We are fortunate here in New England to have many places to take day trips to. Visiting Louisa May Alcott’s house has been on my bucket list for a while now and my sister and I planned a day around it. Our itinerary here was for two women in their forties so keep that in… Read More How to Spend a Day in Concord, Massachusetts
Spending an early spring day in lower Manhattan… Read More A Day in Lower Manhattan in Early Spring
Ahh, a new year and new adventures on the horizon. We took a long weekend trip to Vermont in January, for some skiing and snowshoeing. It was my first time skiing since my ski injury last winter so I was definitely nervous getting back out there; my knee still isn’t back to normal. I did… Read More Where To Next? Sunshine State
Seeing Hamilton on Broadway had been a bucket list item for me for years and I finally got to go! It was everything I wanted it to be and more. There’s nothing like a Broadway show to help you forget about life and jump into an amazing story with all your heart. Wouldn’t you know… Read More Visiting Broadway!
Even with some rainy weather I had an excellent three days in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It was a five hour drive from Connecticut to my friend’s house where we stayed in Auburn. The drive was beautiful though so I didn’t mind the length, and I imagine in autumn it’s spectacular. Easy… Read More A Long Weekend in The Finger Lakes
Continuing on with my Cali Dreams, the last half of our week in the Los Angeles area. Traveling to LA with kids is a completely different ball game then traveling there without them. I have gone to LA before I had kids and checked out all the major attractions, the Chinese Theatre, been on The… Read More A Week In Southern California: Los Angeles
I came home from California to a hurricane in Connecticut so I will be having Cali dreams for a bit here. I’m splitting my week in California into two blog posts; the first on the San Diego area and the second on Los Angeles area. We flew direct from JFK in New York to LAX… Read More A Week In Southern California: San Diego
I love writing these blog posts because it means new adventures are on the way. Where to next for us? A long weekend camping here in Connecticut and a trip to CA! We will be heading camping next weekend, something we have done many summers with the kids. We go with extended family, pitch some… Read More Where to Next? Camping and California
What a great week we had in Jamaica! Sunny, cheerful, gorgeous and lots of family fun. Because of the pandemic we had to stay at the resort, which was fine because we needed to just chill anyway. I look forward to returning one day and exploring more of the island. We stayed at the Iberostar… Read More A Relaxing Week in Jamaica
My husband and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary! We left the kids with Grandma and drove into New York City for two nights. I didn’t feel as though the city was as crowded as prepandemic times. It felt lively and energetic, ready to get back to usual. Went stayed at the Moxy Chelsea… Read More How To Spend A Couple’s Weekend in New York City
I decided for Mother’s Day this year I wanted a day trip with my husband and three kids. My oldest only has a couple of years left with us before college days and I want to soak in the family time as much as I can. I spent many of my younger days in Rhode… Read More How To Spend One Day in Newport, Rhode Island
During my week in Charleston my family and I spent an enjoyable day walking around Magnolia Plantation. We bought general tickets for the plantation and also elected to do the Slavery To Freedom tour. Highly recommend! The kids of course loved the small animal petting zoo. I had packed us up a lunch for the… Read More Visiting Magnolia Plantation and the Beaches Near Charleston, South Carolina
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