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Countdown to Disney

On November 6, 2014 · 15 Comments · In disney world, travel

The countdown is on. Our Disney trip is just around the corner.

We have dining reservations (too many, actually. I need to narrow it down). We have a (fairly loose) itinerary—a plan for which days we’re spending in which parks. We have our Fast Passes (wasn’t able to get Elsa and Anna. booooo). Our Magic […]

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Adventure in Ft. Lauderdale

On October 9, 2014 · 4 Comments · In florida, travel, work

I’m going to Ft. Lauderdale for work, not with my little family. BUT if I have to be away from my family for a few days, my boss and coworkers are pretty awesome. And it’s a retreat, during which we have quite a bit of free time and fun “team building” (see: shopping, laughing, eating, […]

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Meet Virginia

On April 30, 2014 · 6 Comments · In family, roadtrip to virginia, travel, vacation

We took a quick trip down to visit my dad in Virginia last weekend. It was much too short, particularly when you consider the 8.5-hour drives to and from… with two kids.

Truth be told, the girls did great. But we drove down on Friday and came back on Monday, which gave us only two […]

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Sightseeing and the Beach

On January 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In california, san diego, travel, vacation

Last day in San Diego. Back home, the temperatures are in the teens. We knew we had to make the most of it.

We got up and got ready early, opting to go down to Pacific Beach for breakfast at a place called Kono’s. Blueberry pancakes for Nora and me, huge-ass breakfast burritos for Jay […]

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Huntington Beach

On January 30, 2013 · 1 Comment · In california, los angeles, nora, san diego, travel, vacation

We woke up in the middle of the night last night to find that our hotel had lost power. Not wanting to disturb Nora or our night of sleep to figure things out, we just rolled over and went back to sleep. We heard it cut back on a few hours later, and when we […]

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