My next few posts will be about our recent (well, almost a month ago to the day) trip to the Big Island of Hawaii! We l o v e d the place we rented for the 9 days we were there. It was in a more residential area on the Kohala Coast, right on the … Continue reading Hawaii Part 1
Gift Guide: Top 10
Ok here it is! My first ever gift guide. I agonized over this probably (definitely) more than was necessary so hope you enjoy....and these aren't in any particular order. I tried to put up gifts that are more to the functional side of things. If you're purchasing from Amazon, remember to use Amazon Smile to … Continue reading Gift Guide: Top 10
Labor Day Weekend in Austin
Ok first we didn't actually stay in Austin, we were in Westlake Hills but it's right by Austin & takes up less space in my blog title so we'll go with that. Westlake Hills from H-town took about 3 hours, not bad for a holiday weekend. We went with family and found a super cool … Continue reading Labor Day Weekend in Austin
Houston Eats Part 2
Our dear friend Elizabeth came to spend a long weekend in Houston with us recently....since there's not much else to do in Houston besides eating and drinking....we took her around to some neighborhood places to (guess) eat & drink! We hit some faves: Coltivare and Eight Row Flint....also tried to take her to Johnny's Gold … Continue reading Houston Eats Part 2
National Donut Day 🍩
We had some of our dear friends in town this last week....and one of the days they were here just happened to be National Donut Day (which is apparently a real thing - first Friday in June), so we went to my favorite donut spot in Houston: Morningstar. Morningstar is also the Hubs fave coffee … Continue reading National Donut Day 🍩
Chicken Tikka Masala
This is a story about our cool Kiwi friends that are really cool....and the dinner they made last Sunday... Ok first of all I have a big old crush on their house, which is a Bungalow in the (real) Heights (for those readers not from Houston, The Heights is one of the cooler neighborhoods in … Continue reading Chicken Tikka Masala
Weekend in Cozumel
A few weeks ago we took a weekend trip with friends - it was my third ever trip to Mexico, and my first time spent on the beach. We stayed at the Westin, great hotel, BUT the poolside drinks weren't good. So that was a bummer - I'd skip the piña colada and go for … Continue reading Weekend in Cozumel
Kyoto
The last stop of our Japan trip was Kyoto - and I actually have a ton of photos from our three days there. I love everything about this city, the architecture, the food (duh), the scenery, the SHOPPING (although this time I didn't get to do a whole lot of that, thanks to my handsome … Continue reading Kyoto
Favorites from Tokyo
Japan trip post 1 of 2: Tokyo Our trip to Japan just a little over a month ago was more food than sightseeing focused - we spent most of our time eating & drinking, not a bad way to spend a vacation! I want to share my favorite places for coffee food & drinks just … Continue reading Favorites from Tokyo
