https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee daily 0.75 2025-09-04 https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/settled-in-denver monthly 0.5 2025-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756857992143-S6ONG5LG3DQWEHY997UL/IMG_0693.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756857995310-1706RVIZBEIDO4MO6E5O/IMG_0979.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756858003788-Y8EK4788T9FDST0V076J/IMG_1001.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756858114119-IHZNW5S7GR6ARYQN1KRF/02160D82-2515-4F42-AD12-B31BA47F4FE8.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756858021181-5CY697NHHR64T7KAYZCZ/IMG_1445.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756858007900-NKSSTR5PL64N5NEYEVXN/IMG_1071.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756858016415-7K2A2Z5UMYVLGMORXCIW/3FFD35E7-1479-49E6-87F9-21B26A4E6545.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756858109540-9TPMAQ4DHV12ENWED3C2/IMG_1047.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756858119694-I9NR4Q90WEK41RAWB4HX/EA5277C7-6785-4501-B452-5DBA4928E0A7.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756858025646-KB8ANYJBV2YL8OZAU1VZ/IMG_1542.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756858041029-9MQ6VRMUQNBPZ5ZFNKSH/F0741EA5-9A39-4A69-9486-283CFAD331EA.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1756858043409-59XHKKSYXXERUJ33DK94/4D5421BD-1459-4977-9F79-81F09C37B3B6.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/2203db0a-f40c-416b-9526-03b774343453/IMG_0535.jpeg Blog - Settled in Denver! - Our apartment is perfect for us! Believe it or not, this is Connor’s and my first time getting a place together, so crazy! We have lived together in my apartments in the past, and then all of the monthly stays, but this was our first time touring places and signing for one together. So, it was a very big deal and we took it very seriously. We toured nine places, used four excel sheets, and took five hours to finally decide on our current place. We couldn’t be happier with our choice! It is spacious and updated with huge windows, a balcony, new carpets, and tons of other items that checked almost every single box we had. I couldn’t find any good pictures of the space, but this was the first picture I took of Connor in our new apartment! We took the last couple weeks of August to unpack and settle in. It will take awhile to completely furnish the apartment, but we are happy taking our time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/647351de-9deb-4853-bc2b-34ffebb084fe/IMG_1297.jpg Blog - Settled in Denver! - Denver is amazing! I feel like we haven’t gotten into a steady schedule yet which makes exploring a little tricky, but we have been doing our best! Some highlights have been reconnecting with old friends, visiting our favorite restaurants (and trying new ones that we love!), going on hikes, starting new jobs, going to art festivals, and all that jazz. There is still so much I want to do and see here though. I’m sure my list will be never ending, but I would love to do a cooking class or pottery session soon! Acroyoga and my new run club have been happy accidents. Our apartment is in the area we both loved when we visited initially, and we are so happy to be here. It all feels very right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/3b028635-e13e-4ce0-8259-3df5bd1578c5/IMG_1486.jpg Blog - Settled in Denver! - Princess Update: Look at how great of a helper she is with building our new furniture! She is so cute. Princess has been through the ringer with all of the traveling, and I’ve said multiple times how big of a trooper she is. She has been amazing, adapting every month to a new place. We are over joyed and so relieved to finally give her a place where she can relax. She can settle down here and hopefully have lower stress levels and better overall health. She has seemed very happy being in the new apartment. She was happy when we brought some of our old furniture in that smelled like our old place, and she loves all of the sun from the big windows in our new place. So, she is doing well and we are so happy to not be moving her every month anymore. https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/we-are-engaged monthly 0.5 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/8536c95b-1180-4b54-a0ed-be7741a4ff3b/6B69E114-DADF-4357-9374-F5F712412904.jpeg Blog - WE ARE ENGAGED - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/d78314e7-c6b2-4d52-902e-ec9868609496/IMG_0278.jpeg Blog - WE ARE ENGAGED - Little did I know, that was the code word my brother and boyfriend had worked out before hand. So, after I gave my brother the phone, I sat on a rock and turned to Connor who was on a knee! I cannot describe the shock that went through my brain and body. I literally couldn’t believe it. I thought for a second I was in a dream and that it wasn’t real, but it definitely was real. As my mind was processing what the heck was happening, Connor started saying a beautiful speech that I didn’t hear at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/f7972981-03f6-4e24-8632-76e65327bab8/IMG_0298.jpeg Blog - WE ARE ENGAGED - We kissed and it was truly a dream come true. I hadn’t even looked at the ring until the next moment when he put it on my finger. That part felt so surreal because I’ve always pictured getting engaged, but never really imagined him putting the ring on my finger. And now, just having a ring on my ring finger blows my mind every five minutes. I absolutely love it. Plus, he picked the perfect ring. I’m in love with it, it is so perfect for us. 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I literally cannot believe it! It is my dream come true. He is the best man I have ever met, and I am looking forward to forever together. I’m beaming that he chooses me and loves me every day. Every time I look at my ring, I get excited all over again. I love his family so much as well, and cannot wait to join our two families in matrimony. I cannot state enough how excited and full of love I am to be a part of his family and for him to be a part of mine. I think both families accepted, supported, and loved us both for years, so I think both sides are excited to be gaining another family member. The few days following our engagement were a dream. We flew to Denver to look at apartments for our next chapter, and we got to do it as fiancés! 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I wouldn’t have had it any other way though. I’m so happy we got to fit in as much as we could. Getting to see my mom was amazing. She just happened to be in town when our travels crossed, so that was awesome. We got to hang out quite a bit and catch up before she had to leave. Then, my friend was also in town too, seeing him was a fun surprise! We grabbed dinner with his family and hung out in downtown Chico for a fun evening. We also went to their house for a Fourth of July pool party! Fourth of July was a blast. We started out in Los Molinos watching the holiday parade with a big group of family and friends. My mom and I used to go together, so it was fun to be there together again. The parade was a blast. If you haven’t gone to a small town parade, you are missing out. There were antique tractors, dancing horses, and a cat running for mayor. After the parade, we went over to our friend’s for the party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/2c017a2a-d092-45d7-a76b-1f328ca409fa/IMG_8957.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California - Speaking of summer days, Connor and I took my grandpa to Manzanita Lake in Lassen National Park the following day. I had really wanted to spend the day there with my grandpa because him and my grandma used to take me there all the time when I was younger. My grandpa and brother would fish on the lake, and my grandma and I would hike around on nature walks. The area is so beautiful and alpine lakes are top tier. The weather was so nice, cool enough at the higher elevation to eat our lunch at a sunny picnic table without being too hot. We had the perfect picnic table to get a full view of the blue lake and all the activities. It was super busy being the holiday weekend, but that made the people watching more fun. We just ate our lunch and hung out enjoying the lovely day lakeside. It was amazing. After a few hours of fun, we packed up and made our way home for dinner, but I’m so happy we got to go and enjoy the day together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754342026694-ORFXWOIU9HTVKQ88HHB5/IMG_9019.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754342025216-B29A4V3A19UHDHPJQE3S/IMG_9045.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754342090358-BKSPWK2JH37LUI4Y3Z2N/IMG_9058.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754342089684-6QT6K1Z02T27WJX5IIID/IMG_9064.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346017278-UKYPK2I5YGTJNZUQ9469/IMG_9084.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346024644-DPFABT9FPMESEBEPSI4Q/IMG_9076.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346063156-9HL3NEE25Q64K5YI6G1R/IMG_9103.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346090087-SMN4NHP6342Z16DFRL0O/IMG_9119.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346515800-0SHI4XKDB0T3BTIC6AS1/IMG_9139.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346366369-8FASR2RZ43XYKOUSAKBZ/IMG_9152.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346492045-ZMHL358ZFSDXLZUJGG1J/IMG_9155.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346610007-W9YU6JAY3ZD0OVCS38C9/IMG_9157.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346656054-Q00S7Z4D1JN9BUXG4BSQ/IMG_9159.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346642699-9TZ1NQMRHPPCR9L3OK4Z/IMG_9162.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346674270-TGTKT4UI3UHDZCJX01HI/IMG_9173.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346682413-2LICYBXOH56VH4KC0A1B/IMG_9184.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346713759-WH1K442OSIJU8VIF2GY7/IMG_9183.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346734924-7SG9J5FUDKN6B47CFNME/IMG_9182.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346739790-V0JF00EOZDRT1AQBZCJK/IMG_9188.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346775834-8C3VVN0FRKIAYJHD43J0/IMG_9200.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346763003-6FUG3XUP7X2WVLVUQHTW/IMG_9202.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346821498-BDD858HS6L10YDWC4PF1/IMG_9217.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346833231-LU6TL4AYIN3OBN3FXE67/IMG_9228.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346912878-KLZSY0VVZAQ6IQBMU6N2/IMG_9230.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1754346898467-45GQU5RH9ZCR7UKJO02C/IMG_9231.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/f11394bb-1d76-4be6-a28c-aa61803e2070/IMG_0392.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California - They are super important to me, and I’m happy we got to see them and stay with them. I wish we could hang out with them all the time. It was the perfect situation for our past month. I wouldn’t change a thing. The place was paradise with a pool, puppies, fresh eggs, garden harvests, and more. They got to travel for a month while Connor and I got to stay in paradise and save money. It was extra helpful because they let us use their house as a home base even after they got back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/2a3c116d-bec4-4a9e-90e9-6be5d2d6e5e7/IMG_9363.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California - It felt great to be in stride with our routine though, and I am sad it didn’t last long. It was the second weekend of the month, and I went on the longest run of my marathon training so far. It was a trail run out in Upper Bidwell Park. This area is super helpful to train in, but I wish I had gone during better weather. The 100 degrees did not help me tackle the 19 miles, and unfortunately I got poison oak on the beginning of the run. I had no idea and continued to spread the poison oils all over my body during the very hot, very long run. This caused me to get borderline toxic burns with the poison oak and I had to go to urgent care a few days later when my body lit up. It ended up being a full three week ordeal healing the insane burns I got. I couldn’t sleep longer than four hours, and I had to sleep with ice packs to keep the burns cooled down. It was one of the hardest things I’ve gone through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/a4995303-9a53-4289-8bcd-acfe6b49e236/IMG_9630.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California - It was hard to take time off of training and yoga. I could barely bend my legs or touch anything, so it was unavoidable. My marathon is in just a few weeks, so I’m extremely nervous about the break in training I just had, but maybe the break was needed. Sometimes everything works out in odd ways. I wouldn’t have chosen pain and discomfort, but it is what it is. As soon as I can get back into a training schedule, the better. The one plan we didn’t cancel during that time was having one of Connor’s childhood friends come visit us. He came to stay with us for the third weekend of July. I got to show him my hometown and some iconic Red Bluff spots on the first day which was super fun. I love showing people around my hometown. We finished the day with some trap shooting, family dinner, and night swimming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/c35d69c3-53fe-4d66-8662-8abe31cf3551/IMG_9828.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California - The next day was a Chico day that started with breakfast at my dad’s and ended with lunch at Sierra Nevada Brewery. Lots of records were bought during the light shopping we did in downtown Chico as well. Our last weekend in July was packed of course. We had a family day on Saturday where we went to the Blessing of the Grapes at New Clairvaux Winery with my aunt, uncle, and grandpa. That was such a fun morning. I love getting to spend time with them, and the weather at the little festival was so beautiful. The Blessing of the Grapes is an annual event at the local winery where monks will literally bless the grapes with holy water and prayers. Visitors get to watch and listen as the tradition is played out on a stage in front of acres of grapes. It is a really interesting ceremony, and not one you get to see every day. I’m glad Connor and I were in town to see it this year, especially because it was also their 25 anniversary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/4ea5ca15-c9c6-4ad7-bedb-dd9349e0cf6d/IMG_9660.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California - Once we left the winery, we went to my dad’s house to do art with him. He is an artist by trade, and he wanted our help with a new technique he is working on. It was super fun to be in his studio again and do experimental art with him. We loved it. We also stayed for a lovely dinner and fire. His house is outside of Chico up in the mountains, so they get to enjoy dinners on their deck surrounded by pines with the sunlight filtering in as it sets. We had such a great time and didn’t leave until it got dark. Sunday was all about spending quality time with family and friends in Sacremento. We had a yummy breakfast at my godsister’s apartment which was so much fun. We chatted over coffee before cooking up a french toast, bacon, and eggs breakfast. I wish we didn’t have to leave, but the good news was that we were going over to my friend’s house to hang out with her afterwards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/283306d4-1854-4486-aadc-01902430f741/IMG_3071.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California - We got to chill and hang out with her and her husband before grabbing dinner with them too. We had such a great time! It was the perfect way to spend the day, getting quality time with the people I love. We stayed an extra week in my hometown because we still had lots of family and friends that we wanted to see! It has been incredible to be at home this past month. Spending quality time with family and friends has meant the world to me. Plus, summer at home is so nostalgic, it has been a blast. Another reason we stayed an extra week was because we started looking for apartments in Denver! Connor and I will be moving to Denver for a year in mid August! So crazy! We still cannot believe our months of travel are over! It is absolutely unreal. We are both extremely excited to live in Denver though. It will be our live’s new adventure. The closing of the monthly travel chapter and the opening of a year of home making. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/ebb8490a-1fcc-4637-b6b1-3f9436361133/IMG_0052.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California - We hiked to Bumpass Hell to see the unique, volcanic landscape which is always so cool. I grew up going to this park, but I hadn’t taken Connor yet, so I was really excited to show him the area and hikes. After the first three mile hike, we hiked to Lassen’s peak. It was a super hard hike. I was sick and struggled to the top, but I had no idea the surprise waiting for me at the top. For those of you who follow me on social media, you already know what happened at the top. Everything was perfect, and I was swept off my feet. Thank goodness I had been sitting down resting! I won’t go into any more details in this post because I want to write a separate one about the surprise. So, if you want the story, you can find it in my blog section as a separate post! So after that perfect day, we hopped on a plane Friday to go look at apartments in Denver! Everything has been a whirlwind! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/12c8ca0b-4dc8-431b-8f78-686fbaf11d26/IMG_9713.jpeg Blog - July Stop: Chico, California - Princess Update: Princess had a tricky health month with lots of visits to the vet. Our poor baby had a surgery for cancer this month! Thankfully the operation went well, and her healing has been smooth. She is missing an ear now though! We think she is still as cute as ever, and she is just pissed about wearing a cone. Please send her healthy positive thoughts! I’m over the moon that the move to Denver will give her a stable home. She has been the biggest trooper with the monthly travels. 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Connor’s cousin got married so we got to be with his family and a bunch of his extended relatives too. The whole first week of June was a blast because of this. We got quality time with his immediate family and we got to celebrate with everyone else at all the fun wedding events. We are so happy for the newlyweds and wish them the best, they are amazing! I love Connor’s family, so getting to be with them was perfect. After the fun fiascos only weddings induce, we got to settle into our new SD routine. I was super excited to get a job at a local yoga studio where I checked students in and set up classes! I didn’t get to teach since I was only there for a month, but I loved the Mind Body Love studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/40d5a497-9067-4081-91af-a050e460748a/IMG_7564.jpeg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California - The next weekend after the wedding was all about fun in the sun. My best friend and I went to the zoo together all day Saturday, and we had a blast! It’s crazy how big the SD zoo is! We walked six miles all around the exhibits and tried to see as many animals as we could. My best friend is a professional though, borderline zoo tour guide. She knew exactly which routes we should take and how to optimize our visit. She is a pass holder and comes as often as she can. If I was living back there, I would get one too so we could go all the time together. I love the zoo though! We had the best day! Then, we even grabbed a movie together once we had cleaned up. We saw Materialists in theaters, and I have mixed feelings, but don’t get me going on a rant. I’m so happy I got to see her at least a few times this trip. 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June 19th marked Connor’s and my eight year anniversary which made us both excited. It felt extra special to be in the city we met in to celebrate this milestone. The morning was full of coffee surprises and flower bouquets before we each had our full work days. Then, we got to dress up and go to our old anniversary spot where we used to get our anniversary dinners which was really fun. And we also tried a new bar nearby. I would recommend checking out Tahoma. It is a mezcal bar right next to the old cemetery, and their cocktails were fantastic. The atmosphere was really cool because of being next to the graves, I highly recommend checking it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1751660693276-6SI37WN8M2TONFC1VACJ/IMG_8103.jpeg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1751660710957-TYEDULHHFSZTELEEXDB9/IMG_8198.jpeg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1751660795554-T9FMUWF9I57K70JSLWD8/IMG_8176.png Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1751660712687-F1P5F6DTUNDAFNQ600RR/IMG_8262.jpeg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1751660675805-2W1V3UQXSU2O4UJIWUIN/IMG_8144.jpeg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1751660799000-UWUW1X7UQIRR1Z9JHHD1/IMG_8115.jpeg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1751660715717-FOJG1MJG7EY2UDAXJ7EO/IMG_8341.jpeg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1751660724048-75GK9CT7F4OWQUWPRY1P/IMG_8124.jpeg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/58501543-7dc0-4072-ae9b-55ffee6ac96d/IMG_8521.jpeg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California - We recovered the next morning by going to Superbloom Coffee&Juice on Mission Bay. It was a beautiful sunny day, perfect for enjoying a bevy and a stroll. Once the couples parted ways, Connor and I rested for a bit at home before driving to Sunset Cliffs. Sunset Cliffs is my favorite SD place alongside SDSU for the memories and Torrey Pines for the experience. The crash of the waves and fizzling of the white foam entrances me immediately. I used to go and sit by myself sometimes just to listen to and watch the waves. The sandy cliffs and stubbly plants are the perfect place to enjoy the sunset over the watery horizon. I almost always watch for the green flash, but I’ve never seen it. Regardless, the sunset skies are heart warming. We stayed until it got dark and then picked up OB Noodle House to eat at home. It was a perfect end to the weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/f81e958e-fcd9-43a4-9e7d-b15db197f24d/IMG_8745.jpeg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California - One of the things we really wanted to do was visit SDSU. It’s our Alma mater, so of course we had to see it. And wow, it’s even nicer than when we were there. I’ve always loved SDSU’s campus, but the upgrades they have done since we graduated are amazing! I was jealous of all the current students. I wished we could time travel for a quick second to go back to when we were living on or around campus with all our friends in college again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/8c35efae-da12-438d-88dc-3b71e5758ae7/IMG_8789.jpeg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California - Torrey Pines is a magical place with the green pines and turquoise ocean. I love being there. It refreshes me. I even loved it when I was limping to finish the 13.1 miles. After I finished though, I got to jump in the ocean. How awesome is that? Completing my first half marathon and then washing all the grit off in the crisp salty water was incredible. I wanted to stay in the ocean for hours but I had a dinner to get to. I hopped in my car with my soaking leggings and said bye to the park. Dinner was with a great friend of ours, and it was so fun getting to see him. It had been a few years since I had seen him last, so I’m glad all the plans worked out. We got sushi in La Jolla at Harumama. My food was delicious, but the atmosphere was a little loud and I wanted to be able to hear him easier. It was still so great though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/d634bce4-9262-4e50-8a8a-d1df87b8082a/IMG_8544.jpg Blog - June Stop: San Diego, California - Princess Update She was a trooper in the car, like I already mentioned. I think no medication is the way to go for her moving forward. I think the medication makes her more anxious because it doesn’t make her feel well. She is adjusting to her new spot in NorCal well. I am every excited for when we don’t have to move her every single month. 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May Stop: Kenilworth, UT - We did see two Pronghorns in the evening on one of our drives home which was super cool. They looked like majestic antelope. But even the calmer walk back on the return side of the loop was lovely. I’m so glad we split the park up into two days, and got to see all of these amazing sights. We got to explore Moab a bit that weekend as well because we grabbed dinner there both weekend nights. It would’ve been cool to explore the quirky town more, but the long drive home after a tiring day didn’t allow us a ton of wiggle room on time. We did walk up and down main street popping into the stores (and restricting myself to buying only one book at the cute bookstore) and sizing up dinner spots. We landed on The Spoke for Saturday night and The Moab Brewery for Sunday night. The Spoke was delicious and we really enjoyed their patio seating. At the brewery, we just grabbed drinks and appetizers before trying to find vegan ice cream in the food truck area and driving home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1748671564353-G4DMOJI3YIFB7Q854APJ/IMG_6168.jpeg Blog - May Stop: Kenilworth, UT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1748671566455-UUA3OIM5R6QHO7L5N0Z2/IMG_6166.jpeg Blog - May Stop: Kenilworth, UT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1748671593348-UBE1A3NT17BLSLYAN6WZ/IMG_6150.jpeg Blog - May Stop: Kenilworth, UT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1748671602569-PK7UQMBCWLE6C2F7OD7E/IMG_6164.jpeg Blog - May Stop: Kenilworth, UT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/8758e522-5c06-46bb-9550-d5afb91dfabd/IMG_6511.jpeg Blog - May Stop: Kenilworth, UT - Another activity that we had a blast going to was the Saturday night street festival in Helper! They have it on second and fourth Saturdays from May through September. There were tons of food vendors, all kinds of booths with goods and information, bounce houses, live music, open art studios, and a beer garden. Like how freaking cool! I’m so glad we got the chance to go. Helper Beer was one of the vendors at the beer garden, so we each grabbed a beer and watched the old rock band on stage. Connor and I both love going to community events wherever we are staying because you usually get to see a big part of the community all come out and have a great time together. We had a really great time and left after the pink sunset dissolved into a purple night. We also took a self guided tour through downtown historic Helper which had tons of cool pieces of history. There were old train cars and pieces of machinery we walked around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/886d4ca4-5bb9-4e4e-91b8-7d52c983cdac/IMG_6321.jpeg Blog - May Stop: Kenilworth, UT - The old buildings had plaques telling stories about what they used to be used for and how the town used to look back in the mining boom. There was even a story about Matt Warner who was a bandit that ran with Butch Cassidy for a bit, but years later he eventually became a deputy sheriff of the town and a justice of peace. A lot of the historic buildings and hotels had been transformed into art galleries and boutiques. Connor and I also made quite a few stops at the cute coffee shop, Happiness Within Coffee Shop. They had this drink called Lotus which is basically a plant based energy drink, and I was obsessed with them in Montana but hadn’t found them again since. So, that was a super fun little surprise! There were still some interesting vacancies and abandoned spots, but the town felt like it was gaining a lot of momentum and new life. It would be cool to visit again in five years to see the progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/a8a5a526-5f91-46fd-8911-84ed747dc2c8/IMG_3815.jpg Blog - May Stop: Kenilworth, UT - One of the weekends was a travel weekend for us. We went to Waco to see Connor’s sister graduate from her undergraduate program at Baylor University! It was such an amazing weekend. I love spending time with Connor’s family, and seeing her graduate was so special. I wish I could’ve had more time with everyone, but I went home early to be with Princess in Utah. I can’t wait to see everyone again next month at a wedding! Congratulations again to Connor’s sister, what an amazing accomplishment! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/5f3c8bf2-e6ed-4a87-8a63-7e2153332d9e/BA811AA9-4A36-48DB-B829-45AD535B9D9A.jpg Blog - May Stop: Kenilworth, UT - The last couple weeks in Utah brought some interesting weather that ranged from snow to sun, but it didn’t get bad enough to really affect us at all. It was just humorous when I was practicing yoga outside on the deck when the sun suddenly turned to snow and I had to move my phone under cover. I didn’t get the chance to ask any neighbors, but maybe this was normal spring weather for them, jumping all over the place. Speaking of yoga, I’ve been keeping up with my practice since graduating from teacher training last month, but there weren’t any studios nearby I could teach at. 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I don’t want to jinx it, but I’m so happy for her. Her anxiety was still pretty high this month and getting her to eat was difficult, but we made sure to spend as much quality time with her as we could, played with her to reduce stress, and we got a huge variety of food flavors to keep her interested in her food. She just has to hang in there for a few more months of travel because we are getting close to the end of our journey! But of course, Princess is our baby and we do everything possible to give her an amazing life no matter where we are. https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/april-stop-tucson-az monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/eb59f8bd-6030-47fc-a69e-3a50cfcf265a/IMG_6545.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746481486100-TY8AD8WKKJ68Y7AJBUWT/IMG_3060.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746481484518-L4O8CVWZCT88OJNMMOMZ/IMG_3077.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746481486660-8X4G31CFI4L7V5BF9Y13/IMG_3313.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746481515982-FLXX5BGETZY96PBF5W1M/IMG_3459.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746481510898-MIA4ROF865CO9N1JPDQS/AED2794E-752F-4FDD-9E45-37B80B6D6DA5.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746481529223-L7O4WKVHYBPEXOIEAGTG/38699532-D9DF-4BD2-9173-B309803253B1.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746481527662-1HUSR9Q44GCPXB28U1X9/2C9EA5C9-4658-4619-8AF5-F7E55655D274.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746481550032-JDTABVBNQADARQW7FE7C/IMG_3593.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746481535903-E67GLKF50RZ7EPTOLRA8/IMG_4309.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746481543367-I9R06D876LNV643KRI7B/IMG_4303.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/2a5238b7-850f-488c-a621-db76ab72113d/IMG_5614.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ - Then, pretty soon after, it was the weekend already! We had a wedding out in San Diego so we drove out Saturday morning, changed at our hotel, and went to the wedding that night. The wedding was absolutely stunning. The bride and groom looked so amazing and happy, and their venue was the iconic Hotel del Coronado. Everything from the touching ceremony, to the white rose florals, to the delicious food, to the fun dancing were perfected. I’m so happy for the couple! Incredible wedding! It was also extra fun because I got to reunite with two of my girl friends from college. Us four, including the bride, had gone through journalism at SDSU together and were really close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/fa63b51c-48a5-4ba3-a3aa-d8e63d656bc1/7F0F4150-7E15-4837-B2AE-2AF24FEAC08C.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ - During my first real week in Tucson, I got to spend quality time with my old friends. I grabbed lunch with a friend, went to my old yoga studio with other friends, and went dancing with my old dance partner. It felt amazing to be surrounded by people and places I love. Connor and I had a date night at Charro Vida which is one of my favorite restaurants. It still tasted as delicious as a year ago, and we got to eat out on the patio during sunset. I loved it. I also got to go to an outing with my old staff which was a blast. We didn’t have outings when I was their boss, so it was a fun experience for me. I just loved getting to spend time with them and catching up with them for a few hours. I wish I got to see them all the time. Dancing with my old dance partner was fun too! I haven’t found a better dancing bar than the Maverick in the whole nation during our travels. I’m sure there are good ones, but I didn’t find one, so I’m really happy we got to go dancing one night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/645797ce-16c1-40e9-a49d-50fbae74d74e/B9652DBD-756D-4CBD-AD02-4DD4281EB44C.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ - We kicked the second weekend off with a trip to Phoenix to see family and friends there too. I was able to grab coffee in the morning with my old coworker. I had a blast getting to see her and hanging out. I miss her so much. I wish we could’ve had more time together, but even just getting to see her was special. After that, I met up with Connor and his cousin for a fun filled afternoon! We went to Bam Kazam which is a warehouse full of mini escape rooms that simulated puzzle games for people to complete. It was so much fun! Once we spent up our time there, we grabbed an early dinner with his cousin before we had to get back on the road to Tucson. Thankfully it was just a day trip so we had some recovery time on Sunday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/9146ddaa-5e34-4688-a49e-87f791d3c449/6AF2C81F-AB2A-4750-BC20-1ED696931557.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ - We did spend a few hours of quality time with a couple of our close friends on Sunday morning though. We enjoyed the beautiful morning at the park and talked for hours. Connor and I were pretty wiped out when we got home in the afternoon, so we chilled at home the rest of the day. I did discover a super fun activity for using AI technology though. You can take a picture of your pet and ask AI to turn it into a portrait of a person. Let me tell you, I think I spent at least an hour doing this with different peoples’ pets. I just have to share the result I got for Princess, it is totally accurate. Connor and I were cracking up. During the following week, I kept up with my weekly visits to Shake Smart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/f523653c-d56f-453a-b952-f121a4588397/IMG_4284.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ - I wish I could’ve gone every day honestly. I love it there, and of course the products are fire. Speaking of Shake Smart, I got to attend one of the special team bonding activities called Senior Sendoff. It’s where everyone goes out to a spot close to campus and celebrates the seniors who are graduating in a couple weeks. It was extra special for me because a lot of the seniors were my hires, so seeing them grow through the years and getting to be there for their celebration was a special gift. I’m so thankful I got to be there to send them off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/b574b66e-f496-4cc0-a642-c79bcb34c9e7/IMG_4121.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ - Another weekly activity I got to enjoy while I was in town was going to my old soccer team’s games! It was so fun getting to see them and cheer them on. Being on the sidelines sucked but absolutely worth it to see them all. I got my hugs and high fives in each Wednesday night! I miss them and playing together! After that week, Connor and I finally had our only full weekend in Tucson. We wanted to take full advantage of it by going to all of our favorite places we hadn’t had the chance to visit yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/25e78f1c-15cc-4a56-a2af-dacae7f52f0e/IMG_3882.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ - Mt. Lemmon is one of my favorite places. I naturally feel at home and called to mountains so I’m not surprised, but I’ve always loved this mountain peak in the middle of the dessert. So unique and amazing! It’s so beautiful too, looking out from Windy Peak at the colorful, saturated, Tucson sunsets. I used to visit this spot as much as I could when I lived in Tucson, and even celebrated my birthday up there in 2023. This time, we took my blanket up there and settled in for the sunset. I wish we could’ve stayed up there all night and even camped up there, but we had other really exciting plans to get to. My favorite restaurant is in Tucson, like favorite out of any in the nation and places I’ve lived. It is called Tito&Pep. I love everything about it from the food, to the ambiance, to the service, to the decor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746482690422-GRHM3LAF833WV0A5V481/IMG_4037.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746482688717-CGE5O9D642LAZ1PO2UN0/IMG_4027.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746482735997-6PQ4KYDNYFX9T90HUYIW/IMG_4004.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1746482722811-KX7AC9MQ14DPOTKRJJBG/IMG_3975.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/9d28fa1e-9759-4f7c-aa28-b1d93e079741/IMG_4120.jpeg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ - Gates Pass is another must do as tons of Tusconians know. There are these rocky peaks that look out over the stunning desert landscape covered in Saguaros. We drove down the back side of the peaks to see as much of the sunset as possible. I love the way the sun dyes the land orange, it is so beautiful out there. Our weekend wrapped up with a cozy night at home after such a packed couple days. I got to see one of my close friends twice while I was in town too! Our schedules were both so packed this month, but we made time for each other as much as we could. One night we did dinner at her place to catch up and the other time we went on a pretty walk out by her new house. I love talking to her about life and everything we have going on. 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It was a super quick trip, but I will always try to see them in Sacramento if I get the chance. I wish I got to see them more because being with them is the best. I love them so much! The bachelorette was a blast of course! I absolutely loved getting to see family and meet new friends. Girls Gone Guerneville was an iconic and memorable trip. We floated down the Russian River, tasted wines from three vineyards, and sang karaoke at the local bars almost every night. I’m excited to see everyone at the wedding in a month! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/3f5c69f2-2090-42d7-b394-a380b6fd0f57/003E984C-401F-418E-886B-15717715AE5B.jpg Blog - April Stop: Tucson, AZ - Princess Update: She is as cute as ever, of course. Princess definitely has an attitude right now because we were gone for the festival, but she still makes sure we know she loves us. She is just meowing for our attention every five minutes. Again, a huge thank you to her sitter this month! We couldn’t have enjoyed our extra adventures without Princess being taken care of. For those of you following her health journey, we took her to her old vet while we were in Tucson and got blood work done to see if that would show anything. Every test and visit has helped give us more information, but unfortunately there’s no quick cure for her situation and we are just trying out different treatments to see which help. She is the best trooper ever! https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/march-stop-austin-tx monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720357284-6LQKOWAC1CTZZ51EPX54/IMG_2509.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720285536-5E5CIQT6VQRH7UN8OADE/IMG_2103.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720268609-FQ9J99LKVSF5UNZAU6LD/IMG_4139.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720285161-G54GM2PUA4GR2L1MCO0T/IMG_2211.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720312303-F4DPRU7X2U2B0BSUCRRJ/IMG_2295.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720355300-PGF72A2M01PUN1P4DYA1/672BF033-9325-486E-9B29-127238BCF3CD.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720376625-GH322RU6ZLS3LDK6EF0T/IMG_2600.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720385094-JSQYRPW1VAE9QLRZLPUE/IMG_2605.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720399583-UCNIVI3L2O8OZECNJL5U/IMG_2656.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720426393-13GWC856V0BBTRHU2LAB/IMG_2717.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720404885-DSQ1JNWSDBQVMV0FTOWT/IMG_0010.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743720410587-DRFZVK9XLF5E15PTJGC9/C7A54E07-160A-4C8B-BA62-ED917368D9CE.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/4fed1bd7-33b0-45ea-9780-a65b30c4f17e/IMG_2233.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) - And you might be wondering why I put “special edition”. Well March 11 was a very special day last year, one that requires recognizing an anniversary for. I’ll explain more when we get to that point in this post’s story, in the meantime, I will let the suspense build just a little. After unpacking, I got a lot of our friend and family plans on the calendar. My old company is headquartered in Austin, so I of course wanted to meet up with my old coworkers and superiors to catch up! I love and miss them so much, it was amazing to get coffee together. I’m glad we could all fit the chat into our busy schedules. Later in the month, I was able to hang out with another coworker for quality time. She had an upcoming wedding, so I’m stoked she made time for me with everything going on. Hugging them all was the best! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/0d133c74-7a9a-4727-921f-f051ea4d7771/IMG_1932.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) - Connor and I grabbed coffee from the iconic Cosmic cafe on Pickle while we waited for the girls to arrive. Once they made it and we settled them in, we went out to lunch at Ranch 616. The interior is a cooky, old diner with a strong Western theme, and their food was very yummy. After that, we hit South Congress for fun shopping and people watching. South Congress is always fun when I visit Austin because there are tons of boutiques, restaurants, coffee shops, and events going on. This day was no different with tons of pop-up, vintage vendors out on the streets and tons of people out and about enjoying the sunny day. We grabbed coffee and entered the scene. Once we had our fill of cute shops and funky live music, we drove over to Rainey Street to grab drinks and enjoy the patios. Tons of people were out for South by Southwest so the energy was buzzing. These festival events went on for a chunk of March, and even though the congestion can frustrate the locals, it is so fun to be walking around with the festival pop ups everywhere. We ate at a pretty sushi place nearby before crashing and calling it a night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721023704-H5XKPF1A6T8EOW3VGBIY/IMG_2304.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721030870-04IUXLC6C9IDUKMTAG19/IMG_2350.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721038212-OJJ1EPOCHV26GC95N7ST/IMG_2353.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721045194-L6DGMTXAQ4B8ZVQLBYM2/IMG_2361.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721061859-N435PFXFHT3SO45FJG1X/IMG_2381.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721098231-51ZTWET3EQHWI6HYQ2O1/IMG_2413.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721074102-CPAV5KX5UI7M7QNO0JQI/IMG_2420.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721099660-GRAC5RZLG848K31P64FB/IMG_2431.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721125822-DUX0AC502LQB6LRCSICZ/IMG_2436.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721147325-IOQPFN7HAHC7RTNEZPSE/IMG_2470.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721148465-WGUYXGA1OFXQCQQLNQAK/IMG_2466.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721175391-ITCJYR40GU142OUTLL9I/IMG_2508.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721197283-EJJRTVSGZJIO99A9C7ZH/IMG_2513.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1743721193354-0BCMA66742MREP3XY6FW/IMG_2520.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/bb036b82-46fa-491a-8780-119a03860f60/IMG_2608.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) - The comedy shows we went to were awesome. Connor and I went to one on our own at Aviator Nation, and we laughed through the whole show. The clothing store had a super cool stage set up in the back for bands and performers. I have never gone to a comedy show in the back of a retail store, but what a fun, unique experience! The other comedy show we went to was at the Comedy Mothership which was exciting because it is a famous comedy club in Austin. I can’t believe we all got to go, and our seats were perfect! We saw some amazing comics that night, and I would definitely recommend going for any comedy lovers out there. As for my journalism work this month, I was busy busy. I know it seems like all I do is get up to all these fun things, but it’s all balanced with work and health as well. I went to the Texas farmers market at Bell on one of our Sundays to do some investigating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/6a730600-1277-4104-9293-513758ad4feb/IMG_2757.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) - I had been hitting some walls with my online research, so I wanted to go to the farmers market to feel inspired and get ideas about the local agriculture. I found two awesome article ideas right away. One was a mushroom farm right in the heart of Austin! Hi-Fi Mycology grows hundreds of mushrooms for the food scene out of a warehouse. I hear the cooling bill can get quite high. I loved visiting their facility and learning more about mycology. I also came across a gluten-free bakery at the market that sources local agriculture products. I was quite intrigued as a gluten-free person to learn more about the baker’s practices and passions when it came to their business and local ingredients. Hopefully both of the articles can be printed this year! As always, all of my pending articles are in the Project section of this website if you are curious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/7f3b08f2-e04f-4354-9b10-dd2abbe727aa/IMG_2736.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) - I’m super lucky that I got to see two of my other best friends while I was in Texas, as well as the rest of the loved ones I’ve mentioned in this post. One of my besties lives in Austin, and she made time to see me in between her busy schedule! We went out to coffee to catch up and then brunch a week later to hang out. It was so fun getting to see each other, I really miss seeing her all the time in Tucson. She is so amazing. The brunch spot, Paper Boy, that she showed me was fire too. My other bestie lives in Dallas, so I took a weekend to travel to her. We had classic slumber party fun! We literally just sat and caught up for hours. I miss her so much, getting to be with her in person was so awesome. The homemade breakfast tacos were the bomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/f72aac5e-ab54-4515-8d1e-6cab38882012/IMG_2862.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) - With such a full month, how could we fit in any more? Well, what about squeezing in a NorCal wedding over the course of 24 hours? It was crazy, but worth every second. One of my close friends got married to the love of her life on March 28, and I’m over the moon that I got to be there for such a special event. The couple was so happy, and I loved getting to give them as many hugs as I could and dancing all night long. Getting time with her family was a huge bonus too. I love her, and like I said, I’m so happy and excited for their future life together. The wedding was just an amazing piece of it. Side quest, but in that short 24 hours we flew to NorCal for, Connor and I got to see my god-family! Seeing my god-parents and god-sister lit up my world. I love them so much, and even the quick visits were worth the special hugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/d042d8d5-5e47-411a-a1ad-4158791fadc6/IMG_2816.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) - And if you thought that airline travel was crazy, wait until you hear this. So, we left Austin at 4am on Friday to go to Norcal for the wedding that evening. We flew back to Austin Saturday morning, and arrived home at 10pm. Then we packed until 1am, woke up on Sunday at 6am, and started our drive from Austin to Tucson. The kicker? The drive was 14 hours long. So all that to say, we were exhausted and completely tanked by the time we made it to Tucson Sunday night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/8af9d855-a161-4748-a26e-6ba16faf978d/IMG_2266.jpeg Blog - March Stop: Austin, TX (SPECIAL EDITION) - Princess Update: Unfortunately, Princess still struggled with her health this month. It’s tricky because the vets aren’t exactly sure what’s going on so we are still dong ongoing tests to see what will help. The 14-hour drive was also tough on her, causing a scary panic attack. I know how hard it is on her, so I’m never upset with her behavior on these long drives. Yes, we do try to drug her to make it easier for her, but I haven’t found anything that has worked yet. Even medically prescribed drugs haven’t worked, so please know we aren’t purposely making her suffer more. Other than that though, during the months she is still a very happy, active kitty who absolutely loves her sun bathing. https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/february-stop-fayetteville-ar monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/dd6db0f3-f107-4cf7-a2fb-72edcf7b858a/IMG_0055.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR - Make it stand out Looking out over the Ozark National Forest from Hawksbill Crag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1741035227394-WX3BQX44KSFE3J0TIVWH/A41D36AC-D029-49E1-BED3-4F57EE65A48A.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1741035226854-5R4V1W4CBCC47T1E91OP/B78A2296-254F-42E8-BFF8-234432C56B3C.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1741035230797-R86AGNK1BTM7JJSQHZ38/D21F0B22-0454-49F4-B1E1-EEED3A89CFB6.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1741035231424-O2EFDC2B7YF9SVYR0BYI/IMG_1823.jpeg Blog - 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February Stop: Fayetteville, AR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/526ac1a9-0525-4a6b-8fdd-154a6a582a6a/IMG_0044.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR - The trail got really pretty when it started to follow along the cliffs. The cliffs opened up the trees to show us a 180 degree view of the canyon below. All you could see was trees and trees and trees. Sadly, all the trees were grey with their bare branches, but during the summer it would be a blanket of green. The view was gorgeous regardless. It felt so expansive when we were actually on the Hawksbill Crag, staring out over everything. The photo of my that starts this post is of me on the crag. You could see the huge lines in the rock faces and the path the river took when it split the land, we loved it. After breathing in the clear air and taking plenty of photos, we hiked back to the car and headed home. I know it is one of the most popular hikes in this area, but I would still definitely recommend it. This photo was from a smaller crag as we hiked along the cliff side. Be careful if you have young children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/da9225c4-c9f9-40a7-a4ac-04e543f24312/5ADFB5CD-EE7F-4D74-B2A0-A08EF2E96A8D.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR - The first thing we came across were cool rock and tree features of course, but these quickly led into huge fissures in the rock below us revealing networks of caves! We saw at least three different caves entrances. The caves have been barred off and permanently closed though because people were catching bats and giving them diseases. So, the park is protecting the bats by closing the caves. They were still super cool to peek into though. I wonder how far and deep the cave networks go, spooky. As we hiked, we started seeing massive icicles hanging from the rocks and foliage off the hillside to our right. It made me feel like we were on a quest in a fantasy novel and hiking through a magical glen. The icicles just kept getting bigger though! 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February Stop: Fayetteville, AR - We loved the surprising hike, and I wish we could’ve seen the area in the summer too, but we wouldn’t have seen the icicles in the summer probably. I loved the whole experience! Outside of hiking, the university and downtown area were adorable. I explored the campus a few times either on runs or just walking around with Connor, and I liked it! I liked it more than Harvard from last month. Of course, nothing compares to SDSU because I’m biased about my alma mater. What is super cool about UArk is that they stamp graduates names into cement on and around campus. One of my close friends went to UArk, and we got to find his name in the sidewalk! We Facetimed him to show him, it was so fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/0e5435c1-6588-4e41-8acd-2c427eb1ceee/4A475148-8903-405B-B46B-8E2AED66B661.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR - Also, the amount of coffee shops in the area is awesome. I went to as many as I could and I feel like I didn’t even scratch the surface on how many of them are here. My favorite out of the six I tried was Puritan Coffee & Beer because I enjoyed my tea and loved the size of the shop. They had the cutest Valentine’s Day menu too. However, we popped over to Bentonville one day, and went to Airship Coffee which was my favorite overall. Puritan was in Fayetteville, but Airship was in a perfect location with such interesting construction. People can only walk or bike to it because it is out on the Applegate Trail. Connor and I walked roughly 15 minutes through the beautiful park to get to it. It was a sunny day with tons of people on the trail and in the park which was really fun. Once we got there, the line was super long, but the building was awesome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/df6a9597-3df0-4034-bd76-cd3a0fa395bb/IMG_3756.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR - Coming back around to Valentine’s Day though, the local winery held a dinner and date night people could buy tickets to to attend. Connor and I got all dressed up and went out. The steak dinner and open bar was delightful. I especially loved our table for two with candles, roses, and place settings. Walking through the door, we were greeted with a big open space with twinkle lights full of pretty valentines tables. Some couples were sat solo, and others were sat in groups, but Connor and I had the perfect spot in the middle surrounded by happy couples chatting away. After the dinner and wine, there was a 17 piece jazz band for the dance portion of the evening. They were so amazing, I could’ve watched them all night and just enjoyed sitting back listening to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/e6ee07ae-e595-46a0-a38e-f1e2db3ccde2/E8DD529F-CA7C-4FDC-8336-C59A06A8368A.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR - Make it stand outI’m so lucky this month because I got to also take two trips to see close friends! My first trip was to Tennessee to see one of my childhood friends. Her and I talk all the time, but we hadn’t spent quality time together in over ten years. Not only did I get to see her and hug her in person, but I got to meet her husband and son as well! It was so special getting to see the family she has made and to spend time with her. It felt like we were right back in high school. I had the best time, and I’m so thankful they drove to meet us halfway even though it was just for the weekend. I love her and am so happy I got to see them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/6ab399d9-c55f-4fb8-9a59-2d1044de153a/10755F6C-FE78-4266-84E9-5A051BF1EB16.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR - My second trip was to Huntington Beach to see my best friends for almost a week! It was the perfect girls trip. We try to do one annually, but we had skipped a year, so it was amazing to be reunited. I love them so much. We did yoga, dinner, painting, coffee, pilates, breakfast, and all those fun things. The best was getting to talk and listen for hours and hours while spending quality time with each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/953af40c-ddc2-4777-adb1-8593aa9b7873/69FF2BD1-F53E-444F-9381-788C60FEEF78.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR - No matter where we are, Connor and I can never fit in everything we want to do in just a month. I just feel so lucky I was able to experience what I could in Arkansas, and make lifetime memories with friends on my trips this month. A couple noteworthy food places to mention other than the winery was Fossil Cove Brewing Co. and the Little Bread Company. Fossil Cove had such a funky, fun interior with psychedelic colors and Yeti inspired art. There were of course dinos and skeletons around too. It was so fun, I highly recommend. Little Bread Company is also a coffee shop, but their breads and snacks looked amazing. I can only have gluten-free, dairy-free pastries which limits my options, but I would still recommend going. It was cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/eaa9400b-985d-439d-a9d7-ee26466de2ca/IMG_0846.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR - If you are a bookwork like me, the must visit place is Dickson Street Bookshop. It is a used bookstore right next to the university campus. I was in heaven when I went in. Floor to ceiling books, multiple rooms, detailed organization and cataloging, high quality books, I absolutely loved it. I could’ve gotten lost in there. Even though my time was limited this month, I wrote two agriculture articles about farmers and their businesses. I had the best time doing it too! Speaking to farmers and learning new knowledge about all things ag is so fun for me. The first farm I featured is a family-run blueberry farm called the Neal Family Farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1741034725819-TOVW1DK70IG8H9MFHWC7/IMG_1768.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1741034768413-F389T60TDDXWD6AIGI1A/IMG_1307.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/9863452a-b933-4278-a149-f9f75173486d/IMG_0208.jpeg Blog - February Stop: Fayetteville, AR - Princess Update: Princess is always such a trooper. She is still dealing with some health issues, so I’m hoping we can get her all healed up this month. Thankfully the drive from Arkansas to Austin was only 9 hours compared to Boston to Arkansas which was 4 days. Less time in the car at least, I’m excited for her to settle in and heal up! https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/january-stop-revere-ma monthly 0.5 2025-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738776997624-UT1XXSSBEMKCKQPV27E5/IMG_6511.JPG Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738776995424-HWM70QFYWJ7MBZH16A3H/BDB5E248-1F52-4B2A-96C4-99107DC3673D.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738776997315-TK9SR01W37LENHQRNT5Q/IMG_0275.JPG Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738776999145-YP7YDOVRBLSOOI390NMF/IMG_0187.JPG Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777002085-2W9GFJ59ETW4IFI73JZA/A4229CBB-EC53-439F-9A53-21DC2D3638AB.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777005322-RH0414JYVMGEQ8FUIERZ/A21DC6BF-D62A-42C2-8E59-581AF94BB9FD.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777006563-QKDUKC2VA3N2I9JXQGL9/39BC6A34-EF0B-450F-B7DD-579A2D153B83.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777007329-NOFI7VT5WT37U11SCV3U/IMG_0359.JPG Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777204782-A2D8FYWX76C9PY3RKM5A/IMG_6540.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777229300-FLG1P9EY6QJ80MDL577O/IMG_6542.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777158084-49ZMR05OZLLZNHP929XT/IMG_0144.JPG Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777162745-VMOD6S603WZJZ2BKDLFV/A21DC6BF-D62A-42C2-8E59-581AF94BB9FD.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777167019-ILFOAINFKUOA7EYLIHGQ/0FD212A6-20C1-477A-8832-F218C717A001.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777172444-346LNSFCO0MT54GKSSFN/IMG_0268.jpeg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777175741-7QLR0GJG5S3HER6QPU4I/1A4D6917-F891-4F72-BA73-898049C0A8C3.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/2f44ed93-0a88-4286-bf99-84da743f2e85/IMG_0366.jpeg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA - I would jog there from our place and do a few laps before heading back. The only tricky part was avoiding the ice and snow that persisted for almost the whole month. It was so hard running on the snow and ice especially since this is my first time training for a running event. It was usually between 20-30 degrees every day which makes Boston the coldest place I’ve lived in. I had to wear three layers covering as much skin as possible just to go on the daily runs. I loved the weather though. I love the cold and snow. It makes me feel like the world is crystalized and sparkling. Everything feels sharper. That’s not to say I don’t love the warm summer days later in the year as well. I’m just happy I love the fresh winter too because then I actually got to enjoy Boston’s winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/fe22b5bc-d788-45b0-aca8-98950c49a1fe/IMG_6480.JPG Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA - For those of you who keep up with Connor and I’s adventures regularly, you will know this means that we just had to pack all of the new experiences we could into even fewer days. We didn’t back off on packing in everything we could, if anything, we took the few weekends and ran with them. Ideally in a perfect scenario, we would’ve had all the time we wanted to experience the new city, but we feel that about every location each month. We will never have enough time in each place to do and see everything we want. That being said, we started off strong with going out into the city on the first Friday we were there. We dressed up, hopped on the subway, and went to the North End to go to dinner at Neptune Oyster. North End is the Little Italy of Boston with hundreds of restaurants, pastry shops, and windy streets. Neptune Oyster was this popular oyster bar with delicious food and an intimate space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777504443-USKQQHZOL63OZ9AY6244/IMG_6500.JPG Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777504742-E3UXN2B9T2WKU9BUYJVU/IMG_6513.JPG Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777509895-Y0T479N6KNM8RD31SQ0B/IMG_6520.JPG Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777509152-1FJP5ZOHLRWO8ROZREVO/A841A6FA-C337-4742-84B4-C49A3D5AA0BF.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/6fe71bd5-614b-4517-8a0b-5db81d2c95d4/33732A12-266F-4B8C-B170-96752F2F10AA.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA - We walked down the main strip which meets up with the Boston Common and Public Garden perfectly enough! I had no idea, but it was a pleasant surprise since I had also wanted to visit the beautiful parks in the city. The snow blanketed everything and continued falling as we explored. The Common had dogs racing about and kids sledding down little hills, neither group bothered by the nip in the air. I loved the Garden as well because all the ponds had frozen over and tons of people were out on those playing hockey or ice skating. I have never seen anything like it before, I’ve only seen hockey and ice skating in rinks. It was a blast just watching everyone play around on the ice. No wonder people from New England are so killer at hockey, they can just come out to the park in the winter and practice without having to pay for rink time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777718799-ISUP33L245ASSVC5FICD/5D31C239-63D3-4FBB-A102-2D6F7F5C8A54.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777720638-GLWHKIXPIBA6V89HMZFV/A5162A2B-CA83-4059-82D0-17BDD8AEB6E2.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1738777720953-M7OK7ORX3DC898L78105/IMG_0129.JPG Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/a8a8e579-f3c1-405f-bf50-d6d3ea4e8948/625FA958-AEAC-46AC-A066-2ACDA343FB35.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA - Sunday we got up and out into the city to check out Cambridge and Harvard! I made Harvard jokes the whole morning until Connor was banging his head against the wall. But come on, “I am going to Harvard” or “I went to Harvard” just always gets a laugh out of me. We went to the popular coffee shop there, Tatte, before taking our drinks to walk around campus. For Harvard being “Harvard” I was disappointed by the campus, but their library had pretty columns and stairs. The brick was cute, and I liked the big courtyard with lots of trees. I’ve toured tons of other college campuses that are much prettier though. No hate to any Harvard students or alums out there! The education is of course worth it. 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We wanted to go regardless and had a blast! Even though it was a holiday weekend for MLK Day that Monday, the mountain wasn’t too crowded because it started raining half way through the day. That cleared out a ton of people. Most of the morning the slopes were filled with groups of ski schools and families, so it was nice to have the mountain to ourselves later in the day. We hadn’t snowboarded in rain before, but it helped loosen up the icy slopes a little which gave us a better experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/59a4536a-1039-4135-ab4f-b74c00102667/F33223BA-466C-429F-8607-A74385C84103.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA - I grew up watching Cheers and other old TV shows with my dad, so I couldn’t believe I was going to have the chance to see the bar that inspired the show’s set. Once the trolley stopped, we hopped out and I stared at the sign with the hand pointing downstairs to Cheers. I was freaking out! We went down, and I sang the theme song as I walked through the door. The front bar was packed and lively which was fun to see, but we went to the back and up the stairs to see the actual bar that inspired the show. I walked past a big mural of all of the characters and into the bar that had been corded off from viewers. We still got to walk in and sit on one side of the bar, but the rest was sectioned off. I was totally fan girling. I even called my dad and told him where I was which was so special. Talking to him in the bar was very full circle. I loved getting to walk around and look at everything. We got a couple things from the gift shop too. 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I was really excited to meet up with an old college friend for coffee Saturday morning because we hadn’t seen each other in so many years. I had the best time hearing all about his life. I’m happy to have gotten to catch up with him! After that great way to start the day, Connor and I headed over to the U.S.S. Constitution, also commonly known as “Old Ironsides”. It is the oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat in the world, and has survived through 33 engagements. It is kept in amazing condition at the active Charlestown Navy Yard with military available on board for Q&As. There is a museum as well, but Connor and I did a tour of the ship. We got to see below deck where they had rows of cannons and an even lower deck where sailors had slept. It was fascinating getting to walk through the ship and read all of the informational plaques describing what it had been like for the sailors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/16ae8d7e-6424-4cb7-934f-20ef1cdc62c2/E0A4E5F3-CD8D-498A-A5BE-2420D924FC0A.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA - Two historical reenactors played Samuel Adams and another tea party member as they gave our group of now Boston Tea Party members a rousing speech intending to strike the match that began the fateful night where people stormed aboard docked ships in the harbor and tossed the tea over. Once we were all “riled up”, they led us out onto a replica of an 18th Century ship where another reenactor walked us through the rest of the events that evening. She explained how it was all accomplished, and all in three hours no less! I was shocked to learn that they didn’t just throw crates of tea overboard, but that they actually broke into the insulate crates, scraped away at the densely packed tea leaves, and then drowned the evidence in the churning waters. After we “threw the tea into the harbor” we were walked through the interactive museum filled with talking portraits, videos, and artifacts from the times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/6fbf60f6-fad3-4d98-b5f0-d4ce88c618b9/IMG_0448.jpeg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA - Unfortunately, Gunstock was the worst snowboarding experience I’ve had. I loved the independent mountain feel since it isn’t owned by one of the big mountain resort monopolies, but I underestimated the difference between West Coast snow and East Coast snow. The first time we had gone, the rain had helped. This time, the slopes were fully sheets of ice. I’ve never boarded on something like that ever. The people who grew up shredding these types of slopes were having no issues whatsoever, it’s probably a beautiful day to them. To me, I couldn’t even keep my board under my feet. Connor and I would be going down and hit the mile long ice sheet and lose all traction under the boards and have them fly out from under us. We tried our best to be cautious and extra aware of the slopes, but getting a handle on this type of boarding was crazy difficult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/ee37c8d2-7d98-439f-83a2-e03a196cf901/IMG_6650.jpg Blog - January Stop: Revere, MA - Princess Update: This month was hard on Princess sadly. Her anxiety was high and she got another UTI infection which has been difficult to treat. All of the driving to get to Boston and the four days to get to Arkansas were super rough for her too. We have been doing our absolute best to give her everything she needs and we try to support her as much as we can. 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I was totally charmed by all of the Spanish moss, historic downtowns, and quiet beaches. We were in Beaufort which is roughly an hour outside of Charleston. The neighborhood is full of cute houses that were very festive for the holidays. I also loved how most of the residents had golf carts to zoom around the complex. One of my favorite features was the community dock out on the wetlands where Connor and I took kayaks out for an afternoon. We had a blast exploring the waters all afternoon, the surface was glossy and the birds were fun to tease. It felt a little funny kayaking in a sweatshirt and beanie though. The sun was beautiful and kept us a warm even with the winter chill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/9907c838-e0cd-4b0f-b4e3-97e77e3cde09/IMG_2250.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - We did a bunch of the holiday activities right off the bat. We all went to pick out the perfect Christmas tree and decorated it together. It was dazzling in their house. I was so happy to be a part of the tradition! We also went to a Christmas market of sorts. Downtown Beaufort closes its streets for the first Friday of the month for businesses to stay open later and have interactive booths out and about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/c762dba8-08a6-428b-aa33-234d25fe2f95/IMG_0053.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - Since it was the first Friday in December, it was Christmas themed with all kinds of winter magic. My personal favorite was the string quartet in the window display of the olive oil store, playing classic holiday music. The tree lighting was memorable too with bubble snow and a convincing Santa. It was fun bustling about in the streets, going into the decorated stores and seeing everyone so merry. I loved how all out the shops went with their decorations. The chilly air added to the ambiance, but when it did get too cold, we called it a night. We went to downtown Beaufort another night days later to watch their Christmas boat parade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/f5780161-859f-4b3a-bc3b-28a8a5c5d4ad/IMG_2341.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - On the Beaufort River, a dozen or more boats were wrapped with twinkle lights and playing holiday tunes as they circled around for viewers to see. Each boat had different themed decorations, and it was so amusing to watch them all drive around. On the first Sunday of the month, Connor and I got to meet up with one of my close friends in Congaree National Park! It was so amazing getting to catch up with my friend who I hadn’t seen in at least a year. Even better, we all got to explore the park for the first time while talking. Nature and quality time go hand in hand I think. The park was really interesting as well because I had never seen trees growing out of deep sitting water before like I did as we hiked through bogs and swaps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364484349-TALVQQ3EA5JFNYRGWNWC/D16B5681-4ADF-4A31-BE59-AE657DA97152.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364489330-VJ744AHTRSRHV2P55IMY/FCC14BB0-D192-4AF6-9F8B-FE6E07DE22B9.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364494691-UZKXCXQDJ0DDMHOAXGJD/7D1B6CBC-FF9C-475A-A935-3D64AAC978E4.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364501193-PW5TXQDXDKM94F2FF9II/FC1B9F3A-8876-4DEF-9611-2F8BB7B45982.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364504538-FFY32PLMA5JVYQFQQWW4/FF8A1671-C799-4D2A-99A3-E71B3F632211.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364511698-0YZI4ADRTMPQ9AZVDJEF/DBEC0266-552A-44D5-9C84-0C4D7EF62BB3.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364516540-XRZOP538527ZI6BRD6OE/2DED1BFD-3673-4AD5-85ED-A3F81762947A.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364523362-CS2VJGNWOB3KWXUHJ829/A5A46C3C-A769-4645-8CEC-B4361905E898.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364528914-NPAZI043PXVX8IRD24Z9/IMG_5552.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364532892-KKHJ7FIMCVEFJX7X0UTW/IMG_5562.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/8f067145-4b49-4c3b-a8ea-0f08df860626/Resized_Resized_20241212_204027.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - Connor cooked my favorite meal before the family went on a carriage ride through Christmas lights in the Habersham neighborhood. I loved the lights and getting to have this memory and experience with Connor’s family. That wasn’t even the end of the day either. We cheersed a glass of champagne and went home to have a game night. I love love playing games, so Connor set up a few different holiday party games which kept us laughing for hours. Note to self: I’m not the only competitive one in the group hahaha Thank you to everyone’s birthday wishes who weren’t present as well. I feel so loved and lucky to be surrounded by amazing people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/16eacb83-fbe8-4a4d-a032-af49e5c54553/IMG_2519.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - And speaking of being lucky, I got to go to Kiawah Island to watch Connor’s mom finish a half marathon! She’s done tons of races so it wasn’t a big deal to her, but I was blown away. I had never gone to a race before and it was so much fun. I was so inspired by his mom that I signed up for my own half marathon with zero training behind me. Now, one of my resolutions this year is to train for the upcoming race. Hopefully I can survive it in March. The night before the race was really fun too though. We grabbed a yummy dinner where Connor tried oyster shots for the first time. Then, we bar hopped a little, listening to a couple different live bands. Our favorite was at Sand Dollar Social Club. It felt like a dive bar and the band was killing it. I don’t know how Mary got up in the morning to run a half marathon after we kept her up so late. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/6ed24716-1f4a-4cba-be4f-e342db13b611/IMG_0175.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - If I lived there in the summer, I would want to be out there every day. I was surprised by the massive mansions with staircases leading up past tall columns, all decorated in wreaths and garlands. They were amazing to walk past. We walked through most of the city actually. The streets were fun and lively, full of people, dogs, and horses. Walking around everywhere was the perfect way to see it with all of its charm. After the hours of walking though, we decided it was time to go across the bridge into Mount Pleasant to grab dinner. We hung out at a sports joint called Red’s Ice House along the Shem River which was a blast. It was mostly open to the sky and water creating a casual indoor outdoor effect, and dogs were allowed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364882077-MFD1PUOYJXHT4WGAGDZI/IMG_5826.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364882992-4YX0Y4OWR9EM7LIUDIOC/IMG_5825.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364888278-QHYADX0V64QF03CO6JK2/IMG_5824.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364889139-NFJV7YKOW5LU98H3M2O9/IMG_5823.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364898374-4OAN2YIEMEM6W2YYDMHT/IMG_5822.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364896699-72Y0CLIVRLLLXFO0TZC0/IMG_5820.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364905033-BKCY38BTQDGH8AVPWULR/IMG_5813.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364910877-WB2TBTOAB2LYA8RTU17K/IMG_5810.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736364913324-VCJKUDBSSHI1R2LRI7ER/IMG_5811.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/601d43e1-1e3a-406d-a1d4-94c05aa0da8c/DE98FC3B-AEF0-449D-A826-FF07C1062A8C.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - My dad and I had a warm breakfast at a nostalgic diner in Chico, and then went to our favorite bookstore together. I had to keep my hands in my pockets so I wouldn’t buy anymore books. My dad was sneaky and bought me a book I had been pining over, but surprised me with it as a Christmas gift. My Dad’s birthday was December 31st, so we all went up to his house for breakfast to celebrate with him. It was a beautiful day as we walked around the property together. I also got him some books from the bookstore for his birthday. Most of the days were very rainy though. The haze made it hard to see the mountains surrounding Red Bluff like a bowl. I missed the snowy giants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/5c774fc8-6e50-4e6b-ad77-7ec0f5039115/IMG_5983.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - It made it hard to go on hikes as well which is one of the activities I love to do when I come home. Even so, I didn’t dislike the haze. It brought my focus more inward and kept my energy with loved ones. Christmas was a magical day. A 15 person family brunch started off the day and the whirlwind continued from there. Eventually we did presents in the evening with everyone packed into the living room around the table tree. My cousin and I had proudly decorated the cute tree a few days prior, and I loved sleeping on the couch with its twinkle lights bathing the room in a soft glow. Everyone loved their gifts while enjoying gifting to others. The night wrapped up late into the evening, and my cousin and I stayed up cleaning the house as much as we could so it wasn’t a disaster in the morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365298100-IEMSPE7IOS8UC0UY0EC1/IMG_0993.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365297713-GC4KZ3N2IWK6Z6WHXW5I/IMG_0944.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365305186-MRBEF9G6OFUW99RRNXBO/IMG_1019.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365305419-4294HED8TKUT4X4GQ7E8/503F02FA-3B3B-40F0-B516-A09B161E2C11.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365310379-6QZ66GZALR4OJ4W5Q3OG/E02C4CEF-1BED-4E47-B84F-FC07E6536148.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365311669-E5T85T192DN7FLS4UKC4/81E820A3-0E6E-43A0-8A9F-A701EED6A9B0.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365316322-TWM25YF6Y82F3GKOY3X3/EA0AD2C2-AE4B-4AE4-A047-47CC739890DB.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365316278-RYRSN30GK4XFPH93FPNJ/7BC9DF1E-54A9-4729-9149-0F5B6FF6F593.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365328057-LABF8W9APQU0M74TRRRY/IMG_6248.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365326638-DGAMINBIDVXPJYAZ5GT8/IMG_6239.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365335423-V9WY5FTWKKOI4A2FNMQL/IMG_6242.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365336160-K06QHWVPSNE14KBU59NP/IMG_6204.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365343785-UGCQTM1ITLMNP0761GPJ/IMG_6203.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365343193-K4KI3XYV43FU51K48JPV/IMG_6200.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365351598-S6TCBK714JQ9HG7M140C/IMG_6154.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365351483-DQ2O9GWKW8A5HQ1LJHXL/IMG_6141.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365357173-GENZFZ7BCUKV5M9E8OQY/IMG_6126.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365360142-GJ7BGI3PKU8NVO4OZ1A8/IMG_6123.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1736365362904-F0Z5EG2CNZMSAVZ6SH2C/IMG_6128.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/033cba3c-0638-40d0-a293-3800b42d64b7/IMG_6120.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - I was extra lucky this trip to see extended family and old friends too. My sister and I spent a day in Sacramento with our godparents and godsister which was amazing. We rarely get to be together, so having everyone’s schedules align for the one day was perfect. We spent hours and hours catching up in their home that feels like childhood to me. I got my first permanent bracelet with my godsister, and I love it because it makes her feel closer. We stayed for dinner and played games until it got too late to stay longer. We drove away after multiple round of hugs, and our godmother waving behind us with her traditional goodbye. I love them so much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/7cd92ff6-18ba-47be-862d-060ce6a8b647/IMG_6354.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - It was so fun getting to hear about what Ricky, one of my oldest friends, has been up to and getting to catch up with his mom. Always brings up great memories, I love them. Ricky and I try to go on hikes whenever we are both in town, but as I mentioned, the weather wasn’t cooperating enough for that. We were able to squeeze one in on the first of the new year thankfully. We hike Iron Canyon Trail pretty much every year when we are both in town because it is only 15 minutes away from our places. It’s also super pretty with lava rock, views of the Sacramento River, and scraggly trees I’m sentimental about from growing up in the area. I’m so happy we got to go! Ricky brought his puppy girl June too, and she is adorable. The hike was awesome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/0dbcaf60-6460-46e7-a155-e8fc4de4d8fe/IMG_5995.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - I finally got to meet up with one of my old friends from high school too who I hadn’t seen in a few years. We talk on the phone, but it was so great seeing her in person. It made me feel like we were both in high school again getting ready for a soccer tournament or about to play Just Dance on the Wii. I seriously had the best time catching up with her over coffee at From the Hearth in downtown Red Bluff. It’s so great to be with the people you love. I wish we could get together more often, but at least we are able to see each other over Facetime. I caught up with another old friend over coffee in Anderson, and we hadn’t seen or spoken to each other in roughly eight years. It felt great getting back in touch and meeting up. I’m so happy her journey has gotten her to where she is today, and it was so great hearing about it face-to-face with her right across the table from me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/304546c7-3f7f-4338-bfce-b0db44a3c795/C0EE9665-1CD9-40E8-B5C9-A27D3D00AD00.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - I already knew we were going to have a blast because we swung into the parking lot playing “Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy” which is a top tier pump up song, especially for a rodeo. We had a blast watching the bulls and broncs before the rodeo events wrapped up and the live band came on. The band played till a little after midnight in the arena where we were all swing dancing. At midnight, I Facetimed Connor to send him a kiss while showing him the pyrotechnics going off around me. That rodeo evening was a very fun way to ring in the new year. Spending time with family, seeing amazing people, and doing fun activities pretty much makes up my whole December. I went coast to coast this month, fitting in as much love and joy as I could. My heart is completely full and I couldn’t be more thankful, so I would say it went perfectly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/fba21c7d-05e2-4460-a871-415bb2a5e664/IMG_6447.jpeg Blog - December Stops: Beaufort, SC & Red Bluff, CA - Princess Update: With all of us being in the same car, Princess was less car sick and settled down a lot quicker. The travel was still hard on her though. She is recovering in Boston, and will hopefully be feeling back to normal soon! Connor had to take her to the vet on January 2nd because of a respiratory cold and a scratched eye. I was still flying back to South Carolina while he handled everything. I’m beyond grateful he caught it all early because the vet treated the cold and we are treating her eye at home. Send healthy, healing thoughts! https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/november-stop-silver-spring-md monthly 0.5 2024-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/b08147f5-a11c-4055-a11b-ea960f5226fc/IMG_4407.JPG Blog - November Stop: Silver Spring, MD - Regardless of all of the fun stuff we got up to, just being around them was amazing. Silver Spring is a busy little hub of cute neighborhoods and a downtown area with restaurants, theaters, shops, and more. I loved walking through the neighborhoods looking at the pretty fall leaves and brick houses. It all felt so New England to me, lots of columns and brick. They also live at the end of a street that connects to the Sligo Creek trail which follows the creek through tall trees. The paved trail is perfect for getting outside and enjoying the crisp air, lots of runners and bikers use it too. One of the most unique experiences this month was taking a tour of the White House with my mom. It was amazing! My mom had to request dates a month in advance, we had to do back ground checks, and we filled out other paperwork as well. 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November Stop: Silver Spring, MD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/00d28fc6-16db-40ba-bea0-029a1657660a/IMG_4825.JPG Blog - November Stop: Silver Spring, MD - It’s crazy the amount of water that rushes over the grey boulders. We walked along the main trail that follows the Patowmack Canal which has a series of locks that used to move thousands of boats along it for trade purposes. Connor and I went back to the park on our own to do the popular Billy Goat A trail. It is much more rugged on the one way trail leading up rock walls and over boulders, but the bonus is being along the Potomac River with the rushing water and pretty sights. The day we went was pretty chilly, hiking in 28 degrees, but we still loved it! The trees were bare from losing their leaves and the grey rock had all kinds of interesting patterns left from water over the years. Once we got through the strenuous section of the Billy Goat A trail, the walk back is flat and well kept for a nice stroll. I would love to go again when it is a little warmer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/80c718a9-55c6-4e58-92d9-f5466a1820d7/IMG_5148.JPG Blog - November Stop: Silver Spring, MD - Another special moment was going to see The Nutcracker ballet together at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. I grew up watching Barbie in the Nutcracker movie a million plus one times, so it was a dream of mine to see the real ballet. I was so excited to go, and the evening didn’t disappoint. The venue was so pretty decked out with red velvet, huge chandeliers, and floor length mirrors. We had great seats with a full view of the stage and orchestra. When the lights dimmed, the magic started. The orchestra was perfect and made my childhood come to life again through the music I know so well. Then, the ballerinas were incredible. It was hard to wrap my mind around the insane level of difficulty they were executing with such grace. I couldn’t take my eyes off of them. The sets and costumes were beautiful as well. I felt like I was 12 years old again, watching this ballet with my mom. It was such a special night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/e7565961-4eb5-4e5e-886b-991f3139b037/533D129E-3BDD-4311-9738-CDD47E524A69.JPG Blog - November Stop: Silver Spring, MD - I’m so happy we made it happen, and the whole event was amazing. The newly wedded couple seemed so happy not only during the wedding, but also during the days leading up to and following the wedding surrounded by family and friends. The wedding was beautiful, and we couldn’t be happier for them. Connor and I also loved seeing old friends and getting quality time with them too. During the rest of the month in Maryland, we got up to a bunch of fun, local activities too! We had fun at the downtown Thanksgiving parade, we went ice skating twice, we tried lots of food places, and more. Ice skating was a blast at the little rink in downtown Silver Spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/b489b7c7-9ea7-4ae0-9079-9e7946f415c7/IMG_1889.JPG Blog - November Stop: Silver Spring, MD - It was so fun ice skating with my mom because it had been a long time since we last did that together. She used to take me as a child all the time when we lived in Northern California. All of the food places our family took us to were delicious as well. We loved the dive bar, Quarry House Tavern, that they have been going to for years. Silver Spring had tons of food options from all different cultures which was cool to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/42c4551c-797c-4dcf-af57-032f02556fee/IMG_2868.JPEG Blog - November Stop: Silver Spring, MD - It is a light exhibit throughout the gardens with all kinds of fun displays and designs. We walked past large animals, bright insects, atmospheric elements, a bee hive, the Lochness Monster, human-sized flowers, and pretty patterns all of which are made with Christmas lights! It was so fun walking through it all and totally put us in the holiday spirit. Then of course, we got to enjoy celebrating the holidays with my family! I can’t describe what it meant to me to get to experience decorating for Christmas with my aunt, uncle and mom and then getting to celebrate Thanksgiving too. I am extremely sentimental, and decorating for Christmas was always something my mom and I did together. It was even better when my brother, sister, and dad got involved too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/40c548e5-57e2-4c1f-914c-1ed2e7e5f82a/IMG_4724.jpeg Blog - November Stop: Silver Spring, MD - Their family welcomed us in and made us feel at home. They were extra sweet about my allergies and made sure I could eat most of the Thanksgiving meal without dairy or gluten restricting me. Connor and I loved talking to everyone and spending time with this family. We didn’t want to go home even when it got to be 10pm. I cannot count all of the blessings in my life and I’m extremely fortunate to have them. I am forever grateful for my family and friends and the life I get to lead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/66b7abe0-0150-4aef-bb63-4edf85247f15/IMG_4989.JPG Blog - November Stop: Silver Spring, MD - About an hour outside of Silver Spring is a historic town Frederick. I spent the afternoon there with my family and their friends looking into art galleries and popping into cute shops. I loved all of the old buildings. It felt so quaint to me. The main streets were full of food spots, candy stores, and boutiques. My favorite part was the little canal in the hub of downtown where different organizations decorated miniature boats. All of the boats had themes and lights. They were so cute! It was like a mini boat parade floating down the canal except the boats were anchored and not moving. After some warm beverages, we headed back home. I loved getting to spend time with my family at home too. Getting to live together for a month was so comforting. We played Dominoes, made dinners, looked at old pictures and just hung out. It was perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/a7f7487f-d2ec-4805-aff0-d4c046e9aa2f/IMG_5013.jpg Blog - November Stop: Silver Spring, MD - On a work note, I finished up an article I’ve been working on for months for a magazine, so I’m really excited to see how the production turns out on it. I also looked into a couple other articles and have been reaching out to publications about ones I’ve already written. I’m in the freelance grind. I also made another art piece this month which is called On The Slopes. Hopefully my inspiration comes across in the photo. Connor and I signed up for the local LA Fitness for the month, and I went to Grace yoga studio as much as I could. Both places had monthly passes we could buy which is music to our ears because fitness centers usually make it tricky. Grace was a fun studio on the second floor of a building with lovely wood floors and big windows. It snowed during one of the classes I attended, and that was magical watching the flakes drift past. I really enjoyed the studio overall! I’m so glad we had both of these options. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/0c459f01-a1a0-414f-b540-1d55d20a4b72/IMG_5122.JPG Blog - November Stop: Silver Spring, MD - Princess Update: My aunt and uncle have two sweet cats in their home, so Princess enjoyed her luxury suite all to herself. We wanted to keep them separate to reduce stress on all the animals, and give everyone their space. Princess had no issues and loved having Connor work remotely from our room because she always had company. Fingers crossed this next drive goes better than the last! The last drive was one of her toughest yet, but I have high hopes for the drive to South Carolina. https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/october-stop-auburn-me monthly 0.5 2024-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/892cb948-d6cf-40b2-a402-8ad35f905ee1/IMG_4031.jpg Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730905679858-ZK9UBKTZRP7ESK45W0LW/IMG_3283.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730905679053-ICBEOMHCFFKUO6QV3H3O/2D0A5D8B-8742-41F8-AC50-7203E292BF30.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730905686744-KU1JJMAH8CAWJOZ1JUNT/IMG_3384.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730905686126-101TLX4WD5ECGFIS37QU/A912DC11-EEA5-4D5F-9ACD-DA77654F5568.JPG Blog - 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October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/cf8f3f7a-e778-4738-97f3-edf17bb8ddfd/IMG_4297.jpg Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - The other main (Maine) food staples we lived off of are oysters, lobster, and chili. The oysters there are unreal. We tried four different places and all of them were delicious. The oysters were super fresh and flavorful, I wish we could’ve eaten hundreds of them. Our favorite place was the oyster bar at Even Tide in Portland. We got to try nine different varieties of oysters from different locations in Maine, with our favorites being Salt Cove and Arcadian Petite. Both are from Damariscotta, Maine. I had never had a lobster roll before Maine, and we just so happened to walk into Atlantic Brewing Company in Bar Harbor that serves a gluten free, dairy free lobster roll! I had to have the cold variety because the hot variety has melted butter poured on top. I was super excited to try the famous food and it didn’t disappoint. I loved the lobster, and eating it in a roll was so fun! I can finally understand the hype of this yummy comfort food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/9c4891fc-8c16-40a3-bf33-b2cfc64ab4ac/IMG_4264.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - If anyone is wondering why we chose Maine, well I’ll tell you! I had heard stories about Maine throughout my life from all kinds of sources. The stories were always these magical trips to a faraway state in the corner of America touching the Atlantic. Everyone who speaks of it, loves it. Plus, the books set in Maine that I have read over the years, added to the charm. Over time, Maine became this mythical state that I had to visit for it to be real. To me, Maine stories were like fairytales, so I wanted to see it for myself. I dreamt about visiting so I could experience the magical place too. Maine definitely gave me that magical feel. It was the perfect place to decompress after New York. When I write books in the future, I want to come back out here to hole away and write. The air is fresh, the trees are pretty, the ocean is wonderful, and the people are sweet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730907080538-3X08DM8NQTLA7JTAEQAY/IMG_4121.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730907078299-EGJZ6M9CT0TPDLDIW74C/IMG_4131.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730907089149-9MDMJGZ3M4O5F3060RML/IMG_4130.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730907090509-8MKOO0OSR5I3SJL7N4SG/IMG_4269.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/64d82466-69eb-496d-a30c-29df2afe6969/7B4B789D-7CAA-4A8A-926A-4A69144BE535.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - I was so happy getting to see my best friend Ally! I am very grateful she took a flight across the country to come see me, and the trip was super special. We were busy most of the time and had so much life to catch each other up on. It’s not easy being separate from your best friends, that’s for sure. I took her to Willow Pond Farm, we did a spooky craft night, she made us delicious soup, we watched Halloween movies, we went to coffee shops, and we spent two days in Portland! We had very fun filled days together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/4e1005b6-6953-422d-b72e-ff26419f855a/398F26ED-6FFE-4E7B-AE7B-7CFA165FEDD9.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - We all think lighthouses are so cute, so that was the next order of business. We went to Bug Light Park which was a smaller park right on the water with a cute, stubby lighthouse people could walk up to called the Portland Breakwater Light. After taking pictures, we decided to walk a mile to the next closest lighthouse called Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse. This one was slightly bigger, but still smaller in size than the tall lighthouses we were expecting to find. We stayed out there for a little, enjoying the view and watching sailboats go by. We quickly realized that we had to hustle to the ferry dock though because we were going to miss the ride we intended on catching. We made it to the ferry which took us across Casco Bay to Peaks Island. Sunset was approaching so we picked a snack spot with a view of the Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/d752edf3-3b51-41d5-acfc-ac1ba5f4e76d/C66727D2-66BF-419B-A313-3C2570001AFA.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - Island Lobster Company had gluten and dairy free calamari that I could have! It’s a great day when I get to enjoy delicious food, and I love calamari. Since it was later in the day, most of the little shops had closed up, so we hopped back onto the ferry to head into the old town area of Portland. The sunset was pretty on the ferry ride back. We walked around the downtown area, enjoying the sights of boats docked for the night, brick buildings with colorful ivy, and bustling tourists. We went to Blyth & Burrows for cocktails and oysters once the sun was completely down. The cocktail bar had a great ambiance and even better staff. The drinks were yummy and unique, and they had no issues making me a mocktail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/644c6b55-7473-40f2-8e23-25912cc45656/IMG_3600.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - This time though, we grabbed coffee and went to Sherman’s Book & Stationery which is Maine’s oldest bookstore. It was adorable of course, and they actually have multiple locations between the different costal towns. We walked around some other cute shops after that and before grabbing lunch at a spot along the water. It was so nice being close to all of the water and boats, I loved that part of Portland. Sunset was starting to creep up again and we knew we wanted to see a tall lighthouse before going home. A quick search pulled up the famous Portland Head Light in Cape Cottage. We made it with 30 minutes before the park closed at sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/a4f74333-8724-4734-90fa-ee6efbf6080a/231E3400-E1E2-4776-B28A-0514D6722636.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - I think the timing was perfect though because the lighthouse caught the sunset colors and the pretty sky enhanced the already beautiful cliffs against the sea. We walked around and took pictures, soaking up as much of it as we could before getting kicked out by the ranger. We made our way home after that lovely evening, and sadly I had to take Ally to the airport early the next morning. It was so special having her with me and exploring new places together. Another highlight for me in Maine was Acadia National Park. Connor and I went to the incredible park two weekends in a row. I included a reel of photos below! The first time we went, we were blown away by the vibrant leaf colors and forests meeting ocean. It is so different than the sandy San Diego cliffs and piney Trinidad cliffs I am used to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908186918-3C32Y40CFNSBY8AADUV8/IMG_4018.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908178307-NEDU45R8BLD8KVS36DXP/IMG_4023.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908187987-EZ9D4JV40SXGVXPM2NKY/IMG_3998.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908188698-QGP76LSKDE3WPYVEWJQH/IMG_1262.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908189250-SAUTC82S7BBQLGD6ISIK/IMG_1254.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908195095-91YA7E94LCCONJJ4P221/IMG_3990.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908196379-7RXM0U1VJN5A35V7XC0J/IMG_3989.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908202333-IHVG1D13MEQAISN958Z3/IMG_3980.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908202980-46NWI1L3PB2HQWHO5Q4U/IMG_3978.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908204646-18O9U6GH2MZUJLW3QANL/IMG_3963.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908204986-XPC9U6B1GFNSAC4RN9P9/IMG_3971.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908210157-C64B5ZV4IVXP7ZQ60WF7/IMG_3954.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908210295-ZC8OW12GXG002I6S7NBV/IMG_3957.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908215031-11XDYX9Z6PTIHINZK3OJ/IMG_3950.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908214380-7YDMQOT4HBCONNBEHUNY/IMG_3947.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908218775-JYXHZ0GJI3LQDYTBQIW9/IMG_3943.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908220205-86JBN6H1CYHJX2UBHN8Y/IMG_3940.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908221004-PB57BGBEV5ABO0TO6SOV/A1C226B8-1179-4594-AFCB-7DC75C956210.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908223791-J5DDDJ1HSL63A0TM0SRC/E31ADA30-BFF7-49AD-AF2D-F24194AF972E.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908224394-CJOAKC50P9ZDYQM6990D/14207DEB-8CFC-4D20-91EF-219E83AD8EC0.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908225955-A8PUVRZVRJGPW5FRM2BV/IMG_3724.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908226999-08SPL10OWQ0NUO0QVXLO/086FEBE6-095D-4F49-8038-9324C7274562.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908230210-LQU1NI8YHCYS5PHOTVZL/ADB323F7-29F5-4957-9B52-DC5247673639.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908231587-542GQT6X3FA6O35L1NBN/66AD709C-2549-4544-89DF-72B447AA98E0.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908234523-GRRVD01ZFKR3PTV17OBR/A9591933-431F-41C5-A59D-7781120EC119.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730908234982-2FQL3E6HCHBZF30VL4UW/IMG_3707.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/eaa2e5c7-4db6-435d-9004-b70f17b17811/IMG_1334.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - The following Sunday was another highlight for me and a first time experience! We drove into New Hampshire to take the Conway Scenic Railroad through the White Mountains. The train is a refurbished train with 1950s-era passenger cars. It was the perfect activity for us after the crazy hiking on Saturday. We got to watch pretty foliage rush past our windows and see mountains as we went through Mount Washington Valley. I absolutely loved it. The scenic train ride was perfect. Connor and I did fall asleep on the way back though. The train reverses on the tracks so we didn’t miss anything new, but we were so exhausted from the day before in Acadia that we passed out on the train ride home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/4418203a-abe1-427f-8bca-3617f0b52a26/1418D614-9163-4E27-8D6B-E196567F77E1.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - Throughout the weeks in our neck of the woods, we got up to all sorts of fun stuff. I played in a cribbage tournament, we attend a local art walk, we tried multiple restaurants like the new Afghan spot and Baxter Brewing Co., we frequented the coffee shop Forage, we went to two comedy open mic nights, and so much more. I tried to not spend a ton of time in the basement bookshop Quiet City Books or the second story Downtown Homemade store because I would’ve spent all of my money there, I loved everything in those stores. Chill Yoga was where I practiced yoga this month, and the teachers there were really passionate, it was great. They have built a strong yogic community in their studio which was fun to be a part of for a little. Connor and I went to Planet Fitness in town for our workouts, and the facility was really nice. Everything seemed new and well taken care of. We made sure to go to the farmers’ market in town, check out the skate park, and do the local riverwalk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/3e7ea23e-067f-4a49-8379-ba618ee0ed7c/IMG_4243.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - It was hard to toss them, but I will make many more in the future. Our last big weekend in Maine was spent exploring some more. On Saturday we drove along the coast, visiting the special towns of Belfast and Camden. We went to Belfast in the morning where we grabbed coffee and walked along the cute streets in town. We loved the two vintage stores owned by siblings and the Belfast Bay. There was a bookstore dedicated solely to romance books called the Gump & Sunshine Bookshop, it was so cute. It was also close to the old, original theater called the Colonial which was painted in mint green with an elephant sculpture on the roof. One of my favorite parts of Belfast was all of the written poems on the shop windows. Someone told us the town had a poetry festival the weekend before, and that’s why all of the poems were up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/491b54f0-7201-4fe0-a107-bde2afd03dba/IMG_4256.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - We couldn’t admire Belfast for too long because we wanted to see Camden before the sun went down. The drive along the coast was so lovely with the colored trees and windy countryside road. Camden was just as quaint and cute as Belfast, maybe a little larger in size. We parked right in front of a bookstore which is prime parking for someone like me. We went into Owl & Turtle to look around, and it was adorable with tons of great selection and a little cafe. We continued walking down the streets, popping into stores that caught our eye, loving all of the brick and New England vibes. We grabbed lunch at Sea Dog Brewing Company where I had delicious jambalaya, it was so good! And of course, there was one more bookstore we squeaked into called Stone Soup where the books were stacked from floor to ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/096302c4-3971-43cc-89c2-0aa58fee21d0/IMG_4275.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - The next day we explored Scarborough and Portland again. I had always wanted to go to Scarborough because of the song Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunkel and the book Impossible by Nancy Werlin. Both the song and book were like fairytales to me, so I was really excited to visit the town. We grabbed coffee in their downtown area and went to the farmer’s market across the street. There wasn’t too much exploring other than that, but the drive through Scarborough was filled with beautiful countrysides and beaches so I still felt like I had a comforting experience being in the place that inspired arts I love. After Scarborough, Connor and I went into Portland again since he was unable to join Ally and I when we went prior. We went to a different area that we hadn’t gotten the chance to explore yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/c2fc3ccc-333f-4d87-a868-0d3c78cec6d2/B641BE15-2FF9-44C2-8B09-D40384369E25.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - I’m not sure if the area has a distinction, but it was by Kennedy Park where there was a handful of breweries, coffee shops, and clothing stores. It was a newer warehouse area, so it was very different than the older port area. We got coffee at Coffee By Design and drinks at Rising Tide Brewing Company while we enjoyed our afternoon. It was a fun area that I’m glad we got to check out. Once the sun started setting, I took Connor out to Fort Williams Park where the Portland Head Light is. He had worn his Lighthouses of America cardigan, so we were excited to take his picture in front of the Portland Head Light while he pointed to it on his cardigan. Again we only had about 30 minutes before the park closed so we didn’t get to walk around as much as I would’ve liked, but I’m really happy Connor got to see it and we got to enjoy another pretty sunset with the idyllic backdrop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/4e0d7300-8433-45d3-9b32-9ced9d35810f/IMG_4308.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME - Passenger Princess Update: She had some more health concerns this month that we are working through. Please wish her well! The car ride from Maine to Maryland was probably her worst yet even with my attempts to drug her and calm her down. If anyone has cat travel recommendations, I’m all ears! Princess is still the best girl ever though, and we love her so much. She brings extra joy to every place we visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909383403-DR7B0268MYENELXRWB6Q/IMG_4322.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909386719-POVJGVNXQJC4LR5HJY7S/IMG_4330.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909387834-M7DBP6WT6DXF8L90NR7S/IMG_4314.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909391495-2TKRWX2AFRAEGXD6GX4X/IMG_4300.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909391886-H13HJS93B735BTNUDWF8/374669CC-1026-4405-8815-341BBA18D4FD.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909396710-LD7QH2I4FC9VUDY0FPJZ/IMG_4292.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909397245-CC4KNTUJVWV0LIJ3JROK/IMG_4277.JPG Blog - 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October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909507351-PTN6DCN11I784MIE77P4/FC6E608D-AFFA-4D3E-B787-42160A32DF5F.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909508597-6ZIRUVWQQ6PILA8ZUNKZ/IMG_3521.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909513021-09I0V9EBWL9BNFN8T1O9/E8563ECC-D440-4E8B-ABF6-580E9C57BBBD.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909510388-FTQP2UQ8MYCQGC27V12M/31EB38A9-6117-4559-9E88-BEDCADF4975A.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909514717-7P5AY8DFTNNWVJVLULP2/IMG_3484.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909520187-ITVNN6PWQ54U2X3P1CWA/1FE5033E-66B9-44EF-9B12-4A6303961D09.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909519781-HCCVA4LJJLWQOHYR6NI3/18C99CC8-0140-4E0B-9BFE-14810D26E48A.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909523437-2MBH9MO1MVK9VYRDHY3A/IMG_3455.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909525039-83810R4NSALW4E7ZVWRO/IMG_3439.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909525379-IAM0ZU32XPX8IGZHVDVA/IMG_1002.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909527187-RTZBV58BA11REOMF6XBG/IMG_1012.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909529233-SZNNT5GUH5AZPWD7VBK9/E8EB9F2F-FE22-4516-8597-D33F7E8F780E.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909529275-YANVYWVZS0666FYZZ3AR/IMG_0990.JPG Blog - 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October Stop: Auburn, ME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1730909551437-SLK5LSXE8GVNFPAZEZ4P/9EA3A07E-722E-43EF-8ECD-289DC910CB42+2.JPG Blog - October Stop: Auburn, ME https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/september-stop-queens-new-york monthly 0.5 2024-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1728079148779-22V7ASQRJRIJX4WPLFQS/IMG_3111.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1728079143781-VTBLG71Q4D90CFQCUPJZ/IMG_3106.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1728079165574-CBOCHZCLDDNB3PBQJ1WO/IMG_3068.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1728079167378-YLX3SHI4CR31ZG4RYMCV/IMG_3050.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1728079174578-4KOS0DWMH2CLRC20Q997/IMG_3048.JPG Blog - 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September Stop: Queens, NY - We woke up to our first day in New York and jumped onto the subway to take us into Manhattan. The train station was a five minute walk from us, and the ride was only 15-20 minutes into Manhattan which was amazing. We stepped off the subway and were whisked away into a new world. It felt like getting caught up in a flowing river of people. I was wide eyed the whole time trying to experience it all. The chaos wasn’t contained underground in the station and spilled out onto the streets. We broke away from the busy streets to take our first stroll in Central Park. It felt like we left the city behind in the massive park. I’ve never been anywhere like it before, this created sprawl of nature giving everyone a reprieve from the movement and noise of the city. I can see why it is so famous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/ae4fbff3-f046-45cd-a5b6-acb66b2ca2b4/IMG_9949.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - We walked around for hours, and the best part was bumping into the Balto statue. For those of you who don’t know, Balto is animated movie from 1995 about a half-wolf, half-dog who goes into danger to save sick children in Alaska. I don’t want to include any spoilers, so I will leave it there. I grew up on this movie and have loved it my whole life. I was in shock standing in front of the statue. I had forgotten the statue was in Central Park, and I’m so thankful we ran into it. I did turn into a crying mess, but that’s okay. I called my mom to tell her about it as I stood there crying, and I got pictures once I pulled myself together. A magical moment for me for sure. After we finished our Central Park explorations, we walked around East Village a bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/007cb859-21d4-4be6-af6b-5a10df30870f/0FC0AA76-123B-439E-855F-51B4A6AF7AF7.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - Some of our favorites were Dawa’s and Aubergine Cafe which were both a ten minute walk from our apartment. Dawa’s is a cozy Himalayan spot with cute decor and delicious food. We went back multiple times to try different dishes. Aubergine Cafe had the best matcha and gluten free, vegan pastries! I mean, that’s all I need. I stopped here quite a few times to enjoy their products and the neighborhood ambiance. The market close to our place had great vendors selling a variety of items from fish to farms to bread, and they sold second hand books there as well so I had a very full basket by the time we would leave. Our second weekend in New York was mainly focused on all of the tourist must-do items on our list. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/60388a0c-7f50-43cc-b347-62442cf047af/IMG_0081.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - Saturday was a cloudy and rainy day, but that didn’t stop us. We started at the Empire State building with the insane view I mentioned above. We got to see the cityscape from all four directions as we walked around the ledge of the building. I also got a picture with a fake King Kong which was so silly. Whoever designed the Empire State experience did a fantastic job. I loved walking through the exhibits about how it was built, what life was like, models of the building, and more. It was so cool! It kind of felt like a Disney ride. Then we saw some of New York Fashion Week on accident on the way to grab some food at Chelsea Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/31d4ed87-7590-4a37-b479-47f11ff614bd/IMG_0098.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - After eating, we went to our tour of the 9/11 memorial. I didn’t know what to expect from the tour, but it would’ve exceeded any expectations I had. Our tour guide was very thorough all the way from the beginning of the story when the Twin Towers were built to 9/11 to all the years following after. I’m so happy we got the chance to learn more about all of it. The story and tour were very meaningful, it is hard to describe. When we went to the memorial on 9/11, the already impactful experience was even more powerful after learning about the event, the people, and the memorial built for them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/57d866de-5ab8-4079-9dd5-4ee5b565cd75/IMG_0137.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - From the tour, we went to our time slot at the American Museum of Natural History which is the building featured in the movie Night at the Museum, another childhood classic. I booked the time slot to go right up to when the building closed so that it would be like the movie when all the characters come to life. Sadly we did not see any twitch, but we did get to see some of our favorite characters like the Eastern Island Head, the elephants, Theodore Roosevelt, and the T-Rex. It was so fun running around the museum to see as much as we could before they closed. Connor and I specifically loved the dinosaur section because the skeletons they had on display were fantastic. After they kicked us out, we scooted over to MOMA before that museum closed as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/6fbe5d6a-170d-46ba-a2c6-035b73d03a8b/40EB76C4-D54C-4296-955E-41673060A10D.jpg Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - Even with the short amount of time, we saw huge, interesting pieces that I loved. There were colorful stuffed animal orbs hanging from the ceiling and massive iron blocks stacked in a room, and there was so much more. They herded us out of building, and we found a close dinner spot to relax our feet at from the packed day we had. The night wasn’t over yet though. Once we had rested enough, we squeezed in one more attraction before it closed at 10pm. We went to the Edge which is the highest sky deck in the Western Hemisphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/e572d9cb-a140-45b2-acbc-8d4ac27b6b04/IMG_0188.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - It was the perfect way to end the day. We started the day looking out over the city and ended it the same way, except one view was in the early sun and mist from the morning and the other was black with millions of lights below. There was also a bar up there which was the cherry on top of the experience. And that was only Saturday. Sunday was all about exploring neighborhoods we wanted to check out. We explored West Village, Soho, Greenwich, and Noho, but first, I got to meet up with two of my friends from my time at UofA! We went and grabbed coffee at a cute place called Fellini, a little triangle of a building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/2749214e-9ddf-46d7-903a-bc8b4a590649/IMG_5778.jpg Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - I met up with Connor in Soho while he waited to shop at Aimé Leon Dore. The waitlist had been 45 minutes long, but I got there right before he went in so I got to enjoy the store experience without waiting thankfully. We both totally loved the store though, the wait would’ve been worth it regardless. Besides the sick clothes, the art was really tasteful as well. Soho as a whole was a little jewel box of edgy fashion, eclectic shops, and popular restaurants. We stopped in a few places and had a blast the whole time we were in Soho. The people watching was elite too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/21b677e1-2d2e-44e8-9d45-8cf52aed95a6/IMG_2548.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - We made our way over to Washington Square Park which has the famous arch and is next to New York University. I loved this park because surrounding the fountain in the middle of the square were probably 30 art vendors selling their wares. We walked around the fountain admiring everyones’ unique art from jewelry, to painting, to poems, to drawings, and more. There was a live band playing as well. The whole experience was a fun fusion of art, music, and sunny weather. Tons of people were enjoying the festivities either from picnics on the grass or walking around like us. By the time we wrapped up at the park, we needed to grab some dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/e1f11d35-454f-49d9-847f-b39421966ac5/F471D7CE-8342-4DFA-94E1-7FB6D2219865.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - It was the first gluten free and dairy free pizza I had in New York! The place was also really cute and we sat outside to enjoy people watching as everyone went out on the town for dinner. After dinner, we took the subway back to Queens to knock out after the busy weekend. Our thoughts on New York at this point were just “wow”. We couldn’t believe how much there was to do and see. I described it on a call to my dad as a whole other world. It felt like NYC was a whole planet all on its own. We kept trying things close to our apartment throughout the week, but we didn’t go back into Manhattan until the next weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/a57ab72a-0034-4350-be25-7f49850d4a0a/IMG_6611.JPEG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - I’m so happy we were able to take her in and get her on medication though. She’s my baby. It just sucked timing wise because it was the first time she had gotten sick during all of our travels. Princess is fully healed and doing a lot better now, thank goodness. Seeing the Statue of Liberty and being inside the base of the monument was so surreal, I still can’t believe we did that. She is just such an iconic symbol and unbelievably massive. Lady Liberty was even prettier in person than in movies or on postcards. Ellis Island was also a shock. They refurbished parts of the buildings to be replicas of what it was like in 1918 and they restored the Registry Room in 1990 which was wild because we were walking in rooms where over 12 million immigrants had passed through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/6622591b-4695-4ce7-bc1e-8741a4478e3b/CDDEC3C9-1415-415B-A5F8-F04836392160.jpg Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - Ribalta is supposedly in fourth place for the best pizza place in the US, but it didn’t blow my mind. It was good pizza, don’t get me wrong, but I had better pizza at other restaurants in New York. The restaurant itself was also unpleasant to be at, but that’s just my opinion. It was very busy so maybe other customers liked it more than I did. We went to Times Square after dinner, and whoa. It felt like I was dropped into a video game! I’ve never seen anything like that before. The sensory input felt more consuming than going to a rave. There were so many bright, big screens that it almost seemed like daytime instead of nighttime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/404a6536-7cbe-4028-80ee-2e1250b60fb5/IMG_0318.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - I liked Times Square for the brief stretch time we were there, it felt like a part of my brain was being scratched, but if we had to be there for a long period of time, I think I would melt from all of the overstimulation. I had to say goodbye to my brother and his girlfriend the next day which was sad, but hopefully I get to see them both soon for the holidays! After dropping them off, Connor and I went to the Queens Night Market which had over 100 vendors. A majority of those vendors were food oriented, and I was blown away by the variety of cuisines there. We sampled a few different booths which were delicious. We also bought some art prints to remember our trip. There was lots of music and people, everyone was having a great time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/d6304437-6890-4b1f-8114-865abb5974c8/D04F8028-C278-4A7F-9E1F-38DF09A5A5DC.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - It was under DUMBO which was such a fun experience. Not only was the location cool under the bridge, but there were so many vintage materials! Vendors had clothes, cameras, art, vinyl, trinkets, jewelry, and so much more. Everything was pretty expensive, but Connor and I walked around enjoying all the booths for a couple hours before we split off for our afternoons. I got to go see another close friend of mine for lunch after Connor and I split up. Her and I shared our life updates over matchas and acai bowls, and it was such a lovely afternoon. I love being in her presence and catching up, it had been awhile so it was amazing seeing her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/5f97efd9-49e8-457f-b36a-d77e3349d3a5/39DEA999-EC4C-40D6-9033-00BAF9D5ADB0.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - She walked me down to Domino Park along the East River to look at the bridges and say goodbye. I enjoyed walking around the park for a little as I waited for Connor to meet back up with me, and I was obsessed with the park. Not only was it the perfect amount of busy, but there was an elevated walkway, plentiful seating, beautiful views of the water and bridges, and more. Connor and I did a couple loops around the park just loving being near the water and in the perfect weather. I had been wanting to go to the Highline since we got to NYC, so we got on the subway and went into Manhattan to the Chelsea area. The Highline is a public park built on a historical rail way that stretches over streets and sidewalks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/a388094f-9249-4068-9a07-8d6382d71090/IMG_2733.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - I loved all of the plants and greenery the park had. What a cool way to reimagine an old structure like the railroad tracks. We took a chunk of time walking up and down the Highline, loving every minute of it. Before the sun fully set though, we got down from the park to make a quick walk over to the Little Island. The Little Island is a new public park built in the Hudson River. The structure totally blew me away, with the unique base, basin gathering areas, and nature paths up the hills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/de89621a-b899-40d2-a35e-7679cc147837/IMG_2749.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - I thought it was the cutest thing, and we loved exploring it. Once the sun fully set, we grabbed some dinner in the area before heading home. We did a few more activities during our last full week in New York. One that I did on my own was going to the Guggenheim for three hours during a weekday that I had mostly free. I love art museums, and wanted to make sure I fit this one in before I left. I’m so happy I did. The building itself is famous of course because of its architect Frank Lloyd Wright, but it was seriously so cool. It felt like I was in a massive seashell as I spiraled up the floors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/03288a95-9ef5-45d5-be34-9c6766031fcb/F3F228F8-63E8-4FE0-BFAD-84C598729176.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - I’ll just say the powerful pieces about casualties of war, torture, textiles, human experiences, and science were extremely interesting. The next day, Thursday, Connor and I went to a pop up cocktail bar in a back room of an antique jewelry store in Brooklyn. I heard about it after visiting the shop the week prior and thought that would be a super unique event that Connor and I would love. They called it an out-of-sight salon named La Perla. The back room had vintage furniture and antique pieces everywhere with a deep red bar serving a small selection of cocktails. There were a few other parties dressed up and enjoying the classical music playing. Connor and I had a great time chatting and people watching in this curated experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/ed7101fe-b78b-45b3-89c6-1eb363f8412e/IMG_0555.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - Then the dinner was fabulous. We were served one roll at a time from the sushi chef at the high countertop, and each one was delicious. I also loved the interior design with soft creams, light woods, and airy lighting. We had such a great dinner there, and I would definitely go back. After dinner, we met up with Connor’s old roommate who was visiting from San Diego. We all went to a hidden bar in an old laundromat where they warn you to not take pictures and be in the present before opening a thick, almost sound proof metal door into a dim room full of people and deep trance music. A disco ball threw red light shards around the room and smoke was periodically released. Connor and I loved the vibe, but it made talking a little tricky so we danced for awhile before we were wiped out and had to go home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/6f31c6e9-50f7-477b-aedf-a8f405be5932/IMG_0571.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - The following day, Saturday, we went back to Williamsburg for some thrifting and checked out downtown Brooklyn. We had more pizza at Savelli which was probably my favorite pizza all month. Wild in West Village is a close second, but Savelli was incredible. On Sunday, we met up with Sofia and her boyfriend for coffee and lunch in Alphabet City at Good Thanks Cafe. It was so much fun seeing them again, and this time we had the whole afternoon to hang out! I loved getting to hear about their lives, and spending time together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/fe782a9e-3d62-4484-9af8-4593784a62e0/IMG_0578.jpg Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - Eventually I had to stop yapping and we said goodbye. Connor and I had tickets to watch John Oliver and Seth Meyers at the Beacon Theater as an early birthday gift from his parents. I had never been to a true comedy show before, and this one was sold out. We dressed up and arrived to the beautiful, old theater very excited for the evening. We were not disappointed. The show was hilarious from the opener to the Q&A session the comedians held after the show had finished. I seriously laughed the whole show, and I love both of the comedians now. The whole experience was fantastic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/a0d19bb2-12a1-4770-979a-c474c36e3925/IMG_3068.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - It was also crazy how many rooms they had, I felt like I was in a maze when I was looking through the famous painters’ works like Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh, Degas, and others. I actually lost Connor at one point because we were both so caught up in the different paintings. I loved the multiple sculpture galleries the museum had as well. I felt like I was walking through a story book of ancient Greek mythology, and the Roman sculptures were amazing too. It is crazy how people could make such stunning pieces of art out of blocks of stone. As we walked through the exhibits, we saw many artists sitting in the sections sketching the sculptures which is an extra level of wonder for me because they are making art from art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/39ecbd4d-f43f-4bc4-bcbb-019ec44389de/IMG_0738.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - After some birthday wings and football, we went back to our place to get ready for the surprise dinner I had set up a month ago. Aska is a two-star Michelin restaurant with food inspired by Scandinavian and New York cuisines. We were served 12-14 courses over two hours with impeccable service from staff. The dining room was amazing and intimate with a great view into the front kitchen. I’ve never been shocked by food before in the way Aska shocked me. Not only were the presentations artful, but they gave completely new experiences to the food we were tasting, and the food was phenomenal as well. The only thing I would change would be the attention to detail when it came to my allergies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/3315d03c-5d9a-43e3-9444-2ee305b3cf71/IMG_2951.JPG Blog - September Stop: Queens, NY - Princess Update: She is happy and healthy now after the scare this month. She had a really painful UTI and had to be medicated for awhile. I also tried drugging her during this last drive to keep her calmer in the car in case the throwing up dehydrated her and made her susceptible to the UTI, but the medication had zero affect on her and she was more active in the car than ever. We will see how the next drives go! https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/august-stop monthly 0.5 2024-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1725476185414-0J7FHYCDXFX8LU2YL3WA/6F1AABCE-2E10-4932-8219-E066105667FB.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1725476191136-13AC30XO7ER2FVMDMCOR/02A5B865-17DB-48FF-A27E-C0FEB6FEE49D.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1725476190379-70J15FY8LODE3E4M8NJS/IMG_2037.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1725476194723-BYP4X2NFY36NG9K0PQTI/B51303D9-9991-45DE-9682-847613549381.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1725476197616-717XQHQNJ3KEGXHZQL63/IMG_1926.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1725476201066-OK59VOTVDHJSNKQX70S5/91EF8911-FF87-461C-AC8F-22FAD71058D8.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1725476200817-OFGNXX44ND5RPKL8HYCC/6F7192E2-B793-41F5-9C05-7DDEC66EC64C.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1725476364030-LCCJ7JH1982IBXUGGPNI/IMG_1937.jpg Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/ddd4e036-b665-453d-8f7d-bc86e0aeb9af/IMG_1701.jpg Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - The best part about arriving in the dark was getting to walk out onto the wooden deck and take in the view of our new place. Tall trees dotted the hilled lawn with a leafy canopy keeping most of the yard shaded. The deck had a great amount of space, large enough for a picnic table, an outdoor furniture set, a grill and pots. Right down the steps, a pale stone path led to a fire pit area with four chairs. I couldn’t believe the amount of space we had, and the inside of the house was just as charming. It was a cute cabin with a recently remodeled kitchen and bathroom. There was also a little loft tucked away that looked out over the living room. One of my favorite parts of the place was it’s location because I could go on a five minute walk and be on the edge of a beautiful lake where boats zoomed by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/b15a3622-4bbe-44b8-b816-3d144d8a8e4f/IMG_1855.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - I was alone for the first weekend in Illinois, but I had a couple friends come into Chicago for Lollapalooza so I drove into the city to grab coffee with them. It was my first time ever in Chicago, and I was shocked. I don’t have a lot of experience around sky scrapers or with city driving. The architecture was so pretty as I looked at all the decorated buildings. The streets were clean as well which was a plus! Parking was intense, but I eventually made it to coffee at Sawada Coffee. Seeing my friends put the brightest smile on my face. I wanted to hang out with them for hours and hours, it was the best way to start my Chicago adventures. The coffee shop and next door restaurant were a great hang out spot until we got kicked out for their lunch service. We went off to grab our own lunch and had to part ways sadly. They had a fun festival to get to, and I had to do some errands before heading back to take care of Princess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1c09a812-3d9d-43c5-b7cf-c0bba631c658/736209A2-947A-4052-A8EF-D8DAEEB978F9.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - I enjoyed the wide variety of her classes over the month, including one by the McHenry Dam underneath the thick trees. I would highly recommend both Snap Fitness and Bliss Yoga McHenry for anyone spending time around Ingleside, IL. Part of my work routine is looking for stories and sources as soon as we get to a new location. I found three story ideas that I pitched to one of my dream publications edible. Edible has many publications based on different locations, and the one I grew up with was edible Shasta-Butte. I pitched my story to edible Chicago this month, and fingers crossed they accept my submission! I will post a couple sentences about the article I wrote about Advocates for Urban Agriculture in the Project section of my website. It was amazing getting to learn about their impact and programs in the Chicago area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/dd890576-b925-409c-b18f-a1c6bd87b02c/0BF562CF-2279-49E1-A3BD-6F28686A3605.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - We took trains into the city during the rest of the month too. The train going from our neighborhood into Union Station was really nice and cheap, so it worked perfectly. The only downside was the time it took going two hours each way. We packed our day that Sunday. We started at Cloud Gate, aka the Bean, and I was obsessed. I seriously loved the Bean so much we visited it multiple times. I could not get over how reflective and perfectly shaped it was. It was like when you find a perfectly smooth, gorgeous pebble on the beach and have to take it home with you. I wanted to take the Bean home with me, it was so cute! I loved it. We walked through Millennium Park next to the Bean which had lots of fun activities layered inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/7d0a67e3-d94c-4ba2-8653-06d7ce3d801e/IMG_1947.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - We barely made it in time for our architecture boat tour, but we settled into our seats on the deck as the sun slipped behind skyscrapers. The tour wasn’t even half booked and the sunset gave everyone an enjoyable reprieve from direct sunlight being on top of the deck. The whole tour was amazing. Our tour guide was an extremely knowledgable docent from the Chicago Architecture Center who was very passionate about the city. I loved listening to her tell us stories about the city and facts about main buildings we motored by. I would highly recommend taking one of these tours. From personal experience, sunset was a beautiful time of day to go because it was still bright out with soft light and moderate temperatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/f5049c5b-cd00-4746-a7e7-ce3f35fda833/4D61B8FF-6523-48CD-A266-B4B7590D9126.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - And speaking of weekends, our third weekend was actually spent in Indiana. Both of our brothers live in Indianapolis which was roughly four hours from our AirBnB, so we made a trip out there to see them. I don’t get to see my brother often, and I hadn’t seen his new place in Indy yet. It was a blast getting to see him and his girlfriend. We got tours of his place, his work projects, downtown and the skatepark they frequent. I’m so happy they are doing well and enjoying Indy! Connor’s brother and sister-in-law were kind and let us crash at their place even with their friends in town. It was fun getting to see everyone and catch up! I wish we had had more time in Indy to spend with both of our brothers, but we didn’t want to get back too late on Sunday. We both loved seeing our family though, even if it was a quick trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/3906fcef-e59d-4ae6-a385-95c4eee7e0ad/IMG_2106.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - Something new that I took on this month was putting a lot of time and effort into art. I’ve always loved art and created little pieces here and there, but I hadn’t sold any in the past. I was inspired at the beginning of the month, made a piece and put it on marketplace. The interest it received led me to making two other pieces this month and selling all three in Chicago. I loved making the pieces too which is one of the best parts! It was really special speaking to the customers who bought my art, I hope they are all loving their pieces. Since getting positive feedback, I created an Instagram for my art and will be doing more pieces in the future. If you are interested in checking it out, it is called heart_c_art! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/e6bc9b31-7e2f-4960-b9ef-afda1a5f2e32/IMG_2093.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - We got home and had her settle in before I took her on my walk around the neighborhood and down to the lake. We sat on a sunny bench watching all the boats and discussing life’s intricacies. Once our stomachs were growling, we headed back to a delicious taco dinner Connor had made us. We ate and sat around a fire all night, poor Connor had over 12 bug bites from the outdoor evening. On Saturday, we took her to the city! We walked to the Starbucks Roastery for coffee and food, but had no idea it would be so crazy busy. We had to wait in line to get inside and then spent the next three hours of our morning exploring the floors and waiting in lines inside. Don’t get me wrong, the building was really interesting with all the information and coffee bars on each floor, just know ahead of time that it will be crazy packed on a weekend morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/06cdb057-b145-45e4-98c3-c79b0d7f5644/BD0FBEE9-227B-400E-A2A1-01C7B15B3E22.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - They didn’t even have little bags of almonds or tortilla chips available. I’m sure for others, the experience would be very different with the unique coffee cocktails, perfect pastries and other elements, but it was a tough sell for me. I would not go back, but I am glad I got to experience it once. Food became a priority for me since I hadn’t eaten and it was 2pm. We stopped at an acai bowl place inside a hospital food court on the way to Lake Michigan. Once we made it to the lake, we all sat to rest from the walk while I snacked on my bowl. The lake was still as surprising as the first time I experienced it. I could not get over its existence next to the city. There is a biking and walking lane that splits the lake from the skyscrapers, and the view of the two juxtaposed was wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/0efb31f1-d4c4-442e-b80f-4f38845c1469/IMG_7642.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - I was dying to see it, but we got there with only 15 minutes before closing. There was also a wedding being set up in half of the conservatory, so after I convinced the guards to let us in for a few minutes, we could only explore a section of it. My wonder was not impacted in the slightest though. We walked through as much as we could, marveling at the thousands of plants we could see. The towering ceiling created an incredible, delicate bubble around the carefully cared for species. I was in love, and definitely would’ve stayed in there for hours if we could have. If I go back to Chicago, I will absolutely be visiting it again. We Ubered back into downtown to do the Sky Deck in Willis Tower. It is an observation box on the 103rd floor which is 1,353ft high. I wanted to do it super badly, but it was $50 a person that day and we decided to forego the $150 for dinner instead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/3a12ddf2-6c14-4dc0-b4d4-8189d7975b80/E80EA4A0-B5D7-4449-97B7-59FAC26B5035.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - I loved their outdoor area, and their indoor area looked tastefully set up as well with a bar in the center and seating through the large area. Later in the evening, a disc jockey started spinning records live which was so cool. We had a fabulous dinner with bomb food and a great experience. Our server was so awesome that we became friends by the time we finished our meal. Spontaneously, we decided to make a reservation at their hidden cocktail bar for after our meal. The Alderman was an intimate space full of cocktail magic. The two bartenders educated us on the drinks and our questions, along with making us killer cocktails. I would recommend Pilsen Yards and the Alderman in a heartbeat. We did end up racing to the train, but thankfully made it and got back home a little after midnight. And that was all just our city day on Saturday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/9a97a01c-0e6a-4119-88a3-8362ae145208/IMG_7749.JPG Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - We met up with Connor for lunch, and then went home to have a relaxing evening with dinner at home. As much as I didn’t want her to leave, Monday popped up with her flight leaving that afternoon. Her and I still went into the city to do work at Froth, a clean and moody coffee shop in the West Loop of Chicago. Once we got hungry for lunch, we headed to Nookie’s in the historic Old Town neighborhood. Lunch was great, but the area was even better. Gab and I loved walking along the cute streets and looking at the fun houses. I dropped her off soon after and literally called her on my ride home while she was waiting to board because I missed her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/e538c6c8-6891-4d94-b151-a2a293ff858f/IMG_2256.jpg Blog - August Stop: Ingleside, IL - Princess update: She had allergies in Illinois for the first two weeks which made me so stressed. Two days before her vet appointment, her symptoms stopped which was such a relief. Princess enjoyed playing with her toys and sleeping on the couch. She still gets really car sick though. https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/july-stop-augusta-mt monthly 0.5 2024-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/2786dba4-9435-422e-8da0-b4e39bc30eff/IMG_0980.jpg Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT - Make it stand out My phone camera is very outdated, so I do not have a wide lens to capture the full panoramic sadly. I took this on one of my runs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/3eb64e94-4414-42a9-8d5c-1de5d03cac25/DAA19C58-0F40-4DF0-8110-C67910A5D3AE.JPG Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT - Connor and I did a couple hikes amid some of the higher elevations like our Devil’s Glen hike through Dearborn Canyon. This was an easy 5 mile hike with the best reward, a magical swimming hole. We had to drive about about an hour to the trailhead, and then we set off on the small path that passes private properties and beautiful meadows to get to the sparkling waters. The area was huge, and we had it all to ourselves. The water was quite cold, but we dunked in and swam anyways. It was too special not to! I had to warm up on one of the large rock slabs before we headed back down the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/fb7f0faa-f7d1-4bee-91ad-e90381c2aa3a/IMG_1011.JPG Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT - We did another hike within an hour drive called Willow Creek Falls. It was a great hike along a cliffside past three sets of falls. There wasn’t much tree cover and the trail was better for it because it gave us unobstructed views of the steep mountains across from pretty, green meadows. The weather was perfect with a bright, blue sky and puffy, white clouds providing sun relief. My favorite part of the trail, aside from the falls, was when we were hiking on the shale from the grey, stoney peaks. It was a cool moment to know we were scaling the steep mountains we had trained our eyes on at the beginning of the hike. That was also where the largest of the three falls was, but the second set of falls was when we took a polar plunge into the frigid water. 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July Stop: Augusta, MT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1722706437461-JY0S8CFE3F2YZULHZZGL/IMG_1627.JPG Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1722706440891-1RQ9S8A8HBUCLH1K8OVO/IMG_1617.JPG Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1722706441571-Z4Y5RX8TXSJP69CYIL51/IMG_9448.JPG Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1722706446236-TRHQMA1VEFMIMHINI0OV/44330465-956B-46E8-9049-2D959B9BDA01.JPG Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/a15801df-88a9-4967-8a32-0feb7ce0491e/IMG_1482.JPG Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT - I was happy we got to see different areas of the park since this new entrance, St. Mary’s, led us to a whole new area. It also led us to the all famous Going-to-the-Sun Road. The road takes you past incredible sights in the park, and has trailhead parking lots leading to tons of trails. We got to see Jackson Glacier, Bird Woman Falls, Three Arches, and Goose Island all from stopping alongside the road. We were also able to go to Logan Pass to hike the Hidden Lake trail which gave us beautiful, exposed views of the mountain sides. This is a very popular trail, and the first half was all wooden stairs. We saw tons of the park’s iconic mountain goats, and even a bear from a safe distance. Connor loves mountain goats, so he got super excited every time we would see one (shown in the picture on the right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/e79a4a84-ff94-4d36-b04d-60d357a4b70f/95570636-8C48-411E-A2D2-0EAB9811A842.JPG Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT - Instead, Connor had the brilliant idea to kayak rather than hike that day, thank goodness. We went to another new entrance which leads straight to Two Medicine Lake. There is a cute lodge and boat tours there around the perimeter of the lake. We were able to rent a two person kayak for two hours. I had the time of my life out there with very little pain. I was floating on magical water with stunning mountains all around me. It was so special. The water was a tad choppy with some chilly winds coming off the surface, but the whole experience was amazing. I wouldn’t have even had it on my list if I wasn’t injured, or if Connor hadn’t suggested it as an alternative activity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/68a83e68-3cea-4af3-b2e3-44f651f79b14/IMG_1552.JPG Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT - The article is about a homebrewer opening a production facility in Augusta for his beer, and eventually expanding into opening Augusta’s first brewery. Tim Little wants to produce and distribute his Tavernacle Brewing Company beers within the year. A few years following that, he plans to open a store front in town. Interviewing Little was great, and he spoke about why Montana is the perfect place to brew beer because of the clean water and world-class grains. He uses local agriculture products in his beers as well. I had looked into the agriculture in the area since my leads are usually focused on that community, but I hadn’t had much luck. Until I spoke with Little, I had no idea that many consider North Central Montana to be home to the “Golden Triangle” where prized grain is grown. Maltsters worldwide are aware of the special wheat and barely grown there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/e9cb2cf9-5cad-4b04-87c6-07795b12ced2/IMG_0972.JPG Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT - The month was a crazy whirlwind as always. A month of time for us isn’t enough to explore and do everything on our list. From the first weekend with all of the crazy 4th of July festivities to packing the cars on the night of the 30th, time rushed by. On a side note, Connor and I loved all of the 4th of July celebrations in town. I’ve never sat so close to fireworks before where debris from the explosions was raining down on us, still hot to the touch. We were in the stands at the American Legion Park & Rodeo Arena in Augusta, and the fireworks were set off in the center of that arena. It was so awesome to watch! We got to see the guys light them off and had them explode above us. Best firework show I’ve seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/ff67b99a-2078-408d-96b7-ceb91951e693/IMG_1659.JPG Blog - July Stop: Augusta, MT - I did get to enjoy the beautiful skies and golden plains as we drove to North Dakota though. We will miss our cute house, the wonderful community, and the special scenery in Augusta, Montana. Onto our next adventure in Illinois! Princess Update: She loved our house in Augusta, especially the warm second story. S he would lay on the cowboy rug up there all day. I wish I had a picture of it. As always though, Princess is adorable and we love her so much. She understandably did not enjoy the 14 hour drive, hotel stay, and 11 hour drive between Montana and Illinois, but is settling in. https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/june-stop-part-2-ireland-and-scotland monthly 0.5 2024-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719965114155-P1KB0G4XBNJLPDAFSFT3/IMG_0136_VSCO.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719965114638-JI2OPPN6KOIULL299NPV/IMG_5225.JPEG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719965373938-SH6UFPUUX2NMJ9I4XCII/IMG_0204.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719965369168-YE5UHD3NKN7WSYBTZWJA/IMG_0055.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719965375637-CT4CQ43R2ZHAZOC0VEIG/7604789F-BBAB-427A-92D1-0554099B3919.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719976833284-GLCQBUSYIAOZ3U5LU2FW/DB6151BC-60F9-4960-B581-E5DCEA8DBDDB.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719976833894-WROOPMUH6Y2P9S94J6VM/IMG_0356.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719976861888-4FXCVUBP2ISHSWU6Q9LM/IMG_0263.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719969023527-2V9592PVE4QP2IEHIGOH/IMG_8118+2.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland - June 13th - Coatbridge, Scotland A 15 hour travel day brought us to the family flat in Coatbridge, Scotland. Connor and I promptly crashed for a five hour nap before walking over to the local market to grab dinner and then heading to a cute, local pub to meet our hosts who are Connor’s cousins. From the flat, the pub was only a five minute walk! It was really fun getting to know Maureen and Brian, and we had the place to ourselves so the bartender took our photo behind the bar. It was the prefect way to kick off our family and fun filled trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719969184438-LKAT85XEMOL9E2ZV403G/7B8F0B16-533E-4947-A21D-04A85D2B276E.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland - June 16th - Coatbridge and Loch Lomond, Scotland Safe to say we slept in pretty late on the 16th, but we still got up and headed out for an adventure in the Loch Lomond area which had a beautiful, massive lake, a small village and a thick forest. We walked around the cute, old houses that were decorated with flowers or garden features, and then walked along the lake to a pretty, old church where we looked at how old some of the headstones in the cemetery were. They were worn down with age, but a few of them could be made out to be as old as the 1700s. After walking through the village and lake areas, we went on what we thought was the Quarry trail through the woods on the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1d83207b-c926-43b5-8c9b-8b8726d94eba/43A53D76-D1D5-43EB-9C62-E66A3A5F4B11.jpg Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland - Somehow we ended up on the Fairy trail which I 100% did not complain about. It was really cute with all kinds of interactive elements to make young children think they were in a fairy realm complete with bridge trolls, unicorn stables, fairy school and people sized mushrooms. We had dinner nearby at Duck Bay which overlooks the lake, and we got to enjoy watching the sun set as we ate our fantastic dinner. The following hours after dinner were filled with a hunt for fish and chips for Connor’s dad since it was Father’s Day and that’s all he wanted us to bring home for him. We tried tons of places as we drove home, but had to run to the grocery store in our time of need so we could get home before midnight. He was very appreciative of our efforts and Father’s Day ended with competitive games of Uno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/027f5e35-da1a-49c7-aebb-250faa7ffce1/9D5AAD56-7204-4778-89AF-4C8525DDF80D.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland - It was wonderful getting to meet everyone and hear all the stories and connections everyone shares. June 18th - Edinburgh, Scotland We traveled to Edinburgh the next day to stay with Christine Ann and Mark who are family members from Connor’s grandma’s side. They also graciously opened their home to us and were amazing hosts. They even went out of their way to buy me tons of gluten free and dairy free options so I could be included in meal times and have snacks of my own. We all caught up on life for most of the evening, and then shared a delicious family meal which became the pattern over the next few days. We also played a hilarious game of Herd Mentality which Connor’s mom and I may never live down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/a4986cdb-6d7f-41fb-ab51-f08721d8078a/IMG_0311.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland - June 19th - Edinburgh, Scotland The next morning in Edinburgh was exciting because Connor’s brother and sister-in-law flew in, and we all got to explore the city together. We took a tour of the Georgian House which is an 18th-century town house restored for visitors to step back in time, and it was really interesting to see the rooms and read about life back at that time. After, we walked through the bustling city streets to find lunch and walked into a place called Badger & Co. I was instantly enchanted by the Wind in the Willows theme that was executed to a tee from the menu options, to the decor, to the paperback copy they served the check in. The reason for the literary restaurant experience was because the bar is located inside the former house of Kenneth Grahame who wrote Wind in the Willows. 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We walked around the monuments and took pictures before heading back to the house for our family dinner. Our day wasn’t over yet though because we still had to don our Scotland fútbol jerseys to watch the game against Switzerland at a local pub. That tied game wrapped up the evening, sending us all back to the house to play board games and crash. June 20th - Edinburgh, Scotland Our last day in Edinburgh was even more packed with fun excursions. We started off with a morning tour of the famous Edinburgh Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/4f5160d5-76a6-4843-bb20-b2a08447ed27/IMG_0382.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland - Not only is it a magnificent stone construction balanced on top of a steep mountain, but it has a rich history of war and life dating back to the 12th century. I was very taken by all of the stories and artifacts there from the different battles, to the Crown Jewels, to the jail cells and so much more. St Margaret's Chapel was tiny and beautiful, and the war memorials were amazing. I loved our self guided tour and would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting. When we left the castle, we started our walk down the Royal Mile. It is an old cobblestone street lined with restaurants, shops, tours, stories and more. Street performers colored the sidewalks and cars sneaked through the foot traffic and small streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/f17ebb20-d946-4baf-b6cc-51cf7ac8dbd7/ACD82601-E145-424C-A344-5C4C8BD1FF72.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland - We gave the good boy a nose rub and continued our walk past The Elephant House cafe where J.K. Rowling is thought to have written part of Harry Potter. That led into a cemetery nearby where it is also said she found names from the tombstones for the series. We walked around and found Tom Riddle, McGonagall and the Potters. The cemetery itself was also really pretty and I’m sure it had tons of history, but we were on a mission to find the Harry Potter references. We even went to a Harry Potter themed museum that replicated items from the stories such as his room under the stairs, floating candles and quirky candies. The street we walked down is Victoria Street which is believed to be one of the inspirations behind Diagon Alley with its multicolored shops and windy travel path (I included pictures at the bottom of this post). It was really fun discovering all of these little places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/c3412581-429b-4948-8e36-e1317d5880a1/IMG_8424.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland - We even got to walk through the pretty royal gardens. Our day wrapped up with a look at Arthur’s Seat right before we got picked up to go back to our host’s house. A quick note to mention: I wore 5 inch heels that day because I wanted to look like a princess at the castle, and I was in tears by the end of the day. I hadn’t thought about the cobblestone streets and winding roads through castles, shops and cemeteries. My thought process had stopped at princess and my feet were in rough shape after walking 9 miles on the cobblestones. I also convinced Connor’s sister to dress up like a princess as well, and I feel so bad because she was in pain with me the whole time. Lesson of the day, cool princesses wear sneakers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719967107187-5U9C5DTQ15YLUV01DGQU/D3BA05D6-C472-4D37-9FD0-EB4523F5BD8F.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland - June 23rd - Dublin, Ireland The hotel in Dublin was great! Our room was perfect to crash in and then when we got up, we were right off of really fun, busy streets with lots of shops and restaurants. Once we joined up with Connor’s family, we jumped into a tour of the Book of Kells and Trinity College. Our tour guide was a Shanakee which is a storyteller who shares the myths and lores of the ancient land. The way he weaved stories and told us about the history behind items we saw on the tour was so special. The Book of Kells experience was really incredible as well. The book itself was mind-blowing in its intricacies, it’s believed four monks took 75 years to make it. Upstairs from the book exhibit is the Long Room which displays 200,000 of the library’s oldest books. This Long Room was so amazing, I could’ve stayed there for days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1719976562828-1FIM0D1WTAVXN3LXDUU1/IMG_0544.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland - We looked for lunch after, and found the oldest pub in Ireland! The Brazen Head was established in 1198 and was still packed to this day. We enjoyed a fun drink there before heading to the famous Temple Bar where we danced to live music and played games. The Scotland game against Hungary was happening that night, so we went back to the hotel to change into our jerseys. We had a great time eating dinner and watching the game at a nearby restaurant, until Hungary made a goal in the last minute of the game knocking Scotland out of the tournament. 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What an awesome, interactive experience it was! It felt similar to Disneyland where they take a space and transform it into an environment that piques all of your senses. It was seven floors of information and sights from the ground floor being the ingredients they use to the top floor being a panoramic view of the city with full glass walls and two bars serving Guinness. Throughout the other floors, you learn about how they make the famous, dark Guinness, how to drink it, how they market it and more. We all loved the tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/6989f010-f54f-4dea-b431-d359756388b9/IMG_0756.jpg Blog - June Stop Part 2: Ireland and Scotland - We walked around the garden outside the cathedral’s entrance before going inside to see the beautiful space inside the old stone walls. The stained glass and arched ceilings were incredible. We stayed quiet to pay respect to the space’s beauty and purpose. It also took us a full hour to walk around and see everything which surprised me, but it was just so amazing. When we stepped out, the afternoon sun had encouraged more people to be out and about which was fun to experience as we walked through the streets. I had this desire to find the original Dublin city wall for some reason, and after searching for awhile, we finally found it! It was this tiny little section of a large, old stone wall with no signage. I was stoked to find it though, it was cool to see. 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The drive was beautiful through tree covered mountains and over waving fields of crops. I was really excited to get quality time with my sister and brother-in-law over the next couple weeks, and they did not disappoint. We tried lots of local food and restaurants in neighboring towns like Walla Walla, Pendleton and Stanfield. My sister works in the wine and food industry as a sommelier and bartender, so we got to go to two of her restaurants which were both such a great time. Speakeasy is one of the places she worked at and took us to dinner to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/ba71b0e0-10f0-46c7-a3b3-1f8f95ed1c6c/IMG_9810.jpg Blog - June Stop Part 1: Quick 2 weeks in OR - One of my favorite activities my sister and I did was go on a tour of the first Pendleton wool mill. The city of Pendleton is about 30 minutes from Hermiston, and it is where Pendleton Woolen Mills began in 1909. The tour was of one of their currently operating mills, and they walked us through different sections of the production phases used to make their famous blankets. Even though the tour was quick, it was incredible to see mass fabric production, and to see all the colors of spools of wool. I could’ve been in the mill for hours, it was fascinating! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/8dc57bbc-72bb-453f-9de4-49f42451735d/IMG_0866.JPG Blog - June Stop Part 1: Quick 2 weeks in OR - My sister and I also did fun activities closer to home like walking the dogs at the park and painting the sunset from the front yard. Of course we got coffees and gushed about how cute their local bookstore is, The Next Chapter. And the picture to the left is from the Echo Ridge Cellars where we sampled a few more delicious wines. I had a blast getting to spend time with her, I loved catching up. Connor and I went on an excursion just the two of us as well. 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I am extremely grateful my sister cared for her during our trip, and Princess had a whole room to herself. https://www.ceighlee.com/adventurerceighlee/may-stop-point-roberts-wa monthly 0.5 2024-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717444923085-TH1CA0HVIHDQNAT77MQ0/IMG_9055.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717444952261-M6YB7SJICI3Z91OX1WA4/IMG_9071.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717444964189-M6ELSIFKJ8MSP68FD2YY/IMG_9534.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717444983178-1DML7V2MMNBPEPD0Q6QR/IMG_9401.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717445001961-7XTYCUKURS1ACBJWBLT4/IMG_9168.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717445011837-W05YD8KJQUV3WXBP5PK5/IMG_9693.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717445020208-0O2AI98J2WT4FBKGS5UH/IMG_7583.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717445058449-GT9SI8XYDO10YBPJO0GN/IMG_7534.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717445060331-X5JXTKF8HLP4PV96HM8H/IMG_7813.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717445083215-3HKSYWXSKTGYRUQ9PRAG/IMG_9680.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717445084266-6D5XDHLEQTC7FW3AN3U0/IMG_9573.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717445131649-P5D91YC2LZJN5U9TTXA6/IMG_7645.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/90c00b76-28b9-4087-b21a-296b8a32c69f/IMG_9125.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA - I truly loved Point Roberts with its multi-shaded green landscapes leading you through the trees and eagles swooping down from sandy cliffs to snatch ocean snacks. I felt a sense of peace here that’s hard to explain. It felt like when you are holding your breath and your body is fully tensed up, and then you let out a large sigh of relief as your mind clears and your body relaxes. Being surrounded by nature every moment we were there was like paradise for me. Our cottage was specially located on Lily Point Marine Park, and the trail pictured on the right went from our front door to the park’s Main Loop Trail. I loved going on trail walks with the birdsong keeping me company and practicing yoga on the beach listening to the waves. This was the trail from out porch connecting to the Main Loop Trail in Lily Point Marine Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/ff7aa199-0054-41c9-8454-bf8265bb9bee/IMG_8945.jpg Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA - There were quite a few trails throughout the five square miles that make up the Point, such as the Lighthouse Marine Park trail and the Monument Park trail. My favorite was the Enchanted Forest Trail where gnomes, elves and fairies resided. It was an interactive trail that held miniature surprises and animated trees. I personally loved just stepping off my porch into the forest and onto the many trails in Lily Point. When we left our tree snuggled cottage, we were treated to open skies and horizons touching the Salish Sea. We would sip wine while watching the sun set over the ocean or grab a drink at the local tavern, Kiniski’s. The experiences in the Point were so special, I feel lucky to have gotten the chance to live somewhere so unique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/4f637360-226b-4cae-883e-c1589c2d4f8b/IMG_9352.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA - I had a blast writing two articles for the local monthly paper in the Point too. The All Point Bulletin was awesome to work with, and I’m very thankful they published my article about the beekeeper association in Point Roberts. They will also publish my second article about the garden club in July. The beekeepers and gardeners were amazing teachers and sources for my stories. One of my favorite memories from this past month was getting to work in Tim Trudel’s apiary with him and his partner Janet Wilson. Over the course of three hours, they both taught me so much about honeybees and beekeeping that I wanted to take it up as a hobby. I 100% want to be a beekeeper now. I spoke with other wonderful beekeepers as well, such as Linda Marie Bruce, David Weldon, and April Svejkovsky. I hope you all enjoy the article about the Point Roberts Beekeepers Association as much as I enjoyed writing it. The article about the garden club was also a blast to write because all of the members are great friends who love to get together and garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1bbd6e9f-1725-4028-8619-e78b44f3cd68/IMG_9276+2.jpg Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA - Speaking of clubs and organizations, the Point Roberts community is one of the most active groups of people I’ve lived around. There are multiple activities, meetings and events happening every day. I was very impressed, and it was fun to see everyone so involved. They have a very tight knit community which is interesting because it is a mix of second home owners from Canada, retired people who love the area, multigenerational families, and all kinds of fun people. With it being a community along the border, I learned things that I don’t think I would’ve had the chance to learn anywhere else. For example, getting packages requires specific companies and parcel pickups. With crossing the border, you can apply for a Nexus card to bypass long lines. Gas prices were listed in Canadian dollars, and were apparently cheaper in the Point so people living in Tsawwassen would drive across the border to fill up on gas. There are lots of other little tid bits of knowledge I’m glad I got to acquire over the course of my time on the unique exclave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/f595c2c1-58d1-4d27-8d4a-dd6b78cc4a09/IMG_7628.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA - Other than those daily trips, we had some full day excursions as well. We had so much fun exploring Vancouver and getting to go to Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. I’ve never seen a suspension bridge that massive before, and walking over it felt like the world was rocking. It was 450 feet long and 230 feet above the Capilano River. After walking across, we got to trail through the temperate rainforest with massive trees and hidden ponds. Later that day, we went back into downtown Vancouver to Stanley Park where we walked through trees to get to the busy, bright beach. People were taking advantage of the sunny day and enjoying the park. Stanley Park is roughly 1,000 acres of maintained public park land. We didn’t rent bikes to tour the park, but I would definitely do that if we go again. Vancouver was a bright bustling city that we had fun exploring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447489313-1AXMPSYTHBYZDULS7CXC/IMG_9526.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447490497-WVE4U7UZV92HA6QC8685/IMG_9522_VSCO.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447606269-QF0GMFDH0IVDCZUVVFYP/IMG_9493.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447492790-7QRUID80BWQH70QF3QRS/IMG_9563.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447599801-55ARXDKKURNJAEHF6DGU/IMG_0290.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447616138-5E6BT8G9JYO3U1Y0SXB2/IMG_9567_VSCO.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447611875-S5IF5YT9KX0FOLU2VLUD/IMG_9573.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447616417-6VSB8OI30N7JRS1YX1W7/IMG_9550.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447776874-36F4RQXYOSKKP4QZBWHW/IMG_9558_VSCO.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447618890-IY4P1GXQXA1WWQW1W9JN/IMG_9533.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447778969-Q7HMPRNAZLW6EOTTAMVI/IMG_9581.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447619201-KXZS2JL10Y2KMQYVGE8D/IMG_9510.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447798766-8O5B4M5NYO8EKOHCHZLY/IMG_9579.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447620143-2VTHRLI5Z5343QMC3NVL/IMG_9497.jpg Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447799982-4D3GNMYY7NCQF0SQXL66/IMG_9570.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447622536-O3OOX7JP8QKUGLKFLRAI/IMG_9563.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447813034-B22BRSAEKOIVARQPK1XM/IMG_9567_VSCO+2.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447816200-38VBK6GTQFKIXKG7P2Z1/IMG_9588.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447820159-1T5OABW5DLLFSPHQCPJ5/IMG_9611.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447826072-BD0JYU7ASBINSBWHNDKJ/IMG_9615.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447831977-A7KMV69YRT33OKJGVHDF/IMG_9509_VSCO.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447836366-PD06K2VU5WS1766DD32S/IMG_9517.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447835794-3ED9ILVNAKZSGHEJAGI2/IMG_0264_VSCO.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447845587-U4OVCRB0DJSJV39EKT00/IMG_9498+2.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717447845831-CX5BOQYRJSI9INRIH8F0/IMG_9478_VSCO.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/f758e452-f5ce-4b36-af1c-b792090843d3/IMG_9003.jpg Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA - Canada apparently has a ton of wine and grapes as well. I had no idea until we went, but there are wineries in every area of Canada that we visited. It was fun getting to hop from winery to winery, and to see the country side. We got to try some rarer grape wines like the Bacchus and Siegerrebe which was really cool. The very first winery we went to was next to the Abbotsford Tulip Festival. The tulip festival was so beautiful, I’ve never seen so many tulips in my life. There are usually around five million tulips in their 28 acre field. It rained when we visited, but a couple of rain ponchos helped us enjoy the field for the afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/b8f36bea-63e9-4471-a5eb-89dac93ca17b/IMG_9686.jpg Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/d4bed07a-226f-48c5-af56-c14484cce530/IMG_9743+2.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA - The two famous bridges were amazing to cross after we had done a perimeter island hike and a summit hike. Then we grabbed lunch at the local shrimp shack before heading home. We tried to maximize every week and weekend by packing them full of new places and experiences. The weather was perfect the whole time we were in Point Roberts with only four rainy days which I still loved because all the greens became even more vibrant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/9318fbca-1209-4c57-b52a-7fa553ecb011/IMG_9036.jpg Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA - Thank you for reading and following along on my journey! I am including a ton of pictures below as well, my camera roll has over a thousand. Princess Update: She absolutely loved the heated wood floors in our Gingerbread Cottage, and she is very happy and healthy! Princess did however escape as we were packing up the AirBNB on the 31st and ran under the cottage. It was a nerve wracking half hour trying to lure her out, but I finally got her zipped her up safely in her car carrier where she got car sick three times on the drive to Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717450278972-68B8BCD2UB26MMUDYOLX/IMG_8725.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717450267451-Q2TF2BM662Z0S6IPLC7C/IMG_8735.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717450290271-QSXAK02CMH9NXSH8PNTZ/IMG_8718+2.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717450296071-21P36NRTBTK2RRY9XSHW/IMG_8730.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717450316644-B7JRWZ6K3ARUEICC7BCU/IMG_8737+2.JPG Blog - May Stop: Point Roberts, WA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/1717450322496-Y8E1154KUEOWB24EONB8/IMG_8736.JPG Blog - 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We didn’t get to enjoy the Wildflower Capital of Colorado, but we did get to enjoy the snow! If you drove ten minutes outside of the main town area, past a couple pastures, you would get to our AirBNB in Crested Butte South where we stayed for all of April. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/75736e9b-569f-4193-8765-1843aba3ed28/IMG_8315.jpg Blog - April Stop: Crested Butte, CO - As our stay progressed, we got to try lots of amazing food from Secret Stash (the world famous pizza joint), IZAKAYA CABIN (mouth watering sushi), Tully’s (our local wing spot), Himalya Food (a cute restaurant inside The Eldo Brewery), and more. 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Since we are on the topic, another fun local spot was Butte Bagels where specialty bagel sandwiches fill the menu. I sadly couldn’t try any because they didn’t have a gluten free option, but Connor said they were delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/76d7e1bc-a892-4389-9416-8ec011ed559d/IMG_8510.JPG Blog - April Stop: Crested Butte, CO - Even though the mountain closed after April 7th, we still hit the slopes a couple weekends later at Monarch Mountain about an hour away. I absolutely loved this mountain with its super wide runs, fun tree routes, and pretty views. One of the best parts was the lack of other people there, it felt like we had the mountain to ourselves. We had so much fun here too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/23694453-b3f9-4e2f-8f0f-aae5a58212a1/IMG_0066+2.JPG Blog - April Stop: Crested Butte, CO - Another enjoyable hike was Caves Trail only a five minute drive from our spot. This one was short, but very steep, my calves were feeling it. The fun reward at the top is a view of the valley and two funky cave structures in the rock face. The photo for this view is below. We attempted another trail called the East River Trail which seems to be beautiful in the summer. Our hike was a little more labored since we were wading through snow the whole time, our poor boots were five pounds heavier by the time we finished. I would definitely try this hike again after mud season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/662c2e02a8fb6c3a67e47a4d/197df15c-d5f2-4b3b-902e-27702c530cc8/IMG_7240.jpg Blog - April Stop: Crested Butte, CO - 100/10 I would go back to CB. The views are stunning, the people are welcoming, the town is cute, and there are outdoor activities galore. I’m hoping to go during summer next time to enjoy the wildflowers and river rafting. Thank you Crested Butte, CO, we had the best time! 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