Category: travel
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A Sneak Peek of Our Coastal Wedding in Northern California
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Three weeks ago, Sean and I got married. We chose a little town, up on the coast for the location. It’s a place we love, a place we visit a lot. We had 30 guests, eight of whom were age seven and under. It was perfect. Such dear family and…
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How One Business Trip Changed My Life, Or That Time I Went to New York and saw Kinky Boots
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In January, when I was still at my last job, my team was flying to New York for a bit meeting with out client. All of the agencies were gathering together for an annual meeting, and it was being held at BBDO New York. After what had been a very…
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A Twenty Year Reunion at UC Santa Barbara
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A couple of weeks ago we packed up the car and headed south to Santa Barbara for a twenty year reunion of myself and five of my closest buddies. Here’s part of the road near Cachuma Lake. I love those California Live Oaks. The planning for the trip had started…
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A New Family Hobby – Geo-Caching!
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We went out of town a couple of weekends ago. I had a dream about geocaching one night and woke up and announced to Sean that we needed to try it the next morning. And so we did! If you aren’t familiar with geo-caching, it’s basically a treasure hunt, where…
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My Love and Prayers to Boston
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My love of Boston started when I first visited in 1996. I was on a trip to see two divinity schools, Harvard and Yale. At age 24, I traveled alone to see the two schools; an adventure that would shape my life. I took a huge suitcase, carrying more clothes…
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A Trip to The Sea Ranch on the Northern California Coast
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This last weekend we had a chance to get away, and so we headed up to The Sea Ranch. It is one of my favorite places in the world. It’s the kind of place where Zoom can run along a path next to the ocean. That leads to a view…
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Interiors: Living Room Inspirations from Nell Hills
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A little more eye candy today from my recent trip to Kansas City 🙂 As I mentioned before my Mom and I met at the Nell Hills Briarcliff location as I was headed to drop off my rental car at the airport. We usually make a trip out to Atchison, but…
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Christmas Table and Placesetting Decoration Ideas
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Last weekend I was in Missouri and had the pleasure of doing some window shopping. What with our new house, we’re a little tapped for funds at the moment, but there were so many pretty ideas, that I’m sure I can DIY my way into a unique Christmas table this…
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Fall on the California Coast
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Fall is a subtle season here, a cooler breeze, sharper colors. Here is a bit of the scene from coast earlier this month: