Friends + family

Our motivation to gather with loved ones ran deeper than only wanting them to witness our marriage. The five years leading up to our April 18, 2020 wedding day had been overshadowed by health…

Most have heard of the Grand Canyon. Some are lucky enough to have visited, snapped a few photos and claimed they’ve checked the place out. Few have been brave enough to raft three weeks…

My last day as a Walt Disney World employee involved portraying one of the largest displays of public sadness I can remember from my adult life. This January marked 10 years since those Disney…

I have published a New Year’s post every year since I started blogging in 2010. I always focus these annual posts not on resolutions, but on the memories I am thankful for in each…

This Thanksgiving, my family and I flew from two separate Northeast airports to spend the holiday week together in Arizona. We took adventures, enjoyed quality time together, and ate a lot of delicious Mexican…

I come from a family of five, with an extended family of 77. Like many families, we are one of reunions and traditions. One of our most popular family traditions is "The Cottage," a…

This year, as I stare at the white lights and candy canes on our Charlie Brown Christmas tree, I am thankful that no matter where I am in the world, I always have loved…

Today, I spent 69 Turkish Lira ($37.99) for an old topless woman to bathe me with some bubbly Turkish soap. I was out of my comfort zone in a whole new way. And, it…

None of it was planned. None of it was expected. But somehow, some serendipitous way, my Danish friend Kristina and I booked ourselves two independent tickets from two separate continents into the same small…

Copenhagen, Denmark has been one of my favorite cities ever visited, not only because of the beautiful architecture and lovely people, but because the city and I have compatible personalities.…