Well, we finally got a lake day in. I love spending the afternoon watching the them kayak around. I mentioned them on Instagram as well, but if you haven’t purchased these kids kayaks from Costco yet, they are a must for next summer! Seriously, even your little 3 year olds can maneuver them! Major win with this purchase! As I was loading our stuff into the vehicle, Jonah was sitting at the shore just playing in the water. And of…
I love having my kids help in the kitchen so any time they ask if they can make something or help me, I do everything I can to make it happen. Brooklyn wanted to make cookies this weekend so we pulled the margarine squares out Friday night to soften and when she woke up Saturday {AFTERNOON!! 115pm…haha}, it was the first thing she did. I grabbed the bag of chocolate chips and figured she would just follow the recipe on…
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In Making Memories/ Personal
I’m Glad My Kids Went Away For the Week #notwhatyouthink #18summers #theseareyourdays #makingmemories
Last Friday my cousin texted to see if I was willing to have her 4 kids for the night. {Obviously I said yes – I honestly love her kids and having extra kids over in general}. Then she even sweetened the deal, offering to take my kids back home with her for the week. #partyofsix Say what?! It’s usually difficult for me to accept help so my first reaction was to turn down the offer, but something stopped me. I knew I…
It’s not the first time I’ve talked about this great piece of parenting advice I heard years ago, and it likely isn’t the last. It’s amazing the opportunities that present themselves, yes of course, usually during the times you are the most tired and worn out…but that’s also when the magic happens. Case in point: My weeding day. Do you remember these photos from my Instagram? Let’s just first take a minute to consider not only the transformation, but how…
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In Made to Holiday/ Personal/ VACAY!!
I Rented a Car for the First Time EVER! #enterprise #santabarbara #theseareyourdays #yearofme #madetoholiday
Shortly before my trip, I decided to look into renting a car instead of relying on cabs and my pretty little feet. Am I ever glad I did because for just $18/day my cousin and I had the freedom to go where our little hearts desired. It was easily the best decision of the trip – and going through Enterprise {car rental at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport} was a brilliant choice. First, booking online was EASY! And second, the staff…
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In Made to Holiday/ Personal/ VACAY!!
I Got Propositioned at LAX #truestory #makesmelaugh #theseareyourdays #yearofme
Standing in the security line at LAX, anxious to make it through to my connecting flight, I started chatting with the lady in front of me, who was probably not much older than I am {mid-late 30’s}. Nothing unusual as I tend to make friends at every pit stop along the way any time I travel. She was beautiful so I told her {a habit I’ve resurrected from my younger years} and then we got chatting about where our travels were taking…
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In Made to Holiday/ Personal/ VACAY!!
4am Travelling Isn’t My Jam #palmtoforehead #makesmelaugh #theseareyourdays #santabarbara #yearofme
My instagram post during my day of travel to Santa Barbara: 4am travelling is clearly not my jam: Shuttle driver asks what airline I’m flying Kiosk won’t read my passport 🙄 Typing error makes for a flight not found Goes to wrong line Drops passport Half trips over suitcase trying to pull luggage and turn phone off at the same time Buuuut I made it to my gate and now I wait! Also, I realize I look freakishly alien like…
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In Made to Holiday/ Personal/ VACAY!!
My First Experience With United Airlines Wasn’t Terrible… #united #santabarbara #theseareyourdays #yearofme
Of course most of you know how my return trip went, but for the purpose of this post, I’ll just tell you about my initial flight with United Airlines – heading to Santa Barbara. It was completely uneventful. haha Shortest post ever. But seriously, took off from Calgary on time, caught my connecting flight {barely but that’s because LAX is the worst airport on the planet to navigate and it knows I think that so it does everything it can…
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In Made to Holiday/ Personal/ VACAY!!
I Live for the Applause {Applause, Applause} #yyc #theseareyourdays #applausehotel #yearofme #hotwire
Hotwire got my cousin and I through a 3 week road trip in California about 6 years ago, and I know we’ve both used it several times since then. So when I decided to stay over in Calgary the night before my flight, it was the only place I checked. I searched for hotels near the Calgary airport and, finding one under $100, booked right away. I had never heard of the Applause hotel but from what I could tell…
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In Made to Holiday/ VACAY!!
Planning My Santa Barbara Vacation #santabarbara #theseareyourdays #yearofme #madetoholiday
Photo Credit: EF Santa Barbara on YouTube Planning a trip is half the fun – I love figuring out not just where to go but what to do when I’m there, along with finding a place to stay, etc. I know for some this process can be stressful and even prevent trips from happening, so I thought I’d share what I did in the hopes of helping ease some of that stress and burden. You don’t have to think it’s…