June 12, 2025 A fabulous girls’ day out in Cincinnati, Ohio I like to celebrate my birthday in somewhat epic fashion each year – and especially for the “big ages” ending in zero or five….
May 26, 2025 How to rock a long-distance sibling’s world on their birthday Maintaining and growing relationships can be challenging when living far apart for decades. Long-distance love relationships are probably the hardest, but being far away…
May 5, 2025 Here’s why we’ll never drive to NC again Our little family has had terrible luck driving to North Carolina for vacations. So far, both times we’ve set out on a road trip…
March 28, 2025 Cherry blossom season is here again in Columbus Everyone’s mad for the delicate pink and white flowering trees known as Japanese cherry blossoms. I’ve seen several recent news articles and social media…
March 10, 2025 Our favorite Haribo gummies from around the world I have a slight obsession with the happy world of Haribo. If you don’t know Haribo, they’re the makers of some of the world’s…
February 13, 2025 We got to hang out with a pregnant capybara Talk about unique and memorable life experiences: we recently got to hang with a prego capybara right here in Ohio. Most people have never…
December 9, 2024 Revisiting my favorite travel highlights of 2024 In December, I always tend to reflect a bit on the highs and lows of the past year. Naturally, as someone who loves travel,…
October 24, 2024 No one parties like a catamaran party crew When I think back on all the wonderful vacations we’ve had in far-off tropical places, there’s one particular common thread that spans decades. There’s…
October 21, 2024 A magical new holiday light show for 2024 Long-time readers know I’m a sucker for a great light show. We’ve been obsessed with Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights for years. I’m a…
October 14, 2024 These international desserts rock my world Offer me common, everyday, typical American desserts or sweets and, more often than not, I’ll likely say “no, thank you.” Donuts, cake, pie and…
