Thailand: We Aren’t In The Caribbean Anymore…

Last you heard from me, I was writing about my travel fears and anxieties while waiting with my husband at the airport for our daunting journey to Thailand to begin. Spoiler alert: Although I did use a A LOT of the medication I brought, I lived through my journey and nothing especially terrible happened. In fact, we had some amazing, once-in-a- lifetime experiences and…

Travel Anxiety

“You must be so excited!!” I’m actually more terrified that I’m in over my head. My husband and I are about to embark on our most epic trip yet: Thailand. Most epic in that it’s the longest we’ve ever gone for, the furthest we’ve ever been from home and the most out of our comfort zone. We’ve been planning the trip for nearly a…

Staycation Alberta: The Canmore Grassi Lakes Hike

In June, Shawn and I had a four day stretch off together and decided to go to Canmore, located in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. Canmore is a lovely place for a getaway. A four hour’s drive from Edmonton and one hour west of Calgary, it isn’t quite within the boundaries of Banff National Park, so you don’t have to pay the daily National…