Trips

Easter Joy Away From Home – Shari’s Berries

April 8, 2015
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Happy Belated Easter! I apologize for the late post but being inadvertently unplugged for a week has its drawbacks. Not to mention the whole traveling across country on Easter Day aspect. I don’t know about you guys but the holidays for me are steeped in tradition. Precious ones that Surferboy and I grew up with […]

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The Danish Village of Solvang California – Gallery

April 8, 2015
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Surferboy has spent the better half of the past year in his home state of California renovating our friends’ house. As you can imagine being away from us for weeks at a time, can be hard for him. Even harder than it is for us, so when he asked if the boys and I would […]

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Bald Head Island Mini Staycation {Part One}

November 8, 2014
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How do you spend quality time with your kids and spouse in between three-week long jaunts to the West Coast? Why, you take them on a mini staycation of course. Some place nearby, remote and filled with charm. A place you can only get to by ferry! At least that was Surferboys brilliant plan for […]

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We Did It For The Boyz! The Crew In New Smyrna Beach

April 9, 2014

NSSA Regional Championships ~ New Smyrna Beach, FL Tyler Faulkner: 2nd Airshow, 3rd Open Mens, 3rd Explorer Jr./Dane Mackie: 1st Airshow, 1st Explorer Junior, 3rd Explorer Mens/Daniel Sacchi: 2nd Explorer Masters, 4th Explorer Seniors There’s something about hitting the road with your boyz traveling from break to break,  especially when there’s a mutual goal just […]

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Sunsets and Sailboats ~ Barbados

November 11, 2013
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It is a gift beyond measure when you have friends who live in paradise and are willing to share their little slice of heaven with you for ten days. Arriving in Barbados was exactly as I’d always imagined it would be full of bright cheer, warmth and surrounded by lyrical voices. Music seems to live […]

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Surf Trip Essentials His & Hers

November 8, 2013
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Surferboy and I are Barbados bound! If you read this post a while back then you will know that I am giddy beyond belief today! The only damper on my unbridled bliss is that the boys couldn’t make this trip with us. Seriously, we really wish that they could have but ten days out of […]

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Myrtle Beach Adventures With M2

June 26, 2013
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Wrapping my head around the fact that our youngest is no longer a little tike in elementary school still makes my heart clinch tight with spasms. Two weeks ago he and all 100 or so of the fifth graders that I have known since the first weeks of kindergarten kicked off the end of their […]

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Disney’s Grand Floridian and Food Blog Forum

May 17, 2013
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After 9 hours of driving even further south, a lovely evening spent in Orlando with friends we are finally at our destination.

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Bananarama, Dole & Disneyland

January 31, 2013
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As we finish our spring cleaning/get organized session I thought that you guys would enjoy a little trip down memory lane with me. A few months back I had the delightful opportunity to attend the first ever Banana Summit hosted by Dole Foods. As always hanging out with the wonderful people at Dole was a magical […]

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Happy “Belated” Caribbean Thanksgiving via Surferboy

November 23, 2012
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For the first time since we met Surferboy was not home for Thanksgiving. Work happened to call him away this year. When work calls you, go right no matter how difficult it may be.

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