I love beaches. I grew up two blocks from the beach. I have lived less than 1 hour’s drive from a beach most of my life. I have been to beaches up and down the East and West Coast of the United States and to some in Hawaii. And I have never had a better…
A state park full of historic buildings that are supposed to tell the history of San Diego; that sounded exactly like something I would love. I could not wait to check out Old Town San Diego and learn about a part of California’s history I did not know as much about. What I discovered is…
“Soar on a cushion of air up to 30 feet high”. That did not sound like something my son, with his fear of heights and danger, would want to do. But as soon as he saw the iFly brochure in the lobby of our San Diego hotel, he talked of nothing else. With his father…
I recently not only got my first dose of the Pfizer COVID 19 vaccination, but I also managed to get appointments for 6 eligible people in my family across 3 different states. After so many months of fear, of staying home, and of canceling travel or staying close, I already feel a huge weight lifted…
We knew we were taking a risk. We weighed it repeatedly in our minds. Do we travel to New Jersey in December? Or do we stay home for the holidays? After taking abundant precautions, we decided to go to New Jersey. And then…the worst happened. That is right, we all got exposed to COVID-19 …. …
I went back and read my 2019 end of year blog post I had to laugh. I thought 2019 was the year of change. 😂😂😂. I had no idea. 2020 turned out to be the year of change…for the entire world… How it started: The year started off great. In February we went on a…
Recently our family found a COVID safe family-friendly activity in West Sacramento, just a day trip from the San Francisco Bay Area. The Fox River Train provides families theme-based steam train rides with open air cars, beautiful scenery, plenty of hand sanitizer, and attendants that make the ride fun for everyone. We recently rode on…
“You are going to Medford? What the heck is in Medford?” That was often the question I received when I mentioned our plan to stay in Medford Oregon for the long weekend. But they didn’t see that Medford Oregon has a lot more going for it, more than one might see at first glance. Awesome…