Our Wisconsin Road Trip

When people ask me what we did for our anniversary vacation this year, the answer tends to lend itself to a response like "Really? Why?". I guess that's to be expected when you tell people you went to Wisconsin to celebrate your anniversary. Even my friend who grew up in Wisconsin responded, "Why?". If you …

Our Girls Trip to Nashville: Your Guide to Great Music, Gluten-Free Food, and Everything in Between

When the year began, I made a goal that I was going to be blogging every week. I had quite a few written up and ready to go but life handed me a devastating card this year and I needed to step away. I feel like every week has been a battle as I've been …

Two Year Old’s Guide to Disney’s California Adventure

Over a year ago, we took our son Bailey on his very first trip to Disneyland and California Adventure after he just turned one. Since then, we took him a few more times until the black out period for passes began over the summer. It's been a while since we had gone and we decided …

Go. Go. Go. (Because No Matter What, You Have to Try)

It's been over a year since I wrote a blog on here. It's amazing how fast time moves by. I'm not even sure what I'm planning to write about right now. Part of that may be because I'm sick with a cold and have brain fog, but I think part of it is that there …

Our One Year Old’s First Trip to Disneyland

Before taking our one year old, Bailey, to Disneyland, I did A LOT of research. I read every blog post and every forum. Stories of other parents who took their one years old and stories of other parents who said that you should never take your child until they're at least three or even five! …

Our European Adventure, Part 3 – Tuscany: Pisa & Florence!

It's funny. As I said in my last Europe blog, Tuscany was my absolute favorite place of the trip. Strangely though, when asked what the worst place of the trip was, the answer would also be located within Tuscany. Where is that, might you ask? That would have to be Pisa. Pisa I'll never forget...the …

Our European Adventure, Part 2 – Tuscany: Our Drive to Chianti!

If someone were to ask me where my favorite place on the trip was, it would hands down be in Tuscany. Away from all of the tourist infested areas and amongst the beautiful vineyards, you find yourself in an incredibly relaxing oasis. Instead of taking the trains, we decided to rent a car and take …

Our European Adventure, Part 1 – Chicago & Rome!

It's the strangest thing. The entire time we were on vacation it felt surreal. I loved every single moment of our trip to Europe but it was hard to believe we were there. Now, though, when I'm sitting around at home, or in the car, I drift off. I flashback to our trip and all …

Restaurant Floor Plans…and wait, We’re Taking a Vacation?

This past week, we were constantly discussing with our contractor the floor plan and the use of soffits. Therefore, I took it upon myself to make a 3D design of his floor plan. This was the first time we got a look at what our restaurant would actually look like! It was exciting to finally …

Napa Region Italian Food Tour!

Two weeks ago, my husband, mom, and I traveled to Napa Valley for the sole purpose of eating Italian food. My husband is a chef and he was researching. On our trip, he toured the kitchens of both Oenotri and Bottega, as well as talked to the head chef at Bistro Don Giovanni. At each …