In late February, we found ourselves unexpectedly back on a plane, Florida-bound! It was just the girls and me this time. Unfortunately, Mike had to head to Boston to tend to his sick dad. I was worried about taking care of both littles while he was away, so after a quick call to Matt and Tommie asking of it was OK to crash with them for a bit, I booked tickets and scrambled all day long on a Saturday to…
A year ago, when the WAIFWYP Old Girls were enjoying the spaaarty in Scottsdale, we decided we needed a big gathering…with partners and kids and all the mayhem that come with both. We settled on Florida and we selected St. Pete Beach (and specifically, The Alden) as our destination. And in no time, the time had come for this trip! MIke and I decided to go down a few days early since I was on maternity leave, so we could…
The day finally arrived! On September 1, we headed up to Bah Hahbah Maine for our family summer vacation. For one week, we would relax, eat lobster, hike Acadia, take boat rides, and eat ice cream with our favorite people. We couldn’t wait. We had been looking forward to this trip all summer long. SATURDAY: Due to a last minute airline mess up, Caroline and I flew up to Maine in the morning and Mike joined us later that night….
Every year without fail since 1982, my mom’s family has held a summertime family reunion. My mom is one of seven kids and the catalyst for this was her dad passing away in 1981. All of the kids–my aunts and uncles–felt that they needed to be sure to get together for fun times, not just the sad ones. And they made it happen, alright! Each year, a different aunt or uncle plans the long weekend extravaganza. It is (almost) always…
The weekend right after the 4th of July, we packed up the Kia and headed to New Jersey to visit our good friends the Littins. Caroline’s last four hour roadtrip was when she was 6 months old and we drove to Brooklyn, so Mike and I were a bit apprehensive about how our walking, busy, curious 16-month old would do in the car for 4 hours. We shouldn’t have been so worried–she did great. And in true Caroline fashion, she…
Back in January, Mike and I planned a getaway weekend to Nashville because Mike went there a few years ago and swore I would love it–I had never been. He wanted us to go there together so badly so we had to make that happen. We flew my parents up to DC to watch Sugar Bear and I was sneaky and invited our good friends Derek and Stacy (who live in NJ) to join us for part of our trip–a…
Each year, for the past ten years now, a group of us ladies in my mom’s family gather for a week in an exciting location to have adventures, drink wine, laugh, sing loudly in hot tubs, and enjoy each other’s company. We call ourselves the Travelin’ Chicks and yes, we have personalized t-shirts with this name emblazoned on them. We have learned how to barrel race at Cowgirl Camp in Arizona, ziplined through the trees in Costa Rica, visited more…
What do you do when you very best college friends plan a spa trip to Scottsdale, Arizona during winter? You BOOK A TICKET and enjoy five fun-filled days with girls who know the value of laughing, drinking, and playing. So off I went. And a great time was had by all. We called it our Spa’arty. As soon as we landed, the cold winter was a distant memory and we were greeted by Arizona’s best blue skies. You know how…