Growing up, I always had an affinity towards language. The fact that people around the world communicate in all different languages got my gears turning even as a young child. My parents both worked in the newspaper and magazine industry, so it was natural for me to gravitate towards communication in my
Years ago, I was a road-dog. I was in a touring band, and was traveling 300+ days per year. And I was so bad at it. Now don’t get me wrong, I loved being on the road and seeing new places and people, but I was just bad at the fundamentals of
Before moving to Western New York, I had a pretty lukewarm opinion on Autumn. In Southern California where I grew up, these Fall months were more or less the same as the previous ones, so the changing of seasons didn’t have much of a significance. But now I’m experiencing my first full
Thank you Maxi-Cosi for sponsoring this post. Keep your little adventurers comfy, safe & stylish with the Maxi-Cosi Magellan™ Max 5-in-1 Convertible Car Seat! Growing up in Southern California, I was always pretty indifferent to season changes, mostly because they weren’t all that different. That’s all changed now that I live in
We all do it. I’m actually doing it right now. Take some down time to drool over the properties on HGTV – or, of course, yell at the television over people picking the absolute wrong home for their personalities (Brian and Lacy, you KNOW you really wanted the midcentury ranch). For my
It’s been just over a year since our little family packed up and moved from San Diego to Los Angeles. Growing up in San Diego, there was always a bit of stigma to the Golden State’s biggest city. Although I would visit regularly as a kid and teenager, I never really “experienced”
Everyone knows that the best Japanese food in the country is in California. From fresh nigiri and hand rolls, to the classic cut rolls and miso soup, there’s nothing better than a Los Angeles summer and sushi. That is, if you don’t forget to order the Sapporo to wash it down with.
If you know me or my wife personally, or even just follow our sites or on social networks, you likely already know what huge fans we are of the San Diego Zoo. We’ve been annual members for several years, and a trip to the Zoo or Safari Park was our go-to for
My wife, son and myself are no strangers to unique and intense travel. In the last five years we’ve managed international trips to the UK (2x), mainland Europe (2x), the Mediterranean, Ireland, Japan and Iceland along with about a dozen trips around the US. Although our little man was only around for
If you follow me or my wife on social media, you likely saw photos of our recent trip to Iceland. We put together this trip as the ultimate road trip through a country that has largely remained untouched by humans. We timed the trip to coincide with the northern lights to be
It’s been a very busy couple of months in our household. We’ve traveled to the UK, Iceland and visited my wife’s family in Buffalo, New York. In the middle of all of that, we picked up and moved to Los Angeles. With our extended family spread out throughout the country, we’ve had
We were in the back stretch of our UK extravaganza and after a long and full day in Liverpool, we headed south for Gloucester for a one-night stay at the gorgeous Hatherley Manor Hotel. Our activities lasted longer than we anticipated so the 3 hour drive was mostly at night – and thankfully
