The only thing that Nick and I absolutely had to do in New Zealand was hike the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. It’s a 19.4k, one-way hike that brings you through…

Hi friends! I left for New York on Mother’s Day, and I’ve spent the last week hanging around my parents’ house, seeing my friends, cuddling with my kitty,…

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there! I’m so grateful for my mom, for everything she has done for me and all of the ways…

Lately I’ve read a few books that just struck me as exceptional. All of them are heavy reads. All of them had moments that made me feel uncomfortable….

I turned 28 over the weekend, and I have to say, 28 feels pretty great! Okay so Nick and I were in a long distance relationship for 5…

We got back from New Zealand on April 5! It took a while to get back into our routine, to finish laundry, and to unpack all of our…

Last year, when my parents, aunt, and uncle were visiting, we all went to a luau at the Hale Koa, a military hotel right on Waikiki beach. We…

If you were to ask me to describe a single perfect day, it would probably go something like this: Nick and I got up before the sun to get…

A year ago today, I sat down and wrote my first blog post! I feel like I should say here that it took me 4 months of blogging to…

The day was finally here! Nick and I were flying to New Zealand for our honeymoon! It could not have come at a better time. Nick had just…