who were on the ski trip, Stephen & Michael, posted an …

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Ski Weekend Getaway: Part I

February 9, 2016

Fun ski weekends away with friends make the chilly temps of winter totally worth it. Like in years past, a big group of friends and I headed 4 hours north to Vermont for a couple of days on the mountain and casual nights hanging by the fire. While NYC has gotten a lot of snow this year, …

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Thanksgiving in NYC

November 30, 2015

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine was great, MM and I hosted and it was a huge success! I had my hesitations given the size of our kitchen but everything went smoothly and the unseasonably warm weather allowed us to do our Thanksgiving meal outside in our backyard, such a treat! But …

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