Growing up on the Jersey shore, I would spend my summers on the coast, where my family has what we call "bungalows" on the Navesink River. While I often would get the chance to go for rides on boats and try activities like water skiing and tubing, sports on the open water has quite honestly, always made me kind of nervous...and it still does. The ocean is a mystery, and I don't like not being able to see the bottom. Or the countless numbers of jellyfish that make their way into the Jersey waters in August for that matter! I can remember certain instances from years ago when the ocean scared the hell out of me: On vacation in Thailand, a huge wave crashed towards me while I was swimming, and I got swept under for a few seconds longer than I was comfortable with. One time ... [Read More]
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Ice Skating Along the Coast at Hotel Del Coronado + Dinner at Il Fornaio
Happy Hump Day friends! Hope that you all are having a lovely week. Christmas is in just over a week, and I can hardly contain my excitement! I'm like a little kid when it comes to the holidays. And on the topic of the holidays, let's back it up a few days to talk about a very holiday-ish activity that I did over the weekend: ice skating! My hubby surprised me on Saturday with a date to Hotel del Coronado for... ice skating on the coast! I didn't even know that this was a thing until last weekend. I thought it was super sweet of A to plan a date because 1.) He knows that I love all things related to the holidays, and 2.) I'm most definitely the planner out of the two of us. I love being the planner, but it was nice to have him plan something and totally surprised me. ... [Read More]
Sweating it Out at Grotto Climbing & Yoga [Gym Review]
Happy Friday! Any fun plans for the weekend? I have a couple of things on the books that I'm looking forward to! I'm sure I'll be chatting with you about them next week, but today, I want to back it up to last Saturday, when my hubby and I had a fun day date that included a great workout together. Grotto Climbing & Yoga is a new gym that opened up last month in the Mission Valley area of San Diego. When I heard about their unique combination of being an indoor climbing gym plus a yoga studio, I was intrigued. I had never gone indoor rock climbing before, so that alone made me want to visit Grotto. The gym was nice enough to welcome me to come try out their facilities and see what they were all about, and I brought A along with me. ... [Read More]
Coronado Dog Beach
Yesterday Adam and I took Harley to the dog beach in Coronado. We usually go to Ocean Beach to let her run around and play, but I wanted to try a different spot for a change. Coronado is an absolutely gorgeous island that we hadn't been to in awhile. I had no doubt that the dog beach would be beautiful and full of friendly people and dogs, which is was. It was a perfect day outside and it felt great to be back at the beach after a month or so hiatus (yes, I'm spoiled!). I dream of living in Coronado one day! Here are some photos from the beach: Coronado is one of the best places to go house gazing! The homes there are so damn pretty, like this gorgeousness: I have no doubt that we'll be returning to this dog beach very soon. Plans for the ... [Read More]