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• San Francisco: Hot Air Balloons and Napa Valley

  

  Mr. A saved our last day in San Francisco for the biggest surprise of all, a hot air balloon ride in Napa Valley.  Napa Valley is only a few hours drive north o... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• San Francisco: Alcatraz and Walking Around Downtown

  

  Our third day in San Francisco had Mr. A’s most anticipated site, the Rock aka Alcatraz.  While he was over the moon, I had no idea what we were walking into. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge and Muir Woods

  

  Our second day in San Francisco was the busiest and most exciting of our four days in town, which worked out well considering it was my actual birthday day. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• San Francisco: Twin Peaks and the Cliff House

  

  Mr. A was lucky enough to get a flight from DC to San Francisco that landed around lunchtime West Coast time.  While it meant that we had to get up super early... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Surprising San Francisco

  

  So just as soon as I came back to reveal some surprising news, I vanished again into the night but I promise it wasn’t without good reason.  This past weekend... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• House Tour

  

  Before I jump into a quick tour of our new humble abode, I just want to say thanks to everyone for your sweet, kind words yesterday.  We really appreciate all... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Moving On Up

  

  You may have noticed that ever since our Hawaii trip things have been pretty quiet on the blog.  Or maybe you haven’t   I’m not assuming that everyone really... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oahu: Eastern Oahu Sightseeing

  

  After spending our morning baking on the Diamond Head Crater, we decided to cool off by check out a few more cool sights on the eastern side of Oahu. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oahu: Diamond Head Crater

  

  Our last full day in Oahu was filled with more action than you could shake a stick at (as Mr. A would say).  We started our day off nice and early to avoid not... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oahu: North Shore Food & Sights

  

  My Mom had only one major requirement for our time in Oahu—visiting some of the food trucks.  The food trucks on Oahu’s North Shore are popular not just with th... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, DINING OUT

• Oahu: Waimea Falls

  

  We continued our touristy adventures in Oahu by spending our next day on the North Shore.  The North Shore is considered to be the more “undeveloped” side of th... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oahu: Nico’s and Waikiki Beach

  

  After spending an intense morning at Pearl Harbor, we were all ready for a more jovial change of pace. Our plan was to hit up Waikiki Beach since it was so clos... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 DESTINATIONS

• Oahu: Pearl Harbor

  

  Our second full day in Oahu was a day we had all been both looking forward to and dreading at the same time.  It was our chance to visit Pearl Harbor. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 DESTINATIONS

• Oahu: Ko’Olina Lagoons

  

  Once we were finished with our surf lessons, we headed back to Aulani to enjoy the afternoon at the beach.  Aulani sits on the Ko’Olina Lagoons. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oahu: Surfing with Hawaiian Fire

  

  Usually when we go on vacation, we try our best to avoid the common tourist traps.  But every now and then, we can’t help but indulge our touristy impulses. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 OUTDOORS, SEA

• Oahu: Disney’s Aulani

  

  After spending eight glorious days in Maui, we boarded our interisland flight to continue our adventure on the western, more metropolitan island of Oahu. Maui... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Maui: One Last Sunset

  

  After our helicopter ride, we headed out for one last night on the town in Maui.  Since we enjoyed spending our nights staring at the sunsets, we wanted to... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Maui: Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Ride

  

  Before we left for Hawaii, my husband slyly tried to mention a few times that he really wanted to go on a helicopter ride.  Knowing how expensive the rides were... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Maui: Road to Hana: Hana and Beyond

  

  Once we were finished being mesmerized by Waianapanapa, we hopped back into the car to finish the last legs of our journey to Hana. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Maui: Road to Hana: Waianapanapa State Park

  

  If there was one location on the road to Hana that deserved its own separate post, it would have to be Wai’anapanapa State Park.  Waianapanapa is home to... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 CREATIVITY, DESTINATIONS, SELF EXPRESSION