Have you ever tried to go to a winery with a three-year-old? We have. At first, there was a little guilt: “Should I bring a three-year-ol...

I survived the cleanse! In fact, I did more than survive - I loved it. The first few days were hard because I was tired, grouchy and had ...

The day after my 21-day cleanse started, I received one of the very best Christmas presents of all time...a mack daddy espresso making, b...

I was born in Upstate New York. Aside from there, I also lived in Vermont, Boston and even Chicago. Then I moved to Atlanta. I love the ...

I don't make New Year's resolutions. I never really have, and I am not sure why. It may be that my former perfectionist self was always a...

It’s been awhile. I have been taking it easy for the last several weeks, trying to finally get my feet back under me after our Italy trip...

Everyone loves going on vacation. I know I do. The feelings of excitement as you plan your trip, book your adventures and order new cloth...

I forgot what a normal heartbeat feels like. I am so hypersensitive to my heart and heartbeat that I don’t know if other people even noti...

I love Airbnb. We have just arrived at our fourth and last Airbnb of the trip (we are in Florence now), and it is just perfect. I don't t...

It is questionable if my pants actually fit right now. I have been in Europe for nearly five weeks, and despite all of the walking (and b...

We are all piled into a cable car; Andy is in my lap, when I begin to imagine the cable snapping and the car crashing down the side of th...

We have been on the train from Milan to Varenna nearly an hour. We are all a little tired; it has been a long travel day so far. Five hou...

What I am realizing is that this family needs downtime like nobody else's business! After a few days of exploring, we all start to get cr...

We left Slovenia and drove through the mountains, across highways and finally down the narrow dirt road to our house in Follina. We rente...

Today, we had an amazing and unexpected adventure. We decided to drive from Ljubljana to the Soca Valley. The Soca Valley is located in t...

This morning I locked myself in the bathroom…that’s right. I have been having a great time with my family, but it has been nearly a whole...

Today we slept in again - it was perfect. It was drizzling outside, and we wanted to have a slow day. There is no need for an alarm when ...

It was raining, and the fog was so thick you could barely see 50 feet in front of you as we crested the mountain. We had just crossed the...

Today started off a little rocky. Brian woke up sick, Andy had a runny nose and I was tired. My stomach started to feel “off," and I thin...

The moment we got off of the train in Venice, both Brian and I were smiling from ear to ear. We arrived from Rome at 17:35 (5:35 pm). We w...