• Things I Never Leave The House Without

    Things I Never Leave The House Without

    Hello, my darling friends! This weekend I spent a good chunk of time on mini adventures with my parents and a friend. It got me thinking about all the Things I Never Leave The House Without, even on a day…

  • What I’m Thankful For This Year

    Happy belated Turkey Day, everyone! This year is a bit of a hodgepodge year for my family. My youngest sister and brother host dinner yesterday and, now that my middle sister is in the great state of Washington, we’re all…

  • The Greatest Food Guide to Olympia, WA

    The Greatest Food Guide to Olympia, WA

    Part Two! For the record, I really did try to fit this post into my Olympia Day trip post last week… but, you guys, it was soooooo long. I couldn’t put you through that. So, after some though, I broke…

  • Olympia, WA Day Trip: What to do and See!

    Olympia, WA Day Trip: What to do and See!

    Hello, my adventurous friend! Welcome back to another day trip post, specially: WA Day Trip: What to do and See! This trip was a very pleasant and unexpected surprise. I didn’t have a lot of exciting things planned for Olympia…

  • Urban Uprise Sunflower Farm and Alli of onthetripside

    Visiting a Farm for the First Time

    Happy Earth Day, friends! After visiting an apple orchard last Fall with a friend, she announced that she’d never truly been to a farm before. It took me by surprise. Growing up with rural farmland all around me, in Oregon,…

  • Deep Sea Winery 3 Hour Pit Stop in Santa Barbara

    3 Hour Pit Stop in Santa Barbara

    Wine, parks and the California Coast views. If I’m being honest, a 3 Hour Pit Stop in Santa Barbara isn’t enough but if that’s all the time you have, here’s how to spend it. Santa Barbara isn’t a bit city.…