16 activities to do with toddlers during a staycation. This post contains affiliate links. I appreciate your support! My spring break is wrapping up over here and I have just had such a fun week with Zoey, William, and Rob. Even though we did not do the typical spring...
Easy Toddler Activities To Keep You Busy All Summer
This post contains affiliate links. I appreciate your support! What a whirlwind the past two and a half weeks have been! From getting caught up at work, getting the kids adjusted at daycare, and enjoying our evenings together, I feel like the time has gone by in a...
Baby Must Haves: Beach Vacation
This post contains affiliate links, which I means a get small kickback if you purchase an item through one of the links. I appreciate your support! During spring break, Rob and I headed to the Caribbean to visit my parents at their house in St. John. We have visited...
What I’ve Been Up To The Past Few Months
Hello Friends! How are you?! It's been quite some time since I truly blogged rather than just promoted a Burn. Even though I don't coach high school through the winter, life has still been pretty busy. Here is what has been going on since last I blogged: Finishing up...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Our 14 Favorite Places in Ho Chi Minh City
During our year in Vietnam, we definitely had a few spots that we frequented often. Places we felt safe, welcome, and knew the food was good and the drinks cheap. Granted, most of the places we loved were in the "Korean district" of Phu My Hung in District 7, but this...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Family Style Eating in Vietnam
It’s no secret that while living in Vietnam, I had a tough time eating. While I enjoy Vietnamese food, it was hard for me to get past the constant upset stomachs that students and teachers alike seemed to suffer from. Food poisoning was a very real issue and one I had...
Tall Tales Tuesday: 8 Things to do in Bruges When Traveling Solo
During my study abroad in London while in college, I had the opportunity to travel to Bruges, Belgium solo for a few days. Since it was my first solo trip in a foreign country, I was a bit nervous about the whole endeavor. However, Bruges proved to not only be...
Tall Tales Tuesday: What Came First – Dr. Seuss or Joshua Tree?
The Joshua Tree is fascinating. It looks like a cross between a cactus and palm tree with it’s prickly bark and unruly branches. It looks like something Dr. Seuss would have drawn. That’s why when you’re in Joshua Tree National Park you can’t help but feel like God...
Tall Tales Tuesday: 31 Ways To Be A Terrible Traveler
With all the stories that Tall Tales Tuesday has brought you, I thought it was time to do a bit of a spoof post. Let's chat about some ways you can be a terrible traveler. Sure, some of these apply to life in general, but they are all things I've seen (or done) while...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Conquering the Descent in Black Canyon of the Gunnison
A couple years before Rob and I moved to Vietnam, we took a road trip through Colorado and Utah to explore. We spent three weeks on the road, living out of my Ford Explorer and tents, showering when we could, and hiking every trail we could find. One of those trails...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Beware the Wild Monkeys
Monkeys. These cute animals that can swing from trees, expertly peel a banana, and have been know to throw feces from time to time. But we're not talking about the docile zoo version of monkeys today. We are talking about the wild monkeys of Southeast Asia. The...
Tall Tales Tuesday: 17 Things To Do In Mai Chau Village, Vietnam
Mai Chau Village is a small mountain town about 100 miles south of Ha Noi. Rob and I were able to visit Mai Chau for a night when we were touring Vietnam in December of 2013. Though it was a bi of drive (about 3 hours) to get there, it was one of the highlights of our...