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Hi friends, welcome back! Jon and I started the month with a relaxing trip to the Catskills for the Fourth of July. We stayed at a great Airbnb in Phoenicia and managed two hikes, lots of grilling, and even a campfire. The yard backed up to a large creek and the hypnotic sound of the…
Hi friends, welcome back! While my apartment is still a work in progress, I’ll take you on a tour of my parents’ house. In mid-November I flew to Michigan to continue my tradition of decorating thier house for Christmas. I can’t quite remember when I took over the decorating, but it’s something I look forward…
Continue reading ➞ Decorating my Parents’ House for Christmas – 2022
Hi friends, welcome back! I meant to post this last week, but I was enjoying my time in Germany too much to open my laptop 🙂 August was a wonderful month starting with celebrating my birthday, spending time in Michigan with our families, two quick weeks in NYC, and then we flew to Munich to…
Hi friends, welcome back! It’s been a little quiet over here because Jon and I spent the last week in Michigan celebrating my birthday, seeing our families, celebrating Jon’s Situs (grandma in Lebanese) 85th birthday, and attending a golf outing. With all the flight cancellations/delays/lost luggage, we decided to make the drive from NYC to…
Hi friends, welcome back to the final installment and last day of my hiking trip out west with my mom and sisters! If you missed any prior posts in the series, you can check out Valley of Fire, Angels Landing, Watchman Trail, our last day in Zion, and Fairyland Canyon here. After we finished our…
Continue reading ➞ Bryce Canyon National Park – Wall Street and Queens Garden Loop
Hi friends, welcome back! I’m continuing my out west series with our first hike in Bryce Canyon National Park. If you missed any prior posts in the series, you can check out Valley Of Fire, Angels Landing, Watchman Trail, and our last day in Zion here. On our first morning in Bryce, we woke up…
Continue reading ➞ Bryce Canyon National Park – Fairlyland Loop Trail
Hi friends, welcome back! I’m changing it up from my spring adventures in NYC and beginning a new series about my hiking trip out west. This trip came to fruition because my mom wanted to celebrate her 60th birthday hiking out west with my sisters and I. Her birthday was in February, but there aren’t…
Hi friends, come on in for a holiday home tour at my parent’s house in Michigan! I love decorating their house for Christmas and this year I restored things to their usual spots after I couldn’t decorate last year. I have a system that I take very seriously and plenty of pictures to guide me…
Continue reading ➞ Decorating My Parent’s House for Christmas 2021
Hi friends, welcome back! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Jon and I flew to Michigan the Saturday before so we could avoid the holiday rush, and so I could decorate my parent's house. We had a very easy flight and the Detroit airport was all decorated for Christmas. It's like they knew…
Hi friends, welcome back! October is almost over, and I can confidently say I made the most out of the month. We did all the fall things and spent a long weekend exploring Philadelphia. The temperatures are cooling in NYC and I’m impatiently waiting for the leaves to change in Central Park. I’m already seeing…