Returning Home

Checking In. Hey All! I'm sitting at the Miami International Airport and will be boarding my plane shortly. London here we come! I wanted to get in my interpretation of the weekly photo challenge before I head overseas Where I Belong. The theme was "where I belong". I belong to many places, but the first [...]

Friday Faves Edition 62

Friday. I can't believe that it's already Friday! Not only that, it's the last Friday in April!   Friday Faves. Most of my week has been checking off boxes...but they have made me feel productive so they also qualify for my Friday Faves. Over the weekend, I became more deliberate in my efforts to get [...]

Friday Faves Edition 61

Friday. Who's happy that it's Friday?! Since there's no rain in the weekend forecast, I sure am!   Friday Faves. I'm going to delve right into my Friday Faves. Vacation Clothes. I have slightly less than three weeks before I head to the U.K. and am still missing a few clothing items I'd like...namely, black [...]

Snorkeling in Aruba

Snorkeling in Aruba

Aruba. Stunning turquoise waters! That was reason #1 for our choice to head to Aruba. Following closely behind were: we could get a good flight there, we had friends who had been and loved it, and another big factor is that Aruba is the most revisted Caribbean Island. Family Travel. Over our teenagers' Spring Break [...]

5 Photos That Will Make You Want To Visit Aruba

5 Photos That Will Make You Want To Visit Aruba

Aruba. Aruba is one of the Lesser Antilles located in the Southern Caribbean Sea. Its weather stays fairly constant at 82° F (28°C). It also lies south of the general hurricane paths. All this makes it a wonderful place to visit year round. We were able to book a direct flight from Washington D.C. (Dulles-IAD) [...]

Lessons Learned During A Month Long Fitness Challenge

Lessons Learned During A Month Long Fitness Challenge

On Turning 40. As I approached 40, I knew that I wanted to do something memorable for myself. Leading up to it, I thought I might make a "40 before 40 list." Then I thought I might make a "40 things I want to do while I'm 40." As fate...destiny...timing...would have it, I stumbled upon [...]