• Parenthood,  Travels

    the power of the momcation

    Every human deserves a trip like the one I just returned from. I can’t remember the last time that I felt as relaxed as I did at the end of March. One of my closest friends MT and I decided to meet in our favorite type of destination: the beach. We researched a few options but ended up choosing Myrtle Beach, South Carolina after finding a sweet deal on Expedia. We both had a connecting flight in Atlanta and were able to fly the second leg of flight together. Leading up to this trip, our house was plagued with a nasty stomach virus. I got hit HARD the day after Fiona’s…

  • Travels

    Our Bucket List Trip to Ireland

    Tony and I decided to splurge on a bucket list trip in between packing up our home in South Bend, and unpacking in Kansas City.  During the major packing week in South Bend I had the thought on more than one occasion that we were absolutely insane for planning this trip out of the country during the madness of moving. But it ended up being exactly what we needed.  Destination? Ireland.  We had always talked about wanting to go, and due to the continued risk of Zika virus in most of the other places we wanted to see, we opted for a cooler, mosquito free destination.  We had 7 days…