"Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny space you occupy in the world." - Gustave Flaubert With my hubby and I both home last weekend with nothing on the agenda, we decided to take a road trip to a place we'd never visited before: Big Bear Lake. Located in the San Bernardino Mountains about 2 1/2 hours away from our house in San Diego's North County, Big Bear Lake is a popular destination known for its winter ski slopes as well as summertime water sports. My hubby had brought up the idea of camping in the area mid-last week. However, all of the campsites at the lakeside campground I wanted to stay at were already reserved. Plus fires aren't currently allowed there because of the extremely dry conditions and high fire danger, and that's kind of my favorite part of camping, ... [Read More]
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Weekly Workout Recap: No Excuses in Making Exercise a Priority {Jersey Vacation}
Hi friends! I had such an awesome time on vacation last week, but I missed you guys! Even though I had access to my computer some of the time, I really stayed away and just enjoyed visiting my family and friends in Jersey. Between my full-time work, blog/freelance work, and personal email, I get a ridiculous amount of emails, and it felt kind of nice to ignore them for an entire 9 days. Now I'm just trying to catch up and decompress from the craziness that was last week! My hubby flew back to San Diego yesterday, while I'm staying with my parents in Jersey and working from here for the next few weeks to get more quality time in with my loved ones. I decided that since this is a long trip, I'm going to post weekly workout recaps while I'm away from my home. It can be tough to keep ... [Read More]
Bachelorette Partying in Miami [Travel Recap]
In college, I was never part of a sorority. I always had female roommates, but I don't think I had ever stayed in a place with a double digit number of friends....until my trip to Miami two weekends ago, when I got a mini taste of what it'd be like to live in a sorority house! Eleven other women and myself traveled to Miami to celebrate my best friend Meaghan's upcoming nuptials. She's getting married in August to her college sweetheart, who I got to know well when I lived with Meg my senior year of college. I thought it'd be fun to do a recap of the trip and tell you about the places we spent our time and the bachelorette festivities we partook in... and me being my food loving self, to also share my best eats. Let's get to it! Where We Stayed All of the other girls ... [Read More]
Lost Horse Mine Hike in Joshua Tree National Park
Hello, hello! How was your weekend? Not surprisingly, my whirlwind weekend in Palm Springs just flew by. Without a doubt, my favorite part of the getaway was seeing Joshua Tree National Park for the first time ever. It was about an hour drive from our hotel in the Palm Springs area, and was well worth the trip. I've heard things about Joshua Tree before - mostly tidbits about people walking aimlessly around the park while on acid trips, and after exploring the park, I can totally see why it gets that reputation. Joshua Tree is a huge park in the middle of the desert, full of its namesake tree and crazy big boulders. People were rock climbing all over the place. I had read that Joshua Tree is one of the most popular rock climbing destinations in the country, and I ... [Read More]
Las Vegas Fun: Boating Around Lake Mead & Vegan Dining at Downtown Container Park
Hi there! Hope that you all had a great weekend. The highlight of my weekend was hanging out in beautiful La Jolla, where my favorite activity is.... ...sea lion stalking! It's the time of the year when all of the mamas give birth and there are lots of sea lions and their pups lounging around. It is too cute! La Jolla is always packed with people, and it's no secret as to why. I think the coast there has the most gorgeous views in San Diego, and I've taken a lot of my visitors there to walk around, check out the seals, and visit some of the shops and restaurants. Any who, today I want to back it up a bit to two weekends ago when I arrived in Las Vegas for work. Before the show I was there for started, my co-workers and I got away from work to have some fun in ... [Read More]
Hiking to Wind Caves at Gaviota State Park {Santa Barbara Area}
Happy almost weekend! What's the weather looking like where you live this weekend? I know that some of the U.S. is seemingly getting out of its polar vortex for the season, so I hope that all you who have been cooped up inside for awhile have time to enjoy some more mild temperatures. In San Diego it's supposed to be pretty hot and sunny - in the mid to high 80s all weekend - so I'm going to try to soak up the sunshine outside as much as I can! Speaking of being outdoors, today I'm talking about my favorite outdoor workout: hiking - more specifically, hiking to wind caves in California's Gaviota State Park. This outdoor workout was part of my getaway with my hubby a couple of weeks ago. First I told you guys all about the Danish town of Solvang that we stayed in, as well as our ... [Read More]