A cross country road trip is pretty much an inevitable thing when it comes to military life. And having a great list of cross country road trip tips is a must. You often don’t live close to family and sometimes even when you fly home it is still a drive to get where you need […]
Category Archives: Family
Home for the Holidays – Thanksgiving Throw Downs & Christmas Chaos
Sometimes going home for the holidays feels like more work than would be worth the effort. I don’t know why I get so self-centered and think why people have forgotten about me and my family. I quickly focus on things from my perspective and get hurt. In my head, I forget the truth of how […]
There is still more to do in Southern California…
Today is the final day of October and I have written everyday. I’m so glad it is done and that I completed the challenge. It was definitely tough, but worth it. I have spent the last 31 days writing about things to do in the Southern California area and I still have more places to […]
How to Spend a Day in Palm Springs
We went to Palm Springs this past week and I was really excited about the Dinosaur Museum in Carbazon, because I love dinosaurs. But after returning home I decided to share about my favorite day of the trip when we went to Palm Springs instead. Here is my quick tips to having a great day […]
Day 29: Fun Parks in the South Bay
What do people do on a regular basis who live in the South Bay with young children do? We go to the South Bay parks on a regular basis. 99% of the time the weather is perfect. Sometimes we have had a little bit of a worry that rain might come and mess up a […]
Day 28 – A Day of Fun at SeaWorld
My husband is in the military and SeaWorld supports the US Military and has a great deal that each year he can get our whole family into SeaWorld for free. Last year, we took advantage of this deal and went to SeaWorld when we went to San Diego. We also went to the Zoo and […]
Day 27 – A Day of Fun at the San Diego Zoo
The first time I went to the San Diego Zoo I was 7 years old. From that trip I remember seeing a koala (my favorite animal at the time) and going on a tour bus that we had to wait in line for. I remember being a little underwhelmed about the koala, all he did […]
Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1)
Before I left for my deployment, my husband and I came home for Christmas. While we were visiting we did a drive down Highway 1 (or Pacific Coast Highway) starting in Monterey. We began our trip by spending the night at Intercontinental Hotel in Monterey. This hotel is beautiful, right on the water on Cannery […]
Day 25 – The Port of Los Angeles
My sister came to visit a few months ago and I don’t really know why we went to Long Beach, but we did on our way we ended up driving over the Port of Los Angeles which is in Long Beach and is pretty cool to look at. One of the cool things about the […]
Day 24 – Dodgers Stadium
One of the fun things on our bucket list that we were able to do this past year is go to Dodgers Stadium. My husband is not a big baseball fan so I am thankful he amused me and took me to the stadium. His boss was honored as the military hero so it was […]
