April came and went like a breeze and I’m just now recovering from the busy weeks! Not only is it one of the busiest months at work for me, it’s also my husband’s birthday month. (I think I care more about this than he does!) I love celebrating him and I never pass on the opportunity to do so. This year I planned a surprise birthday party at our house with a few friends. My heart was bursting with joy…
I have been begging for a weekend getaway to New Orleans for a while now. I am absolutely fascinated by the food, the streets, the culture, everything New Orleans. My husband and I snuck out a few years ago and went on a secret road trip to New Orleans and Florida, and we always said we’d have to redo NOLA. It was so much fun! This year we finally did and had such a memorable time. By the end of the trip we were exhausted. We…
We visited Portland, Oregon for my husband’s birthday this year in April and it was the perfect way to celebrate. We are fans of the show Portlandia with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen. We find references everywhere we go and feel like several moments in our daily lives could easily pass for an episode of the show. So I say that to say that Portland was a place on our list of cities to visit ASAP. HOTEL We stayed at Hotel…