October 6, 2017

I’m back with another edition of The Gratitude Book, and I have so much to be thankful for! Nick is home from two months out to sea.  We…

September 6, 2017

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! I think that one of the hardest things about Nick’s job is that he is either working on the…

June 1, 2017

I remember when Nick and I were dating. He was on his first submarine tour while I was working and building up my resume after graduating from college….

May 30, 2017

I’ve always wanted to attend Lantern Floating Hawaii. Held every year on Memorial Day in Hawaii, it was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. I…

March 28, 2017

Mount Olympus has been the elusive trail that I never could quite get to. Nick and I tried to hike it when we first moved here 3 years…

January 20, 2017

Hawaii has turned me into a morning person. I used to hate getting up early, but now I jump at the chance to go see the sunrise and…

March 1, 2016

When we moved to Hawaii, Nick and I had been married for 5 days. We had just spent 5 years living apart from each other, on opposite coasts…

February 19, 2016

Oh, Hawaii. Did I really live there for two years? Or was that a dream? I miss the beaches and the sun and the warmth and the hiking…

January 22, 2016

As Nick and I got ready to leave Hawaii, lots of people asked me if I was devastated to leave and kept reminding me how hard it would…

December 28, 2015

I’ve got a special surprise for you today. I’m a guest blogger on Emma’s blog, Adventures of a London Kiwi! I’m thrilled to be featured on her blog today,…