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Backpacking to South Colony Lakes

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Em

Back in late September, hubby and I took our first backpacking trip together. The weekend forecast was calling for several hours of rain starting Saturday afternoon, and even snow, in most of the higher elevations throughout Colorado. Worried that this … Continue reading →

Midtown DIY: Backyard Projects

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Em

In the last blog post, I detailed how hubby had spent the months between July and November of the first year in our house, landscaping our backyard. It’s kind of funny looking back on how I naively thought DIYing our … Continue reading →

Midtown DIY: Backyard Landscaping

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Em

Summer is long gone, and our backyard was actually completed over two years ago, so it’s probably about time we revealed our outdoor space! First of all, I should mention that the design of our home, like many of the … Continue reading →

Maui & Kauai Day 11: Viewing the Na’Pali Coast, cliffside

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Em

Sunday, August 20, 2017 Sunday was our last day in Hawaii. We had another island-hopper flight mid-afternoon to get to Oahu in order to catch our final flights out of Hawaii that evening, so we were on a definite time … Continue reading →

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Maui & Kauai Day 10: Mingo and tons of turtles

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Em

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Saturday, August 19, 2017 Fun fact: August 17th of our trip was actually hubby’s and my fourth year wedding anniversary. We were sharing our Hawaii trip with my brother and it felt kind of weird celebrating that day with him … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Hawaii Tagged bali hai, flamingo, Hawaii, hideaway beach, Kauai, kauai turtles, queen's bath

Maui & Kauai Day 9: Tunnels Beach snorkeling

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Em

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Friday, August 18, 2017 Friday was the last day for my brother to see the sights on Kaua’i before leaving back home. Although I had really wanted to hike the Na’Pali Coast again on the Kalalau Trail, we simply didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Hawaii Tagged bali hai, Hawaii, kalalau trail, Kauai, kauai fish, kauai grown fruit, pineapple, piney, tunnels beach, tunnels beach snorkeling

Maui & Kauai Day 8: Another lazy day

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Em

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Thursday, August 17, 2017 I had assumed we would wake up feeling unbearably sore and tired from our previous day’s kayak trip, so I hadn’t really thought about making plans to do anything this day except perhaps relax at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Hawaii Tagged Hawaii, Kauai, queen's bath

Maui & Kauai Day 7: Na’Pali Coast Kayaking

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Em

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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 We woke up at 5 A.M. on Wednesday morning in Kaua’i and it wasn’t just another day… it wasn’t even just another day on vacation… because who decides on their vacation that they are going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Hawaii Tagged Hawaii, Kauai, kauai kayak, napali coast, napali coast kayak, napali coast kayaking

Maui & Kauai Day 6: Penguins and Island Hopping

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Em

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Tuesday, August 15, 2017 I liked Tuesday because 1) it included penguins and 2) it involved getting to my favorite island, Kaua’i. Earlier during our trip I had been playing at the beach with yet another one of the inflatable … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Hawaii Tagged bali hai, Hawaii, hyatt regency maui, Kauai, maui, napali coast, penguins

Maui and Kauai Day 5: On cloud nine and getting lei’d

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Em

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Monday, August 14, 2017 Monday was our last full day in Maui and we had yet to do a hike, so this was the day to knock one off our list! I was a little worried that the only good … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Hawaii Tagged feast at lele, Hawaii, luau, maui, maui hiking, maui luau, maui waterfalls, waihee ridge trail

Maui & Kauai Day 4: The Road to Hana

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Em

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Sunday, August 13, 2017 I had never heard of the “Road to Hana” until a few weeks before our trip, a co-worker mentioned that they done this activity on their visit. Their only regret was not staying overnight in Hana … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Hawaii Tagged caveman falls, Hawaii, maui, maui driving, maui roads, road to hana, twin falls, waterfalls

Maui & Kauai Day 3: A lazy day

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Em

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Saturday, August 12, 2017 I’m a’gunna just breeze right through day 3 of our trip because it was frankly, pretty darn boring in terms of activities. We got up late. Drank mimosas. Saw a rainbow. Wasted over an hour driving … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Hawaii Tagged Hawaii, lahaina, maui, maui sunset, snorkeling

Maui & Kauai Day 2: Heart-shaped ocean views

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Em

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Friday, August 11, 2017 Our second day on the island of Maui was again, not very action-packed. My older brother, Chris, had decided a few weeks out from our trip that he would join us part of the time on … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Hawaii Tagged beach life, Hawaii, hawaiian vacation, lahaina, maui, maui brewing company, nakalele, nakalele blowhole, rainbow, snorkeling

Maui & Kauai Day 1: Seeing sea turtles!

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Em

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Hubby’s dad once told us that you should always be planning your next vacation before the upcoming one is over. I don’t remember what the reasoning was behind that, but it seemed like sound advice I couldn’t disagree with! As … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Hawaii Tagged flamingo, Hawaii, Kauai, maui, napali coast

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