Mini Vacation – 24 hours in San Diego

Earlier this month, we decided to take Baby J on an out of town trip. We decided to go to San Diego since it was only about 2 hours (driving) away. On the way down, we stopped in La Jolla for a quick lunch at Whole Foods. Then, we checked into the W Hotel near [...]

Recap: Maui Trip Day 3 & 4

Day 3 was spent doing nothing but eating and relaxing at the hotel. On Day 4, we went on a Trilogy boat tour to the island of Lanai. It was about a 1.5 hour boat ride to get from Maui to Lanai. It is wonderful being surrounded by beautiful blue ocean as far as the [...]

Recap: Maui Trip Day 2

MORNING: Our first full day in Maui! We all started the morning with a 6:00am gym workout. The hotel had an open air gym (covered, so no direct sun) that overlooked the hotel grounds and the ocean. I loved working out without the smell of stale gym air. Afterwards, we hit the beach for some [...]

Recap: Maui Trip Day 1

K and I, along with my brother and sis-in-law (SIL) decided to take a babymoon together. She is due 10 days after me, so we are very happy to have someone we can commiserate this new experience with. I try not to bore my non-mom friends (about 99% of my friends) with pregnancy talk. That [...]

Babymoon, or rather, Pre-Babymoon

If all goes as planned, we should be flying over the Pacific on our way to Maui right now! A – Wailea We’ll be staying down in this area at Four Seasons. It is much quieter than some other areas of Maui. B – Lahaina This is the more touristy area of Maui. And in [...]