Today on the blog, I thought I’d share with you guys a home project that we have been working on for quite some time now: our living room gallery wall! When we got official word that our landlords would be ripping out our apartment’s old carpeting and replacing it with this beautiful dark wood-laminate, I … More 7.16 How To Create Your Own Gallery Wall
Well, here we are in the middle of July and I’m just now getting around to compiling June’s Lookback List! Between three weekends spent away, a brother visiting for ten days, and a week full of altitude sickness, this month has been one for the books! But I’ll tell you what, I think it’s been … More 7.15 A Very Late Lookback at June
Last weekend we attempted to summit Mt. Whitney – the tallest peak in the contiguous United States, at 14,505 ft. elevation. We didn’t make it. But as the famous John Muir would say, “In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” If you or someone you know is planning on hiking … More 6.22 Hiking Mt. Whitney; the tallest peak in the lower 48
The month of May went from 31 days of relatively no plans, to 31 days of action-packed craziness all at once…in the best possible way. So much so, that the month came to a close almost before I even realized it! Between dog-sitting Banjo for two weeks and living through a bunch of apartment renovations, … More 6.8 May in Review
I don’t think it’s any secret to anyone that something Alex and I really enjoy doing together is hiking. But we love it even more when we can bring our bull terrier pup, Marty, along with us! Bull Terriers aren’t particularly known for their endurance, so when it comes time for our all-day treks, we … More 5.30.18 The George F Canyon Trail
If you’ve been following along for a little while on this blog of mine, you may remember when Alex wrote a guest post about summiting Mt. Whitney in a day. He did it with his friend, Vince, in some crazy weather conditions, and the fact that they did it in a single day is accomplishment … More 5.23 Summiting Mt. Baldy
For our One Year Anniversary this year, Al and I decided to treat ourselves to a little weekend getaway to Big Bear Lake and Mountain — one of our favorite places to go when we need to get out of the city for a couple of days! Big Bear is an easy two hour car … More 5.15 Celebrating One Year at Big Bear
A week and a half go, Alex and I celebrated One Year of Marriage. One year!! In the grand scheme of things, I’m sure one year will one day feel like such a small thing. Or maybe it won’t. But for now, when our focus is just one day at a time, it seems like … More 5.9 To My Husband of One Year
Today I thought I’d share some photos from one of our hikes last month — The Portuguese Bend Trail on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. We got up early one Sunday morning with the neighbors and brought the pups with us for a hike before settling down to watch hockey playoffs and eat Baked Mac N … More 5.5 The Portuguese Bend Trail in PV
Another month has come and gone! April has always been one of my favorite months of the year – and maybe even more so now that it’s home to our wedding anniversary – I think because it’s the start of the Spring season…everything feels fresh and new! We actually had a pretty jam-packed month with … More 5.2 April’s Lookback
